Exploring On A Warm December Day

What a day on the water with Dick and Sherri from Texas. We started the trip by seeing dolphin not far from the marina. We then spent the morning exploring the flats looking at live shells and finding some good species that were not alive. Sherri found a live cone shell. I have never seen a live cone on the flats. We then found another.  What a treat to see something you have never seen before in the wild. Next it was off to lunch at the Tarpon lodge for lunch. After lunch we went to favorite island number one where we spent the rest of the afternoon.  We covered a lot of area on this trip and collected many different species for an unseasonably warm December day.

Christmas Comes Early for Margaret

Margaret and Patty are frequent passengers and always a blast to be with. Margaret's family surprised her with an early Christmas present.   It was a trip with Capt. Brian. Another surprise was finding a seahorse. Margaret gasped and stopped talking, then took two steps back in disbelief when she saw a seahorse. We also found many starfish. Last week the winds were intense and brought in many new gifts from the sea. Patty found a piece of a junonia, two babies ears, a lot of sea urchins and many other ocean treats. It was a fun filled afternoon with two fun energetic beachcombers. Merry Christmas Margaret!

                      Capt Brian

  

Sanibel Shell Museum Open House November 21, 2013

This past week I had the pleasure of attending the Bailey Matthews Shell Museum Open House.  The local island community was invited to view the new gift shop area and see the "Shellabration 2012" shell flower arrangement dedication.  My pictures really don't capture the detail and beauty of this arrangement.  The evening was well attended, much more than I had anticipated. It was nice to see fellow shellers, friends and see this amazing queen helmet shell that was recently donated to the museum.  I would encourage you to visit the Bailey Matthews Shell Museum on Sanibel, it's well worth the visit.  I always learn something new and often run into an old friend when I visit the museum.