Agate Hunting in the Rangitata 23/04/22

‪@philfromcave‬

[@Ellie.coolest]

Hi Phil, do you know Ian Fraser from DOC? He is my dad

[@philfromcave]

Hey. Yes i know yr dad, i work with him. 😊

[@Ellie.coolest]

Also I need tips and places to find agate if u have some :)

[@philfromcave]

The Rangitata river is probably the best place locally. It takes a lot of time and patience to get going. Because you could be searching over the riverbed all day and not find anything. So you just have to be persistent and keep going and once you find a few, you start to know what to look for. But even if you dont find any agates straight away there are still lots of really cool, interesting and colourful stones to collect. So yeah the Rangitata river or the beach anywhere between the Rangitata river and birdlings flat will have agates. Its a really cool hobby that can be really rewarding so good luck and hope you find some cool rocks 😁👍

[@Ellie.coolest]

Thanks :)