Hi List,
I hope you will indulge me with regard to this email concerning a
full-circle, or pay-it-forward, moment I was so happy to be a small part of.
Back in early December, I was contacted by a self-described "amateur weekend
meteorite hunter" named Del Waterbury. He explained that he had read a post I
made to the List in 2002 about the Correo strewnfield, and my August, 2007
Meteorite magazine article, "Let's Go, Correo!". He said that he had wanted to
hunt there, but was not having much luck in finding any helpful info concerning
the details of the strewnfield, such as size or orientation. He very politely
asked me if I would mind helping him.
How could I refuse? Especially when I was in his place, 16 years ago, when I
contacted two veteran Correo hunters, Robert Haag and Steve Schoner, asking
them for help with the same questions. As they did for me, I happily shared
anything I knew about the site. Del graciously thanked me for my help and said
he would send me an email after the hunt with all the details of the result.
Well, tonight I received a very nice email from Del. I was thrilled to see
that he actually was successful. In only one day of hunting, he found 2
fragments of Correo! The first was a 5 grammer, and very close by, a 2 gram
specimen. True to his word, Del sent me photos of his finds, along with his
appreciation for my help. That certainly made my day. And... he provided me the
opportunity to "pay-it-forward"... "it" being the kindness that I had been
shown all those years ago.
Correo is not the same place it was 16 years ago. There were only a handful
of scattered house back then. A major section of the strewnfield is now
occupied by a small community! I had wished Del the best earlier, but deep down
I felt the odds were against him. But Del came thru. He went.... and he found!
I am very humbled and thankful to Del for sharing the excitement of his
finds, and for giving me the chance to come full circle with Correo. And,
thanks to you, Steve and Robert, for starting this whole process to begin
with.
Sincerely,
Robert Woolard
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