We went fossicking this morning, and it turned out to be fun, much to my surprise. We visited a place called Armfest, where they have done all the hard work for you. You buy a bucket of stones and wash them with the supplied sieves, in a big tub of water at a convenient height, then sort through them on a table, also at convenient height. Everyone present came up with a few decent stones, and one girl found one worth $30,000! We weren't so fortunate, but found a few nice stones which are good enough to have polished.
Chris and John look on as Carole demonstrates how to do it.(You have to flip the dish over like turning out a cake)
Joey fossicking in our bucket. Note the tubs of water, and the suspended sieve- this takes the back-breaking work out of it.
Mum has scared Joey away, now she's eating dirt
John, Chris and owner Carole looking for the special stones.
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