It was a wonderful day with veteran wildlife explorers and shellers Pat, Jen and her three lovely kids, Ben, Izzy and Ursula. Many dolphin were spotted on our way to the beach. The frigate birds were all over the place swooping to catch fish. The...
Katie is an excellent observer of marine life and has a keen knowledge of shells. Her parents, Penny and Mark, enjoy fostering her love of both. I am always excited to be a part of this learning process. On this trip we explored the backcountry,...
Kathy has traveled and explored with me many times. Her enthusiasm for the natural world is contagious. She wanted to do a trip that was focused on turtles and hopefully see one. Well we did just that and a side visit to some pre-columbian shell...
I spent the afternoon exploring the out islands with Ed and Barbara. The bird life on this afternoon was amazing and the colors of the water's edge was equally pleasing to the eyes. Ed and I enjoy some of the same writers and it...
The weather was perfect for Margaret, Manny, Jackie, Collin and Molly. They all enjoyed seeing the dolphin and learning about these marine mammals. The water was extremely clear so we all went for a walk in the sea grass learning about different marine habitat. The...
Kim and Chablis have traveled with me for many years. They are always open for adventure and whatever comes our way. They can both roll with the tide. The trip started by seeing a large pod of dolphin out in the Gulf. Chablis and...
It was another fun filled day of shelling and exploring with Dick and Sherri from Texas. We spent the morning shelling then stopped by an island outpost for a nice lunch. The afternoon was a little more adventurous. We walked through the mangroves to an...
Kevin and Shawn are always ready for an adventure. This day was no exception. We found the rare lions paw. We explored the back country then went to favorite island number one and walked the beach. The next part of the trip we observed Pre-Columbian...
Veteran shellers returned for a fun filled trip. We started by going to "little avocet island". This is a little sand bar that comes and goes throughout the year. It has not been there for 8 months but appeared 2 weeks before they arrived. After...
I walked an old dirt road on Captiva that I used to walk 20 years ago. I was happy to walk this dirt road once again. ...