11/24/09

I Lucked out and got a day off work. When I got to the beach this morning the tide was high and the weather overcast with steady drizzle. I found the large Mako first. It was just under a thin layer of sand and I could make out the outline of the blade. I held the mako in my hand until I found my next tooth, the medium black and white Mako. I put the teeth in my pocket and continued down the beach, looking high and low eyes peeled and mind focused. The best find of the day was the large Mako in matrix. I found it tucked away up under the ledge of what I can only describe as fossil sea floor boulders. The massive chunks of matrix line the edges in some spots and have lots of nooks and crannies that may hide little surprises. I find myself doing sand push ups looking around and under, trying to find teeth wedged in the cracks. What a sweet tooth. The piece of fossil shell the tooth is adhered to was a little bigger but it broke in my pocket. When I reached in my pocket to pull it out I felt two pieces and my heart started to pound...please don't be messed up please. I pulled it out and was relieved to find that it was only a bit of shell that broke off. Whew I lucked out there. I like finding teeth wedged in mix it's like the tooth is on a little pedestal intended for display. The coolest thing I saw today was a big piece of whale skull that is fused into one of those large boulders I was talking about. I didn't have my camera with me but I will try to get a picture next time I'm out there. That skull will be there to admire for a long time because it is attached to a 2 ton chunk of mud rock. Well enjoy the pics. Now this time I mean it, I probably wont get out again for a while. Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving, thanks for checking in. Jake.