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This is a helpful article from one of our visitors, John,
who learned a valuable lesson and would like to share it:
If you are treasure hunting
make sure you bring your GPS. Don't make the same mistake we did a few weeks
ago. We were in south Louisiana at Ceniere au Tigre which is right on the
Gulf. The area has some ruins of an old resort that was a popular spot many,
many years ago.
We were on the beach and really making some nice finds. We had found some old
coins, some spoons, a couple of iron tools, and two nice rings. The tide was
coming in and the sun was going down. We laid a couple of driftwood markers so
we can resume our hunt the next day.
Little did we know that a blow would come that night creating a lot of rough
surf and wash our markers away. If we would have thought to bring our GPS and
grab a reading it would have been no problem resuming the hunt in what was a
productive area.
We have a nice little Garmin hand held GPS that we got for geocaching. Normally
that would be standard equipment and I don't know why we left it behind on that
day. It sure was a mistake that I'll not likely make again. The one we have is
similar to this
Garmin Rino handheld GPS
It's not only to mark your spot that a handheld GPS comes in handy. If you go
in strange territory it's good to take a reading when you leave your car that
way you always have a point to aim at for return.
We used to take our iPhone along and use that for a GPS. That works fine but if
you get rain it can damage it whereas the handheld GPS is pretty watertight.
Another feature is the handheld GPS has replaceable batteries so on long trips
you can carry spares and never be without. The iPhone battery can run down and
leave you with no way to charge it.
Well to finish the story our trip wasn't a total loss because a few days later
we seemed to get back in the good area and found a few more nice treasures. We
marked this spot with the GPS though so next year when we come back we know
right where to start.
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