07/09/2026
Another prospecting trip done and dusted between the 20th and 27th, was meant to be out there until the 29th/30th but the 23mm forecasted downpour for Fri/Sat meant we bailed on the Thurs. This trip we hit the eastern fault to continue to explore the theory of the diagonal shear through all 3 faults.
Jas snagged a small nugg on the Fri in the lower wash area (Day 1 of detecting) so we gridded that area out hard - nothing more. Saturday we got 1.5hrs in and then some forecasted "showers" hung around all f_cken day!!
Over the next few days I picked up a few nuggs in random spots. Jas went 3 days with SFA. I'm pretty sure I spotted a python curled up in a hollow fallen tree and was definitely chased up a tree by a rogue donkey lol!! We heard them honking, Jas was about 500-600m away, I was about 100m's away. I picked out a tree in case and sure enough this healthy looking Jack came in too fast too furious only to hit the skids about 50m's away. By then I had already walked up the bent salmon gum trunk and was about 1.5m's up off the ground. To be fair I don't think he was going to do anything, there were about 4 others and I'm guessing there was Jill and maybe a foal around hence his bravado.
There was noticeably heaps more birdlife down the south east end of the lease, with a pair of hawks over our heads most days, maybe a reason we didn't see many crows lol. The wildflowers were coming out and it was pretty green in most parts.
There was evidence of others being there i.e. a hairclip and panadol foil blister pack, along with some old VB cans etc.
We saw the min min lights one night - small floating lights heading north and south toward Venus which then disappear when they get close to Venus, no port and starboard lights and no flights on flight tracker!! We watched them for about 30 mins then Venus turned off!! No probing was reported or admitted in the morning!
On what was our last day (Wed) Jas snagged a nice 2 grammer out the back end right on top of the alleged fault line. In the end we got ourselves 8.24 grams which will barely pay our expenses but better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.
Although we didn't get enough "samples" the theory is still viable as a pattern is somewhat taking shape. Hopefully we'll get back out there late October (Kulin Races pencilled in start of Oct) and maybe squeeze another last trip in before it gets baking out there.
I'll be loading up the trip vids on my Youtube Channel soon.
