1 – long-term relationship terminated due to my expenses of the quest and refusal to stop

1- ear’s hearing loss due to a fall, an eye scratched by a branch, a chest muscle strained by over exertion lifting heavy rocks ( apparently I’m older than I thought )

2 – White’s metal detectors owned/used

16 – number in 000’s of dollars spent over three years

26 – pieces of hard evidence found

31 – number in thousands of kilometers driven to and from the target area

38 – months of research and searching

49 – trips to Boundary Country

50 – number of pounds in gold ingots

63 – number of countries visiting this blog

2600 plus – number of views to this site