Shellzam! It may have been a little chilly this week for Florida weather (in the 50’s) but we sure like it when this kind of weather brings in the shells.
Oh yay, baby! These were all found while on our shelling trip with Sight Sea-R cruises on Wednesday.
We found a mound of shells!
There were ALPHABET CONES, SAND DOLLARS, NUTMEGS, WHELKS, TURKEY WINGS and a few treasured ROSE PETAL TELLINS…
To SHARKS EYES, OLIVES and CONCHS…
Even WORMIES and CANDY! See that itty bitty orange HORSIE hidden in the other shells?
We were all having a very merry time on our exshellent shelliday cruise.
The ride to the island on the back bay was absolutely gorgeous but even better arriving at low tide to shell the sand flats.
And this is so cool… Toni (PA) found 2 huge live LIGHTNING WHELKS.
They were only about a foot away from each other on the water’s edge so after she shared this amazing sight with everybody and a few photo ops she put them back where she found them to go about doing whatever it was they were doing when she found them. Fingers crossed they will breed!
Here’s Toni with her friends Jan, Dottie, (Toni) and Lois just after they put the WHELKS back in the water. Very
Russ and … oh wait… you’re gonna love this as much as I did…. Russ’s wife’s name is Shelley (I want that name! haha). But the funniest thing is- they are from Coralville. Shelley from Coralville finding shells and coral on a shelly beach on an iLoveShelling shelling trip .
From Kentucky… Steve and Trina found those SAND DOLLARS with the LACIE and ALPHIE in the 3rd photo from the top.
Visiting from Indiana, Jennifer and Brian were the spectacsheller shellers that found that huge ALPHIE in the first photo. And even more amazing finds that I didn’t even show!
Visiting all the way from Germany, Dina and Ergin had the eye for WORM SHELLS and SHARKS EYES. They were thrilled! But…. please forgive me y’all if I misspelled your names- I lost my notes and some of my photos some how amongst all the shellebrating. Ack! (Update: Oh gosh- Thank you Dina for the correction. I was sooo close…. y’all are hard to forget since we had so much fun :))
We also had a very special family visiting from Oregon… Nicole, Jesse, Dennis and little cutie pie Super Sheller Sophie. And Dennis found a SCOTCH BONNET! I have some awesome photos of their shells but I’d like to show you their shells in my next post since I saw them earlier in the week on the beach too. Love them!
And look who else was on our trip! Sisters Marie and Martha from our Shellabaloo 3 September 2013– It was so much fun seeing you both again! You always make me smile.
Speaking of Shellabaloo, we now have a few spots open for our Shellabaloo Exshellaganza January 5-8. This would be the perfect Christmas gift for your favorite sheller! CLICK HERE for info and to reserve your spot- it’s gonna be a blast!
If you can’t join us for Shellabaloo, then join us for our next iLoveShelling Sight Sea-R shelling cruise January 7, 2015… but you better hurry- there’s only a few more seats available. Get on the conch horn and join us for one of these shellucky trips!
CLICK HERE for all of our dates, times and info to join for some special shellowship.
Are you flipping kidding me??!!! You have hit the shell jackpot, for sure!!! i can’t believe how plentiful the shells are and how HUGE some of them are!! Oh, how much fun it must’ve been!! That is everyone’s dream scenario right there!! How lucky you are to experience it!!!! (And I have just typed way too many exclamation points!!!!!!!!!!! LOL)
Hahaha Kaye! I have the same problem some times – too many exclamation points!!! LOL but sometimes we just cant help it , right? Its soo exciting!!!
Jackpot for sure!!! Yippeee. Thx for sharing. Luv the pics. So glad for everyone.
Happy Holidays
Mary Ann
East Granby. CT
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Those Horse Conchs and Alphies in the first photo have me drooling!!!!!!!! When I was on Sanibel last April I found a Horse Conch the same size, and I was on sheller’s seventh heaven!!!!! And that humongous Alphie!!!! No words! Great finds and I can’t wait until April when I will be on Sanibel again!!!!!!!!!!
Yaroslava :D
(PS, I think that I have the same issue as Kay, but then, there can never be too many exclamation points!!!!!)
Drool!!! Love all the shells-esp. the little bitty worm shell in the 1st photo. Hope they stay around for next month. Pat
OH !!! How fun to enjoy the shellers’ SMILES,
across the MILES,
shells in PILES!!!
And espeshelly TODAY: 12~13~14 :)
Shellotte
We had a great time on our shelling trip with everyone! It was so nice to meet you in person. Thanks for a wonderful day of shelling and sharing your expertise.
Shelley & Russ (from Coralville) :)
Hi Pam,
it was a blast! We had so much fun with you and the other guys.
Even found some more wormies and Angel Wings today on Coquina Beach on Anna Maria Island, yippieh!
Correct names: Dina & Ergin – but you were close ;-))
Hope to see you sometine soon
Happy Holidays
Dina & Ergin
Please tell me what the shell in the third pic is . It’s opening is turned toward the palm and it is surrounded by a fighting conch, a piece of coral, a sand dollar and a cone.
Hi Crystal, its an exceptional lace murex. gorgeous, right?
Yes, Thanks.
It is exceptional!
i love it great shelling on a cold winters day that’s super just warm it up and we will be there in two weeks and love the post again sincerely r.g.stein
Oh my those sand dollars are just amazing. Wish I could find some over here in the UK. Any idea if they exist in this part of the world?
I wonder if the water is a little too chilly in the UK for sand dollars. What say you, Pam?