Author: Capt. Brian Holaway

The second trip of the Chicago sisters started before the sunrise. We traveled to a lone stretch of water, shut the engine off and drifted with the tide as we watched night become day. Next we traveled to favorite island number one. The sisters enjoyed...

We left the dock under the sliver of a sunrise. We headed to the sandbar off Captiva which is growing and growing in the Gulf, so much that you could call it an island. The island/sandbar is nothing but sand and seashells. We started the...

Captain Brian and Rachel with her ribbon winner sailor valentine. Rachel's Sailor Valentine   Sea Urchin Spines Pocket Watch                     Sailor valentine by Sandy Moran.   A sample of Sandy Moran's beautiful sailor valentines.   More Artistic Shell Crafting by various talented artists.               The Scientific Division amazes me every year.   Can you believe the size of this tulip?   The...

What a fun time with Mindy and Erica. Mindy was been collecting seashells on Sanibel since the mid 1970s. The trip started by seeing many dolphin on the way to the out islands. Erica was the mammal whisperer. She spotted the dolphin and also wanted...