There's an easy way and a hard way to do this...................................

and to start off we took the hard way. Off we went on the fossicking tour, $70 and they take you to a place that is virgin territory so you can find the BIG ones. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm as you can see, we got to do alot of digging, picking, sifting and washing but very very little scoring. Check day one pic.

Then there is the easy way, you go to the Sunday market and buy a couple of bags of "untouched" soil, (sure as if they didn't go through it first) and off you go. No digging or picking, just some washing and finding Yah. Check day 2 pic

We arrived here at Sapphire expecting to check in to last years paddock behind the general store and petrol pump (special added aroma), but as we were looking for Alby we didn't check in immediately. He wasn't there so off we headed to Rubyvale and checked the park there, No Alby but we found out about a park on the hill back in Sapphire, so off we went there. BLISS, this is one of the best parks we have encountered, only 20 sites and some cabins, manicured to death, immaculate amenities and they don't accept children, so it's very quiet and relaxed - Heaven.