My favorite days seem to be whenever I’m on the water… especially any day on the water when DOLPHINS are playing.
DOLPHINS were surrounding our Captiva Cruises boat on the way to our shelling adventure to Cayo Costa yesterday and I was lucky enough to catch this one’s dance. So cute!
When we pulled up to the island, the water was bright turquoise and the beach was beautiful… but seemed a little shell-less. Then Lynn and Bertha from Colorado showed me one of the biggest BABYS EARS I’ve ever seen.
Oh baby!
Explorers Kelby, Kiley and Sadie from Wyoming found beautiful OLIVES and FIGHTING CONCHS in the water.
I met so many awesome families like Stacy, Whitney, Windsor and Chris from Jacksonville. Whitney was happy to find a nice size ANGEL WING to add to her collection.
Sophia, Kate and Hannah from Indiana found some treasures for their shell bags but Hannah carefully held a SAND DOLLAR that broke in two perfect halves to keep a couple of sweet “Doves” still inside safe and sound.
Jeanne and Karen from Clearwater Florida found a BABYS EAR as well but I couldn’t keep my eyes off their darling hats. I need to start wearing a big floppy again too- adorable!
Erin and Maura from New Jersey snorkeled for the first time since the water was so clear but I found out later, Maura is like me… her mask always fogs up so she ends up combing the beaches instead.
Linda from Fort Lauderdale had her whole beautiful family with her -Abby, Tim, Nick, Lisa, Maria and Zach- to shellebrate her birthday. Happy Birthday Linda!
Hey Dylan! Happy Birthday to you too! It was fun to shellebrate with you, Deanna and your family on such a pretty day.
With shells!
Jack found the shell of the day! He saw a tiny bit of this big old LIGHTNING WHELK sticking out of the sand and got a little curious so he dug around it. Shellzam! It was a whole empty shell.
He got to shellebrate his find with his sister Alex too.
It was a beautiful day to spend with a wonderful group of people. Thank you so much for joining me!
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Love the babys ear and the picture of the dolphin. I have a hard time getting good photos of the dolphins-they always seem to go back in the water just as soon as I snap a picture. Nice lightning whelk that Jack found. Looks like everyone had fun. Pat
HI Pam, This always worked for me with a foggy mask, sounds gross but spit in it and move the spit around and then rinse (salt water is fine) it worked for me! Maybe someone has another idea?
mix equal parts baby shampoo and water in a little squirt bottle and spray the inside of the mask lenses. rub it in a little then rinse the mask with a bit of water before you put the mask on. that’s our go-to for our masks. works great every time!
I’ve tried everything… But that. I’ll try it! I think my big cheeks get in the way along with how hot my face gets in the mask. Haha but I’ll try that one next time and see what happens. Thanks!!!
Really nice big baby’s ear!
Apparently the shell of that species can be big as 2 inches, but I certainly have never seen one that large.
Super baby’s ear! Next year I am going to try snorkeling… Some really cool shells
So happy the PERSHELLVERANCE paid off :)
Shellotte
Hahaha love it Shellotte!!!