Capitva's Blind Pass

Blind Pass left of the Jetty

Finally! There are nice new shells washing up all around the jetty  at Blind Pass in Captiva. I really haven’t seen good shelling in the last week or so but now I have something to get excited about. There are WHELKS, MUREXES, CONCHS, OLIVES and TULIPS on both sides of the jetty on the beach and up in the rocks.

Fighting Conch in front of Sanibel Siesta

I stopped at Algier’s Beach and it was packed with people. There were lots of Calico Scallops and Pen Shells but I think since it was so busy with lots of people, it had been picked over by the time I got there. It was a little better shelling off Middle Gulf Drive. I snapped this photo of a FLIGHTING CONCH that had just washed up and saw a few more larger shells starting to come in too. Tomorrow I think Blind Pass and any where on the east end of Sanibel will be the best places to find the best shells. AAANND only 3 days until the Shell Fair!!