We had a shell of a good time every single minute this week during the SHELLABALOOÂ starting at the Island Inn!! It was an unbelievable shellapalooza! The weather was gorgeous with the DOLPHINS coming out to greet us.
The shelling was terrific.
The meals were outstanding.
But most of all, my new fabulous friends were an absolute joy to be with and an amazing group to share our love for shelling together. Honestly, I haven’t come down from the high I felt while bonding with each and every one of these awesome shellers. So I have to introduce each one to you before we get to the rest of our shelladventure.
Of course you already met Joe and Patty from my last post (CLICK HERE to see) because of Joe’s macdaddy find of the LONG-SPINED STAR SHELL…
Sally and Jim from Atlanta who I met 2 years ago in Captiva, joined us…
Along with Traci and Rob from Virginia…
Maureen from California…
Mike and Carolyn from Richmond, VA…
 Amy from California…
Pat and Steve from Tennessee…
JoAnn and Sid from Vermont…
Arabelle from New York…
Sara and Dan from Tampa, FL…
And the Carolina gals Kathy, Helen, Karen and Jackie with their Carolina gentleman Bill…
See? An unbelievable group of folks enjoying every aspect of the world of shelling.
which always involves sharing…
And learning…
Now that you’ve met this awesome group of shellers, tomorrow I’ll show you some of the cool shells and BEACH BLING they found! Fun! Fun! Fun!!!
Oh but wait…. if you are in the Sanibel area, tomorrow’s negative low tide (-1.1) is in the morning around 7am. That is a really low tide! That means so much more of the beach will be exposed to make it easier to spot more shells. You’ll even get to see what live mollusks look like. Just make sure you leave any live shell where you found it. We want them to breed so they make more beautiful seashells so we can enjoy them forever!
I would have LOVED to have been there with you all. Tell us that this will become a regular event, please!!!
I also would have loved to attend ! I’m saving for next years event so Pam has to repeat it for sure !! She will have to expand the # attending I’m sure so I volunteer to assist!!
Am dying to see what everybody found!
I LIVE here and want to go!!! Please, pretty please, Pam…make this an ANNUAL event!!!? puuuhhhhllleaseee!!!?
Fantastic! So nice to see so many happy faces! :)
Sounds like you all had a fabulous time! Sure wish I could have joined you!
Hi, Looks like you are having a good time. Do you or have you taken photos of the live mollusks? I work with kids and so many of them have no idea what makes seashells. They always say hermit crabs.
Ohhhhh! I can so imagine a child saying that. I also love watching the little live olives and other sea life just as much as I enjoy finding a great empty shell and I am, well, in my forties. :-)
I will so try to make it next year!
Rhonda M.
Hi Anna,
I can send you an extra whelk casing, dried with babies to teach the children if you want?
Email is : marbear110@aol.com
See Pam’s blog on Whelk casings, it’s awesome.
The casings are from CT shoreline.
Happy shelling,
Mary Ann Preston
East Granby CT
Will be there next week! Hope to meet you on the beach somewhere!
I am so jealous! I would have loved to have gone!! Glad it was a fun time with great shells! Sherri from MN
Looks like a lovely group that had a wonderful time bonding and shelling together. Congrats on the success of the first of many “outings”. Tomorrow’s low tide will provide you with alot to share with us on the blog! Can’t wait! Like the bumper sticker I bought on Sanibel says “GO TO SHELL” !
I really hope to be able to make one of these Shellabaloo’s. It looked like such a good time and what an awesome opportunity for the shellers to get to meet and bond with each other. My sweet friend Traci was there and I know she loved it.
Pam, you are such a sweetheart and just as cute as can be. I’m so happy to hear that you enjoyed the experience so much. I don’t think you realize how much you touch people from all over with your blog. Nicely done girlfriend!
Sooo jealous!!! Tehee. Glad, so very glad, that a good time was had by all!!!
If everyone agrees, would love to have email addresses for those that attended. Would be nice to link up on future trips.
Thanks again Pam for a terrific 3 days.
Yes Sally agreed!
Here is mine..we really need to stay in touch!! Rob and I had such a geat time.
Tmasonkw@aol.com
Email me and that way I will get your email in return!!
I enjoyed our time together!!
OMG It was MY pleasure to be with all of you!!! I think that’s a great idea with emails so I will get in touch with everybody so you can touch base with each other. We all so had much in common!
Emails are a great suggestion!
We had such a wonderful time and learned so many new things about shells and shelling.
How comfortable the entire time was with “our gang”!
The “Maiden Voyage” for Shellaboo will always be a special time for us with special people!
Let’s keep in touch everyone.
That looked like so much fun! I will need to plan to be there in a few years for sure.
I did not know there were shellers conventions. Now that’s fun!
I like Maureens shellng tool!
Hi everyone!
Traci and Rob here from the Shellabaloo!!
It was an awesome time. We cant even begin to express how much fun and enjoyment we got from this trip! We met such wonderful people that now will be life long shelling friends!!
Pam- we thank you fro the bottom of our hearts. You are a wonderfulbperson, such a joy to be with! And thank you, thank you, thank you for showing me how to find wentletraps, tusks and rice olives. Tiny little suckers but fun to look for!! We will be back and see you and Clark againin August!! Thanx again for the Shellabaloo, it was the best time!
Oh I am soooo jealous!!
But for the moment while reading this blog all was right with the world, I thank you all for that!!
Keep it coming Pam
Have fun everyone!!
Mary Ann Preston
East Granby CT
Pam,
I am so hoping to make it for your next Shellabaloo! Please tell me you are planning another one!
Thank you Pam for a wonderful time. The shelling was great and everyone was so friendly. The “Carolina Girls” had a great time.