What does days of winds leave on the beach? Seashells finally showed up!
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- Опубликовано: 13 апр 2024
- What does days of winds leave on the beach? Seashells, seashells and more seashells! Yes, I had to walk a good 4 miles to find them, and I accidentally fell in the water, but life is an adventure and adventures I will have!
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I am having anxiety for all of the shells you passed up! 😂😂
😂😂 Me too! 😅
Right?!
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Same here ! I’ve never seen so many great shells at one time. I would have a field day coming across so many shells ! Have a great day everyone !
I needed this video....Fort Myers Beach has been our vacation destination for many, many years. My husband and I watched your shelling videos together, it got us through the cold winters here in the North. We looked forward to his retirement in 4 years, and the rebuilding of our little piece of heaven we call FMB. Sadly he passed away a few weeks ago. I don't see myself going back without him, so your videos will be a blessing to me.
So very sorry for your great loss🥺😢My prayers for you🙏
I am so sorry to hear that your husband has passed, especially before his retirement. I am glad I can keep you in touch with this area, since you won't likely return. And the beach will always be here should you change your mind ❤️ Hugs to you beach friend.
So sorry for your loss. I know it’s tough but if you decide to go back he will still be with you in spirit. You can reflect on your sweet memories you had with him there. God bless you. ❤
It’s too soon to say you won’t go back. I’ve healed many a heartache walking on the beach. Grief seems to slowly go out with the tides. Take care of yourself!
Listening to you is as much fun as seeing all the pretty shells. I love when you talk to them😆🥰
I talk to myself too! 🤣
Thank You Sharmon so very much for the beach tour. Glad you survived your unceremonious dip in the water and your bag and equipment are all okay !
Until next Sunday… have a happy, safe and peaceful week…😊
Your love for seashells shines thru!
Wow! My heart started pounding when you went down in the water! Glad you didn’t get hurt! Awesome shell score ☺👍
I couldn't believe I fell in. Actually it was twice, but who is counting right? Ah, it all worked out in the end and I have a funny story to tell too 🤣
@@SWFBeachLife Can’t wait to hear that☺I would have shrieked like a little girl! 🤣🤣🤣 Anything to get the shells👍
Nice video, appreciate! ♥️👍
We really appreciate all you go threw to share with Us.
I beachcomb on the south east coast of Australia, and we have only 3 of the shells you collected today - angel wings, rose petal tellins, and moon snails - stacks of them! We have none of the other species you found here in Oz, which is fascinating, to see how different species are scattered under the seas and sent by the tides around the world. The best shell I ever found was a big paper nautilus, in pristine condition, just lying on top of a jetty where the tide had washed it up - this was on a suburban beach in Melbourne - amazing! I love how respectful you are about not collecting live shells, and well done for picking up horrible plastic litter - I do the same, and despair at those people who just walk past it, pretending not to see it. I truly believe that picking rubbish off the beach is the debt we owe Mother Nature - it's payback for all the joy the ocean gives us.
I agree 100%!!! I hear people say, "Oh, I pick up garbage when I have my other bag" - as if they couldn't put it in their pocket or in their shell bag like I usually do. I like to hope Mother Nature watches out for me and gives me a gift or two as a reward. A paper nautilus? I would have fainted!! What an INCREDIBLE find! Thank you for watching!!!
Absolutely beautiful shells xx
Thank you so much for the beach time. I'm happy everything turned out safe for you.
Hello. Good Evening 🐚🐚Happy Shelling Sunday 🐚🐚
Sorry you fell! Glad you’re okay! I went shelling today too! The tiny crabs were everywhere in the shells, so tiny and wiggly! When I first moved to Florida I made a mistake too thought I could walk around the jetty and ended up fracturing my rib. I’m more careful now!
Oh fractured ribs hurt - for a long time too - UGH. I did scrape my leg a little but in the end it all worked out. And now I know that new wall is something to really contend with!
All those beach bowls! I'm sooo jealous!
Isn't it fun to see shells on the beach??! 🎉🎉 Had that experience yesterday although most were alive. Hopefully they will be more empty tomorrow.🤞That big apple murex and crown conch with the double row of spikes were my favorites! Thanks Sharmon! xxoo
After that questionable start I was just happy to find shells!!! I hope you have a super week!
I love this video! Also, I love how family friendly your videos are, as well as educational. Just so you know, I share them for Brain breaks with my 3rd-5th grade kids. I feel it’s a nice change of pace and they learn a few shelling tricks & tips. 😊
I love this! I hope I can perhaps inspire a few future marine biologists!
i thoroughly enjoy your walk down the beaches. i use to love doing this when i was younger but without your voice and knowledge of the shells.
Thank you so much for watching!
That crowned conch is a fabulous find! Some great shells were picked up. Thanks for sharing this lovely video.
Falling in the water (or a random rouge wave while we aren't paying attention) is exactly why hubby and I bought waterproof bags - multiple waterproof bags actually. That way if the big one fails for some reason, our phones and whatnot are still protected in the smaller bags. So far we haven't needed but better to feel safe.
Hopefully you weren't injured at all, those rocks are no joke when you fall.
I scraped my shin but I survived. I was THRILLED I didn't trash everything in my bag! I knew it was waterproof but I didn't think I would ever go swimming with it on 😂 Brilliant idea to have a few bags - just in case.
I’m definitely visiting this beach someday lol ❤️
My favorite shell is also the Florida fighting conch. When I was in FL last Feb I was surprised to find that some of them actually have this gorgeous metallic color in and around their aperture, and when the sun hits that metallic color...it's magical! I also want to mention how impressed I am with your self control not to pick up and bring home a lot more of those fighting conchs! I am not so disciplined...😅
I have had a lot of practice leaving them behind but I've had my stuggles too. I remember coming back from Tigertail on Marco Island and I had to carry my shell bag like a giant toddler I had collected so many shells 🤣
@@SWFBeachLife 😂Coming back to ID from FL my husband had to buy an additional set of luggage for my shells. In Pass-a-Grill I had a backpack so loaded with Fighting Conchs and Banded Tulips I had trouble carrying it. My husband just shook his head at me in disbelief. I wanted a glass vase filled with shells just like yours!...Mission Accomplished! 😅
@@babs629 I love the determination!!! 💪🏻
It is so fascinating to see all of the varieties of shells that aren't here on the Pacific Coast. 😊
The critters here are smart! They like the warm shallow waters (like me!!) 😃
Thanks Sharmon, I am glad your unintended swim was not worse, thank goodness for your waterproof backpack. Lots of pretty shells today. If you want to get more angel wings back safely try stacking them inside each other and put them in delicates box until you need the room. They would last longer near the top of the shell bag. Have an awesome week!
Thanks for the tip and I hope you have an awesome week too!
Glad you survived your impromptu swim, and that all your equipment made it too!!! I fell in in February at Orange Beach, Alabama. It was so cold and I couldn’t stop laughing. I had to go out to my car because I had already checked out of the hotel and get some dry clothes and shoes and then re-enter the hotel lobby to go find a place to clean up and change. 🤣😂🤣 It was a super fancy resort and a nice couple saw me soaked in the parking lot rummaging through my car. I explained that I had fallen in trying to reach a shell for my friend and they laughed and asked me if I had gotten the shell. I had and it made my friend happy. 🥰 Totally worth the dunk I took. 😂
And it's a great story too right? I wasn't all that happy when I first took my dip, but I do realize it certainly adds interest to my story 😂 I'll be better prepared next time!
Sorry chick but you fallen top over bottom is hilarious, glad you and your belongings came to no harm but the entertainment was brilliant. That fighting conch with the bright orange interior was awesome, want it please! Lovely video as usual. Next time you’d better wear your snorkel!! Hugs and stay safe……and dry!!
LOL! I was feeling pretty smart about how I know how to manage these rocks but NOPE! It's such a bummer too since that building is likely going to disrupt future walks too depending on the tide. Stupid hurricane! I hope you have a good week! ❤️
We had a mini tornado this morning! And it’s rubbish day so blew all the rubbish everywhere. There was I in the pouring rain picking it all up. Flipping weather. But, you falling head over tip was most entertaining😂xx
@@cazee100 A tornado on your island! What the?? And shocking...it was raining? Well, we both got an unexpected drenching 🤣
My favorite part of FMB
I recently found your channel, and I'm loving it! My beach combing while on vacation is near obsessive levels! Being landlocked, I just don't get to go out very often, and I truly enjoy it. I noticed that you don't move around or dig in the moss / sea grass. I usually find my best treasures wrapped up in sea grass and never leave it unturned. But - we usually go to the Carolina's where the shelling is typically nothing like what you have in SW Florida. Keep up your great channel!
I am awful at checking the high wrack line and seagrass! I tend to try to stay near the water but I'm learning! The first time I visited Sanibel after Hurricane Ian I found 7 seahorses up in the grasses. It was so sad and mesmerizing. The beach has taught me so much. Thanks so much for watching!!
Ahhhh shell envy :)
be careful and safe outside
Sorry about your unexpected dip! Impressed that your backpack stayed dry inside. Re. shells for crafters -- so many shellcrafts are symmetrical in some way, so the hinged disc docenias, hinged sunray venus, even the hinged atlantic cockles would go quickly, I think. i saw a lot of folks at the beach picking up white shells to paint or decoupage, too. It's nice to have a source for ethically collected shells, so I'm glad to see you putting them on ETSY!👍
Thank you!!! I'm not really sure what people would want to purchase so I'll just try this and that and see what sells. 🙏🏼
I'm glad you didn't get hurt or damage your phone when you fell in the water! But I'd love to have a shelling day with so many shells! ❤
Beautiful shells! So glad you didn't get injured and your equipment survived it's dip.
Love watching all the Shells.. Want to be there with you looking for the great finds! Thanks for taking us with you!! ~ It looked like you needed a wagon to take home all the Lovely Shells!!
So much fun on this walk!!! The shells were just wonderful!!
You have a lot of great trips to the beach, I believe this one is one of the best as far as there being so many shells. I also loved the one with so many live shells and getting to watch them move. I’m glad you didn’t get hurt. Stay safe and happy shelling !
We walked on those rocks to get to the other side of the beach where to find sand dollars.Much to our dismay, people usually come around 5:30 in the morning to pick them up off the beach so they’re always gone.
Thankyou Sharmon for the fantastic trip on the beach I always enjoy seeing all your beautiful finds ❤
Beautiful finds thank you 🤩🤩🤩💖💖
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Wow crazy!! That’s our dedicated and determined sea sheller !!
Omg I what to be there 😢
I lived in Englewood for a few years and have a small collection.I'm now in Fla and Galveston ain't no west coast Fl beach.love your show.
Oh! Was wanting to grab a bunch of the larger shells. Just wanted to jump through my phone 😅. I was like oh oh oh get that one! ❤ cute ducks theres probably fresh water close by & just wanted to walk on the beach! 😊❤
Do you ever find abalone shells washed up on the beach? An abundance of angel wings 😊...nice
Angel wings yes! Abalone - I wish!
Gorgeous haul. Sorry you took a fall. Hope no lasting injury. Hugs from Johannesburg south Africa
I scraped my shin but nothing that would stop me from finding those shells 😂
I’m glad all your stuff was ok after your dive in the water and I’m also glad you didn’t get hurt awesome shelling day. Man I miss swf and the beaches
Wow wow❤❤
My little heart went whoosh! 💨 Right down with ya. If there’s anything I’m familiar with is falling due to the waves 🌊 😅
I got so lucky! Nothing was ruined, it wasn't cold and I did manage to find some shells 🐚🐚
So sorry about your swim! Lol oh well great shells! The fighting cones were beautiful today. Have a great week.
Oh no, Sharmon, thank God you thought quick, didn't get hurt, have a high quality (actually working) backpack and kept the camera above the water! Yayyyyyyy, not broken angel wings today! ( : i love the sunray venus shells! Yayyyyyyy you picked one up! ( : i live spiny jewel bixes too! ( : so beautiful! ( : And, wow, that single orange Flirida Fighting conch was amazing! ( :
I didn't mind my soggy walk when the rewards were so good!
Such a fantastic shelling day! You found everything!! 🥰
Nice finds.
Hey friend! It was so cool to see those piles of shells at the south end, and all of the Angel Wings - there were literally so many of them! So glad to see you were able to recover from that fall in the ocean relatively easily, and your equipment didn't get damaged!
Awesome video as always!
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I was lucky it was warm enough so I wasn't THAT cold and soggy 😂 Ah the things we do for shells right? I'm editing next week's video now - can't wait to share!!!
Thank you for the tip on the backpack !!
Great beach walk, loved all the shells, the giant atlantic cockle looks amazing resined, I have done a few with my art work and love how the color pops, thanks for sharing and I will be checking your Etsy shop, have a wonderful week see you next Sunday
So many beautiful shells 🐚 😍.
Beautiful collection! ❤
Hi Sharmon. I love it when the weather brings shells like that up on the beaches. I only get down there once a year so yeah, like some of the others I would have picked up so many more shells. I do understand why you can be so picky now but I dont know that I could ever control myself. Even if I shelled everyday, lol! Love your back pack!! Mine is not waterproof. Need to check that out. Sweet adventure. Have a great week!
The "anti-hoarder" in me keeps my collection under control 😂 I really don't like clutter so it's an internal battle I have with wanting my shells but not keeping too many!
Beautiful shells, wonderful video! Thanks so much and stay dry!
We’ve been to Fort Myers beach once, loved it. Appreciate the local tips. And just ordered some of the bug spray so thanks for that tip too!
I thank you very much for watching! 🙏🏼 The bug spray smells GREAT!
Thanks for the trip! ❤
@8:49 you had just picked up the coral and said that you can’t keep it and I saw in the bottom right hand corner the middle part of a shell and it was twirly. Oh, I would’ve loved for you to have picked that for me, I love seeing the inside of the shell that way!!😍 I know you can’t but it gives me an idea now for my sea/beach themed jewelry armoire to have that shell painted on it which I think will look wonderful!!😃
The Crown conch that you picked up with the second row of spikes was so totally awesome!! I love seeing all the Rose Petal Tellins and so many at the end.
Thank you for another beautiful day!!🌊🌊🐚🐚🐬🐬
I can’t believe that hurricane Ian will be two years ago this September that it happened.😳
Yes, hard to believe that hurricane will be 2 years this September. Here's to hoping for another, nice, quiet hurricane season down here this summer 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Well, I'm late to the party again! I had a late night last night, not even getting home until after my bedtime, late but happy! I had dinner with my new "employer" at her house.
Goodness, gracious, Beach Angel! Maybe I should spare an angelic being just to watch over you!😅
Those rollers are definitely being pushed onshore by the wind! A very wise man once said that pride goes before destruction...😮 I'm just glad that you and your trusty backpack are okay, along with your gear. Those ducks look a little confused, as well, so they may well be lost, poor things.
We had our over eighty temps these last few days. I just took on another garden to tend, too, wouldn't you know! I guess you'll be warmer, too, very soon.
Wow, experience and knowledge won the day! You found a sheller's paradise!
I was given some lovely Sanibel shells yesterday, but I gave them to the older lady I am now "working" for. She was blinded by a TIA and I really wanted to cheer her up. She loved them, especially the spiky spiny jewelboxes and the lettered olives! I was also given a very large, heavy white starfish and a giant lion's paw scallop by the same person who shared her shells. Those treasures will go into my new (to me) glass front sea shell case.
I used to really love post-storm and on-shore windy day shelling! I've been nearly dunked by rogue waves, too, so I can sympathize, Sharon.
How I love to see you exclaim in a whispery voice, "It's SO PRETTY!" It makes my heart smile!
I thought I saw a closed operculum on the dirty crown conch, or was I mistaken? Maybe it just looked alive...I wasn't able to see it too well.
Good on you, Sharon, for being such a good garbage collector! You were well rewarded for your cold saltwater bath! So glad that dunking wasn't for nothing!
Belated love to all of you, especially to you, my Beach Angel, from Rebecca the Lost Mermaid
You know I love my critters so I can assure you, no live crown conchs were taken from the beach! That being said, I was doing some research and stumbled upon a video where a gentleman was eating what appeared to be HUNDREDS of crown conchs! They are wonderful defenders of seagrass, eating algae that can harm it, but those buggers aren't so good for clams and oysters, so they are considered pests. Crazy right?
Always love watching your videos and would be in my glory seeing all those shells !!! ❤️🐚
Thank you for the nice video. It has probably been 10 years since I visited Sanibel Island from my home in central Florida. There are some long-term residence in Florida. We would like our beaches left as you found them. I understand it must be really exciting for you to be able to walk on the beach in the early morning beaches in Florida. However, Many are being destroyed beyond repair not only by mother nature, but by visitors to the beach. Keep in mind
So it is against the law in the state of Florida to retrieve live ocean shells, starfish, and sand dollars. So if you’re shelling, please make sure you are picking up the shells dead sea creatures.
And thank you for taking live mollusks and sea creatures back to the ocean.
Too bad about the dip, but good to know about the backpack!
Another Great Shelling Day! You do the greatest job explaining the shells and naming them. I love watching your videos and must admit I am so jealous! Ha ha... My dream is to live down there and seashell for the rest of my life! In the meantime I am happy to watch you! ❤
There are plenty of shells to go around and I am happy to share!
Love, love ,love the shells, thank you!
Another great shell day. I went up there when I was down in January. It was more crowded than I expected. I didn't have much time past the condo at the waters edge. I stayed longer than I should have and had a difficult time getting back.
This was a really fun video, what a great sight all those shells were. It is amazing what a little mineral oil will do for a shell, you should try it on the inside of your Giant Atlantic Cockles. As always, thank you!
Thank you so much for sharing this with us. Could you please show a few more pics of the hinged shells. I would love to be walking on the beach. Unfortunately, I live in Wisconsin. Thank you.
I can certainly try! Thank you so much for watching!
oh my gosh I am so glad you are ok! Seriously you could have been hurt badly! Also, happy your equipment was ok! The shells on the beach were making me crazy, the cockles were everywhere and I know you don't pick up pens but there were some pretty awesome ones... I watched this video twice LOL! Thank you for braving life and limb to get to the treasures! Really excited for next week already!!!!!
What a beautiful haul, Sharmon! I went nuts over your favorite conch and also the knobless conch. They were both so beautiful. And that beach bowl!!!What I wouldn't give to be able to get a whole bunch of those. They are stunning to me. So many pretty things and a gorgeous day. But I'm sorry you fell in the water and got cold. Glad it didn't ruin your equipment. Thank you for such a beautiful video. Have a blessed week!
Thank you so much for watching!!!
I love your videos. Shelling is therapeutic for me. I have a huge collection of shells from Sanibel and Captiva. They are my treasures! I love Sanibel and Captiva. And Ft Myers too. I watch your videos every Sunday and forward them to my girlfriend in Myrtle Beach. I've learned a lot from you through your videos. You are helping me through my cancer journey. Keep on trucking and shelling.
Cancer and I are not friends, so I hope you whoop it's @#$#@)*#& 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
I find shell therapeutic too. There is no where I'd rather be when I'm at the beach 😃
I Love these weekly walks! I'm so jealous of the Cockles. Someday I'm going to get some of my own!! 😊
I hoe you do!
love the spiny jewel box you found with the purplsh interior
So glad you were ok after your unintentional swim. So many great shells and I feel like I saw some good ones you didn’t pick up but maybe it was just the camera angle. Already looking forward to next week as usual!!
What's a little dunk in the drink for the things that bring happiness. At least your down south, not up in the north Atlantic. Thank you for your perseverance, awesome as always.
If I went for an unintended dip in the Atlantic I likely would have packed up and gone home! 🥶
So sorry about your unintended swim. The shells were amazing as always! I'm planning a trip for later this your down in and around your area!
Awesome walk!! Sorry you fell in the water but at least nothing was wet or ruined. I am dying to come your way. Hopefully soon. Have a great week! See you Sunday!! XOXO
Got you message and wrote you back. It's so hard to choose where to go!
What a great day at the beach. So glad you are okay from your dip in the water.
We are going to try and go to the beach on Wednesday, we found a honey hole. A lot of baby shells. Excited to collect any nice shells on the East coast beaches.
Good shell luck to you!!
Oh Sharmon be careful were you hurt I hope not.😢 its Monday after noon in Byhalia, ms its time to go to the beach❤😊
I fell but I was fine! I will be much more careful next time!
Hello Sharmon Yes I would love to see how you clean the shells and what not do cleaning them and Sand Dollars also. As always thank you for the walk ❤😊
I made this video about cleaning shells that should come in handy. I soak all my sand dollars in Hydrogen Peroxide 😃
Glad you survived the fall, I fell in my livroom last Monday a few bruises but no breaks I’m 68 and have already had 1 knee replacement. My dau-in-law and I are headed to Ft Meyers next Sun. Leaving Tx for a week or so. I haven’t been on a plane in 30+ years and starting to get anxious. Thanks for another day at The Beach
I hope you have great shell luck when you come!
Luv it
It looks like you had a "splash" of a good time, Shar. I was panicking just a bit, .... I don't know how to swim. I know!! I lived on Sanibel and never learned. My concern is that you would get cold and get sick. I hope you didn't. A gorgeous day at the beach. How generous was the water? It shared so many wonderful shells with you. Another educational day (for me) at the beach with my lovely friend. Thank you, again for taking me along. See you next time, Beach friend. ❤🏖
I didn't get sick and I was pretty dried off by the time I got back to my car. I did put a few dry shirts in my car trunk for the future - just in case! Hopefully I won't need them 🤣 My mother couldn't swim either, so she made sure us kids learned. You couldn't keep me out of the water as a kid. 🌊
@@SWFBeachLife I'm so glad you didn't take ill. You'd make a good girl scout being prepared for future incidents. Let's hope that doesn't happen but you're ready if it does. That's a mother's love right there. She wanted to make sure you were as safe as possible. I love the water too, but only where I can make sure I can get out. There was a little bridge, long ago between Sanibel and Captiva. You could access a beachy area over on the left side on the side of Sanibel, when I lived there. I walked over and didn't realize how soft the sand was at the very edge of the water as the tide was rolling out, I sank into the sand up to my knees within seconds, where I was fighting, and struggling, nearly taking me into the drop off beneath the churning water. I count that experience a loss of one of my Nine Lives. 🌊🌊
@@janiebennett5645 Thank goodness you were okay! 🙏🏼
@@SWFBeachLife Thank you, Shar. The area dipped below the view of the road, so no one could see me. They would have found me much later. Yes, it was indeed a life lesson.... a horrifying one, but one I've never forgotten. I was 20 at the time, and 70 now. I'm glad you can swim and also gave us fair warning for what was about to come, I still panicked a bit, held my breath as you stood back up. Thank you, again, for sharing so much of your life with us and also for your sweet caring nature. Take care, beautiful beach friend. ❤🏖
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I had anxiety watching you pass up all those beautiful shells. Lol. I just wanted to reach through the phone and grab all of the shows that you were passing by. Lol. I have never been to Florida, but I want to come so bad and collect shells. Maybe someday I can get down there and collect me some of those beautiful shells.
I hope you can get down here to look for seashells. It really is as much fun as it looks like!
Darn wall. lol. That would have been me. I'm so clumsy sometimes. But all those atlantic cockles. I don't have any of them. Hope I find some when I'm there. I would love to make some of those into candle holders. Have to learn how to do the wax. lol. Love your shells. thank you for sharing.
Beach Girl Studio on Etsy has used the Atlantic Giant Cockles for candles and they looked great!
Okay, I absolutely wait with bated breath for your video’s every week. Love them!!! But I have a question, I think we need to start a drinking game…..every time you say “Florida Fighting Conch” we need to take a sip!!!” Lol I’m just kidding. But Sunday is my husbands Saturday so, I find myself playing! lol I live in Texas and am moving to the Port Arthur area. I’m not sure what the shelling is like there, but I have gone to San Padre’ Island and have found quite a few angel wings. I have given them as gifts to the special people in my life. If you ever want to hit up the Port Arthur coast let me know. I have a nice guest room for you to stay in!! Keep up the beautiful SW Florida beach tours.
Thanks so much for the room offer! And people would be BOMBED if they drank every time I said Fighting Conch - LOL!
Great video I had my eyes out for the "lumps" glad you were ok after the swim😂
Wooohooo beach day!!!!!
Now I know where the term “ass over tea kettle” comes from!🤣 but seriously so glad you didn’t hurt yourself..I think that little dip in the water was worth it to get to that sweet little honey hole, eh? Thanks for the very enjoyable beach walk today and stay safe..🐚
Oh I went down all right 🤣 I'm just glad I kept my camera dry!!
Wanted to get out there and check the beach after the windy conditions too. Some foot issues make it impossible to hike the distance to the "good spots". Thanks for satisfying my curiosity . hope to get back out there soon .
I wish there were shell cams on all the good shelling beaches so we could get a preview and know where to go 😂
❤ from Holland
❤️ right back at you!!!
Oooo. Beach Bowls! Fun! ~ Yup, you needed a wagon! ~ What are the Quill things at the 11:07 mark ? ~
It looks like it's mostly that manatee grass mixed in with some other beach stuff. Hard to say exactly - sorry!
Mineral oil works really well on the giant cockles.
Have you ever shelled near Cape Canaveral? I am going on a cruise out of there this Summer, and have a couple of extra days before it. I know the beaches nearby aren’t known for being the best, but just wondered if they had any decent shelling? Love your channel! ❤
I have not gone shelling over there but I would like to see a launch AND go shelling one of these days. I had my eye on Cocoa Beach but I've never been there.
@@SWFBeachLife Thank you! Maybe I’ll report back once I check it out. Thanks, again.
another great video. sorry you took a spill though! hey have you ever shown what type of shell bag you use? i’d love to see!
I will have to film it so I can show others! These bags are the perfect size and I have a few of them - LOL! www.swflshellguide.com/product-page/shelling-bag-seashells-of-swfl-round-mesh
The sweet spot for me last December was after the jette/hotel where you fell. It was a little further up past there where I talked to the sweet older man you talked with also and the area right before the mud was where I found so many tulips, murex and crowns. It was full of those! I have dipped my murex and whelks and they have come back with full color in the Acid magic. I was so excited to see all the colors come out so brightly. Thanks for the info. Love visiting Ft Myers beach with you whenever you go!!
I always make a point to say hi to Paul when I see him and you described pretty much EXACTLY the area I like to shell. The shells were a few yards more south, but at least they showed up! I sure wish there was an easier way to access that part of the beach!!
Yes. There used to be more beach there. It all looks different. Our family group rented an airbnb a block off Estero and 2 blocks down so we came out on the south side of the hotel right at the sweet spot. I spent most of the week there and down by the bridge. So much closer than the trek from Seawatch which still isn’t ready. It turned out great. Can’t wait til next year. Maybe sooner.
@@revmomvpable I stayed at Bella Lago in 2017 - right across the street from that access point to the beach and moved here in 2019. FMB made me move here!! ❤️
I’m glad you did! Mom and Dad bought the Seawatch timeshare about 35 years ago so we have loved FMB for a long time. I have loved your Sunday night show/posts so much! Many shellers love your escapades and beautiful shells. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to live vicariously through them !!! Maybe we will meet someday out picking up shells.
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@@revmomvpable ❤️ Just yell “beach friend” and if a head whips around it’s me! 😅
Sharmon, hate u had to swim but what a great day you had friend. Just celebrated my birthday and pressing on another year🐚
Happy birthday Janet! I hope this year will be a wonderful one! 🎉
I really didnt think you were gonna come back around that wall, thought you would end up begging the neighbors to let you in and around LOL🤣 Brave wave girl!!!
Oh I totally trespassed over that wall. I didn't want to advertise what I was doing, but there was no way I was going for another swim!
@@SWFBeachLife LOL! well they can make an exception, it was a windy day! glad your ok❤
@@SWFBeachLife- You go girl! I would have trespassed too after that fall!! Probably easier to cut over that wall than at Marco.
@@fredamoore1743 Plus no one is living there right now so I wasn’t afraid of any “peeping Tom” incidents 😂
I need those pen shells and big cockle shells!