Lighthouse treasures
The lighthouse is continuing to bring in what looks like the bottom of the sea. Clark talked to one of our shelling buddies and they found nine ALPHABET CONES yesterday in the surf all along the east end of Sanibel. Holy smokes! Nine?? Wow!! That says it all. If you are in town, you need to get to the Lighthouse.
Skate Egg Case
It’s like you are walking through a Discovery Channel episode on the beach anywhere on the East End. I used to see these SKATE EGG CASES on the beaches of Virginia Beach and the Carolinas after a storm when I was young. I like to call it a Mermaid’s Purse but some call it a Devil’s Purse or a Devil’s Pocketbook.
Don, Elaine, Dave and Betty (Nova Scotia)
There are lots of URCHINS and HORSESHOE CRABS and some other fun treasures on West Gulf Drive but not the crazy shelling as at the Lighthouse. I’m still so happy that we stopped to check it out because we met these wonderful two couples from Nova Scotia that travel around North America in their RVs every five years.
I found my first Skates on Pensacola Beach on June 7 of this year…I found 4 of them each in a different location, and then I spoke with one of the BP Oil Spill Workers on the beach who told me he had seen a cluster of 10 or so up the beach from where we were. Of course, I walked up the beach quite a long way, but I never found them. I have since found them on Mexico Beach and on the beach at Carrabelle! I am fascinated by them!!! Best Shelling Wishes!!!! Dovie