Great finds today at the Goodwill Bookstore! First I saw one shelling book, then another, then another and another. I bought all they had in the store. Two books were by Tucker Abbott. It was a great day for shelling books. I also had to throw...
I enjoyed shelling with the humorous Russell and veteran sheller Beth. Beth has excellent shelling eyes. She found an interesting formation of the fighting conch (Second photo from the top). Much to my surprise and hers, she found a piece of a deer cowrie....
What a wonderful day on the water. Today, I travelled with Libby, Lisa, Lori and Barb from White Bear Lake Minnesota.We started the trip by exploring a newly formed sandbar/island off the coast of Captiva. These ladies christened the island and called it Bare...
Lately I have been exploring by land and sea. Revisiting black mangrove forests I haven't walked in for 15 years. In my exploring I discovered a new secret spot. I will call it Secret Spot, "Wentletrap". I remember many young grasshoppers in that area...
Today I completed CPR and First Aid training. The instructor was superb. He focused on wilderness first aid and what to do when things happen on the water. He had a vast knowledge on different situations and offered new techniques for handling those situations. I...
Chuck and Mayda are experienced shellers. We covered a lot of beach in four hours. The trip started at favorite spot number one. We all enjoyed walking and searching this isolated stretch of beach. Next we traveled to secret spot thirteen. They found many smaller...
I just wanted to send a shout out to my friends in the north east. Sandy is bearing down your way. Looks like it is going to be a real humdinger. Be safe and do what you have to do. Capt. Brian...
Two avid shellers from the great state of Nebraska (now living in Louisville) traveled with me to secret spot number two. Gary started finding fighting conchs that were in excellent condition. Kris likes lightning whelks and she found some beautiful ones. Kris also found...
The weather was perfect and the shelling was good. Cindy, Pam, Jan, Bid, and Mary had a blast! I enjoyed showing veteran sheller Cindy new techniques to look at the rack line and find babies ears. Pam loved finding sand dollars. Mary enjoyed riding shotgun,...
I enjoyed the company of Kristen, Judi, and Dorinda on a shelling outing to secret spot number three. Kristen and Judi were veteran shellers. Dorinda was a first time sheller and had a blast. She enjoyed finding sand dollars and fighting conchs. Judi uses some...