[meteorite-list] Sweden meteorite-hunt , 2007

From: Walter Branch <waltbranch_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 19:08:07 -0400
Message-ID: <016d01c7b5eb$5cdd0880$6101a8c0_at_BranchFamily>

Hi Mike,

Congratulations to all of you. I have always said, you meteorite hunter
guys ought to write a book on your adventures. I'll be first in line to buy
it. Take care and be safe.

-Walter (pumped full of Demerol and feeling no pain) Branch
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Farmer" <meteoriteguy at yahoo.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2007 5:00 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Sweden meteorite-hunt , 2007


> Hi everyone,
> Team America has landed in Sweden and all of us have
> finally found meteorites! As you saw in the pic of the
> day, Robert, Greg and Devin all found meteorites
> yesterday, and after 3 days, I was getting desperate
> as the only team-member without a treasure. Tonight
> was the night though, I found a ~2 kilogram piece
> surrounded by every mosquito in the Arctic!
> The hunting up here has gotten much harder, after
> so many hunters in the last 6 years, the meteorites
> seem to be drying up. Still plenty to find, but the
> terrain severely limits access to good hunting
> grounds. Endless bogs, lakes, and rivers block every
> point of entry. Right now is midsummer, and there is
> absolutely no darkness, 24 hour sunlight, so many of
> us are hunting whenever we want to, 4 am, 4pm, it is
> all the same, but psychologically a little tough to
> deal with. Unlike last year's hunt, it seems this year
> has been good for the production of mosquitoes, black
> fly, gnats, spiders, and every other creature that
> sucks blood or takes chunks of flesh at will. We
> bought 4 cans of insect repellent and that lasted all
> of 3 days! Tomorrow we have to make a trip to Finland
> to buy more protection, it was impossible tonight to
> fend them off once the sweat caused the spray to wear
> off. There is also the bear threat, as they just woke
> up from hibernation and no berries are ripe yet. We
> have found many reindeer carcasses, the ones who were
> not fast enough, so all of us are keeping watch for
> that little danger.
> There are also already many blisters, twisted ankles,
> poked eyes and Devin Schrader woke up at about 4 am
> this morning with a large spider chewing on his arm.
> He thought he was dreaming about a mosquito then woke
> up to a new nightmare. Anyway, all of us are excited,
> exhausted, and ready for 15 more days of romping
> through the forest searching for treasure.
> More reports on Muonionalusta expedition 2007 soon.
> Michael Farmer
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Received on Sat 23 Jun 2007 07:08:07 PM PDT