Blind Pass Captiva has shells again this weekend… finally!
A huge mound of shells formed Christmas day and continued to produce goodies through the weekend…
I’m not sure whats going on… but it seems like in the last 5 years, Santa has left a pile of treasures somewhere at Blind Pass for us to find. And every year at this same time I run in to Dawn and Sue finding fabulous loot. Check out Dawn’s shells in the first photo- there are all sorts of great finds!
It was so much fun to see friendly faces and to see the shell mound back in town.
Hello, Gorgeous!
Welcome back home.
One year my Christmas wish will be to spend it on Sanibel, searching for shells on Christmas morning! Maybe next year!
Wouldn’t that be great!!! Maybe one year I can be there as well.
That is one big nice pile!
Shells and a frog!
What a fabulous Christmas gift! i am so happy for you and all the shellers on Sanibel.
Hi, Pam. My friend and I are coming to Sanibel at the beginning of February. Is there any way you can post a map with all of the beaches you comb labeled?
Thanks so much!
Patty, look at the top of this page for the spot labeled Beaches parking map…they are all on the map. Some have parking fees and some are restricted parking…but just pick a beach and start walking. You never know for sure what you will find…happy shelling in the new year to all!
Thank you Marie for sending Patty to my beach parking tab. Big hug! (I’ve got my apples in my apple dish! :) )
We were lucky enough to see the shells coming into Blind Pass for Thanksgiving. Believe me, it is magic—-people are yelling out “come on Junonia”. The next morning the shells had disappeared just like magic. Pam, you mentioned the kitten paws in the post before. I usually don’t look when I see them but Richard taught me a lesson, on the surface just kitten paws but he scooped just a little and came up with a small Lion’s Paw, you just never know.
Happy New Year everyone.
Pam –
I’m coming up to Sanibel tomorrow and would love to sift thru the pile at Blind Pass. Where’s the best place to access the beach nearest to that area?
Thanks in advance!
Molly
There’s a tab at the top of this page called “beaches, parking, map”. If you click on it it should show you everything you might need to know.
There are two parking areas, one on each side of Blind Pass. It’s easy to walk across the bridge from the Sanibel side if need be.
And if the main shell pile was gone by the time you got there, maybe it spawned a smaller one not too far away, or a good spread out drift line — that sometimes happens. :)
Susan
I left yesterday morning after spending eight days in Sanibel at Loggerhead Cay!
We did not have a pile like that in front of the condo, but, Christmas morning the shelling was the best there of my eight days!
Santa DID come see me that morning!
That really stinks the pile of shells came on the day we left.
What time was the pile there? I think low tide was around 1045 or so Sat. Morning.
Oh boy! That looks like so much fun! If I were there I’d grab about 10 or so fishnet bags, park myself somewhere next to that pile and start sifting through it. “Oh what fun it is to look for shells on Sanibel” (Sing to the tune of the last line of ‘Jingle Bells’.) Oh how I wish I could sift thru those shells!!!!!!! LOL It’s a sickness, I tell ya!
So glad to hear the pile is back! I’m visiting friends that live by blind pass on Wednesday (coming all the way from MA!) and hopefully there will still be some shells to pick through there :)
Unbelieveable! I’ve never seen a pile of shells like that! I wish Blind Pass had a bigger parking lot. It’s always hard to geta parking space when word gets out that there’s a big pile. At least we’ll be staying at Oceans Reach (which is right next to Gulfside). Hope the New Year brings lots of shells! Pat
Wishing you GREAT LUCK !!
Shellotte…
from CAYO COSTA Shellin’ Cruise :)
great post you just don’t stop showing all the goodies and I like that see you soon r.g. fron brrrrrrrrrr!!! ohio
Found a junonia on Christmas Day at Gulf Side City Park!!! What a Christmas present…I’ve been looking for 45 yrs! It was partially buried in the sand with a small patch of spots showing. Another woman found one near the same spot the very next day, and my brother found a gorgeous golden olive there also.We had a great week of shelling and a lovely Christmas. I will try to send a picture of the junnie.
Found a junonia on Christmas Day at Gulf Side City Park!!! What a Christmas present…I’ve been looking for 45 yrs! It was partially buried in the sand with a small patch of spots showing. Another woman found one near the same spot the very next day, and my brother found a gorgeous golden olive there also.We had a great week of shelling and a lovely Christmas. I will try to send a picture of the junnie.
How nice! Congratulations!
You give me hope…I have been looking for the same length of time. Left Sanibel Dec 19th. We found some fab. Minis and juvies, but nothing like yours!!!
Oh. My. Goodness. Shellzam! Thats a shell of Christmas present, Debbie! I bet you are still on cloud nine, right? I think the find is even sweeter when you know what you are looking for and been looking for so long. So happy for you!!
OHHH i so want to be there right now… I love my iLS sweatshirt and calendar I got for Christmas :) Thanks for a great post, even if it makes me super jealous :P
Megan H- Omigosh- I missed your comment before…. awwww so happy you love your sweatshirt and calendar. Santa was so thoughtful! hahaha He knows a sheller when he sees one ;)
Hi Pam,
My husband (Brian) and I were on your shelling cruise Dec. 10. We left on the 17 but couldn’t stand the cold weather in Indiana so we decided to come back to Sanibel. So far we have only shelled Gulf City park and it’s been awesome, but we can’t wait to hit the shell pile at Blind Pass. Maybe we’ll see you there later this week.
Jen and Brian from Indiana
I hope it is still there for the SHELLABALLOOOO! I am so excited! Any tips on what to pack?
Katherine! Shellabaloo is so close- I’m so excited! Yippee!!!! First off, it looks like its going to be absolutely gorgeous weather in the low 70s in the day and low 60s at night- awesome. For everybody joining us for Shellabaloo I’ll have nets, scoops, buckets, bags and even a few masks and snorkels if you want to use them- so don’t bother bringing them. I’ll have packing materials for you to get all of your shells home safely so don’t worry about that either. You will need sunglasses (if you have polarized sunglasses- bring them), sunscreen, a jacket (for the boat ride and evenings), shorts, tees, bathing suit (if you want to get in the water) flip flops and water shoes are helpful. If you need to carry keys, wallet and/or personal things (sunscreen), a lightweight backpack is really handy. All of your meals are included so you don’t have to worry about food or drinks- we have you covered… oh and i have iLS caps for everybody too so you don’t need to bring a hat unless you need a big floppy one. If I think of anything else, I’ll add more here… but other than that… I can’t wait! We are gonna have a blast! weehooo!!!!!