I'll be out hunting in the Grimsby area tomorrow and then again over the weekend. Thanks for all your updates and pics.
Colin On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 10:30 PM, Mike Bandli <fuzzf...@comcast.net> wrote: > Hello all > > Writing now from Buffalo, New York. Grimsby is in the books for Mike and me > but some of the local scientists and collectors will soldier on and we wish > them all the best. > > Today was part hunting and part "to do" list. > > We said our goodbyes to Dr's Hildebrand, McCausland, and Brown at the front > desk of our hotel where we found the local paper handy will full color page > one (and two) news covering the finds so far. > > Bandli and I set out to a local vineyard to search a few rows before we were > met by Mike Farmer, Jim Stope and Patrick Herrmann. Light rain was on and > off. > > We broke for lunch and set out our separate ways as Jim and Mike were headed > to the airport and Patrick had to be home for another obligation. > > After lunch we went to the news office for more papers where showed off our > stone and talked some more with the reporter who ended up hunting at the > vineyard later that day. Next was the post office to send the stone to a > contact in Canada while we decide what to do with it. Again, the folks at > the counter were interested. Photos at the Grimsby sign were next followed > by a few more hours of unsuccessful hunting. > > No finds were made by any teams as far as I know. The next few days are > rain. > > We want to thank the people of Grimsby who were all exceedingly friendly and > accommodating, especially the folks at Puddicombe Farms. We look forward to > drinking the wine from the vineyard we are now all so familiar with. > > Until the next fall we can get to, may it come soon and to a town near all > of us. > > Rob and Mike > > > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list