I remember being 13 and visiting Galveston with my grandma and picking out sea shells she would call me her buisness partner cause we would paint on them.. we wanted to sell them but time took a toll on us.. this is such a vibe thank you for sharing this video
What a great memory! Many of my best childhood memories involve beach time ❤️ I never really thought of that until just now. Thank you for reminding me where the passion came from. 😊
Thank you for another great video! Relaxing and enjoyable. Those moon shells are gorgeous. Yucky tar stuff, looks like it's super sticky. Please keep sharing and have a beautiful day
Hello I just saw this video and I have lived on Bolivar for a long time. The squishy stuff is called Kalechi Clay and it is very messy when hurricane Ike came and took the road it left a bunch of it on the high island end. However sticky it does help with the beach erosion as it does trap alot there glad you enjoyed our little slice of heaven.
Oh wow, that is the first time I have heard that explanation! thank you! I really did enjoy it there - hope to come back again in the future!❤️ thank you for watching and for the information!
New subscriber to your channel! Great video! We really enjoyed it! We love shelling too! AWESOME rock snail shells!!! I've only found 2, both really worn & 1 of those was broken badly. We are in SC, they are rare in our area. Hopefully you'll find some shark teeth soon. :) We love looking for those as well as other fossils.
Thanks for subscribing! Please let me know where to go in SC! We are traveling all over the country and I can't wait to explore the east coast! We are headed there next summer!
I've lived in Houston my whole life and of course I've been to Galveston many times. I have never found shells like that. I have quite a collection of shells but they're from Florida. Now I have to go to Galveston soon! 😀 Thanks for sharing!
Awesome rock shells! We pretty much never get those in beaches in SWFL. Only ever found one after a storm there. Awesome shark eye too, the discolored shells are nice too. Cool sea glass as well! Thanks for the great video :)
Thank you from one sheller to another! I won't get back to Sanibel until early winter - miss it so! The shark eyes here were incredible - more to come in the following videos!
Loved your video! And now I’m a new subscriber. I’ve never shelled north of Port A. I was planning on going to St. Joe’s Island next week. But now I’ll check out Bolivar. What part of the peninsula do you recommend?
Thanks for subscribing - i really appreciate it! Go about 30 miles north of the Ferry Landing to High Island. Make sure it is low tide if at all possible. Also the stretch of road before High Island. Pull over anywhere and check it out! Let me know how it goes!
Hi Kari - in the past I have done that trick with my shells from Florida. I guess I haven't done it in a while. Also, probably not the best thing to have acid in the RV with me! But, it does work. Have you tried it?
Hi Heather, where were you looking? We were near High Island on the Bolivar Peninsula. While the beaches change all the time, we were there at low tide which is very important and it was not windy so there were no waves that day. If it was not low tide, I wouldn't have found hardly any of the shells because they were farther out and trapped in the squishy mud. I always check the tide charts if I am going beach combing for the day. Low tide is the best!
@@TravelingTreasureFinder Crystal Beach. I looked online and everything that I found said it was the best place to go. Yesterday the ferry was so packed that it took 2 hrs just to get on though so it was starting to get dark and cold by the time I could even get over there. I'm not gonna have a chance to get over there until high tide today but try to get out there tomorrow morning! Thank you so much!
@@heatherwilliams1370 I'm so sorry Heather! So I found only bits of broken glass at Crystal beach and it was more crowded. If you can go to High Island, the shells are better or even pull off on the side of the road somewhere just before High Island. Also - Gilchrist has a lot of glass in the high rack lines. Try to do low tide if at all possible! Good luck and keep me posted!
They are similar, but I'm not sure they are the same shell? I have found a ton of Florida Fighting conchs and these Texas shells are much hardier and seem different. Not completely sure though!
Instead of putting the shells back you can not keep you should sell them or even have a giveaway for your subscribers. I know I’d buy even broken ones that show just the spiral or a cross section for crafts. I love broken conchs, welks or moon snails for crafts. I want to make a tree out of them. Anyway I digress. I think it would be super cool if you had a giveaway of some sort. If I am late to the party and you already do this please forgive me. I am fairly new to your channel. 😉😉😉
I've never thought about a give-away, but great idea. I will look into that! I am back in a place where I can store more shells and rocks so I will be crafting more and probably selling some art. Thank you for watching and for the great idea!
@@TravelingTreasureFinder that is awesome!!! So glad that you get to keep more of the beautiful shells that you spend so much time and hard work looking for. I can not wait to see your crafts, if you show them that is. Love the channel and enjoy very much going along with you on your beach loot hunts. 😊😊😊😊
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I remember being 13 and visiting Galveston with my grandma and picking out sea shells she would call me her buisness partner cause we would paint on them.. we wanted to sell them but time took a toll on us.. this is such a vibe thank you for sharing this video
What a great memory! Many of my best childhood memories involve beach time ❤️ I never really thought of that until just now. Thank you for reminding me where the passion came from. 😊
Love bolivar peninsula. We go every year.
I love it there! It is quiet and relaxed! The beachcombing is awesome!❤️😊
Wow! Love the shells. Thanks for the beachwalk!!
Thank you for coming along! Loved it there!
Thank you for another great video! Relaxing and enjoyable. Those moon shells are gorgeous. Yucky tar stuff, looks like it's super sticky. Please keep sharing and have a beautiful day
Thank you for the kind words! I loved shelling in this spot! I hope to go back some day! ❤️
Great she’ll find. Precious puppy 🤩🤩🤩💖💖
Thank you! Jack is the best ❤️🐶
I love those shark eyes
Aren't they amazing!!👏🏻👏🏻 they are huge compared to the Florida ones I have found!
Wow! What fun! :)
Thank you 🤗 It was so fun!!
New subscriber! I'm in love with your sweet Labradoodle! What a cutie! Great sea shell hunt! Thank you for taking us with you!
Thanks for the sub and for watching! Jack is actually a Goldendoodle. He is the best!!❤️
Hello I just saw this video and I have lived on Bolivar for a long time. The squishy stuff is called Kalechi Clay and it is very messy when hurricane Ike came and took the road it left a bunch of it on the high island end. However sticky it does help with the beach erosion as it does trap alot there glad you enjoyed our little slice of heaven.
Oh wow, that is the first time I have heard that explanation! thank you! I really did enjoy it there - hope to come back again in the future!❤️ thank you for watching and for the information!
Love all the shells. Great Video.
Thanks for watching! 😊
New subscriber to your channel! Great video! We really enjoyed it! We love shelling too! AWESOME rock snail shells!!! I've only found 2, both really worn & 1 of those was broken badly. We are in SC, they are rare in our area. Hopefully you'll find some shark teeth soon. :) We love looking for those as well as other fossils.
Thanks for subscribing! Please let me know where to go in SC! We are traveling all over the country and I can't wait to explore the east coast! We are headed there next summer!
Nice shell finds!
I think so too! Thanks for watching!
New subscribers here. Beautiful shells! That squishy “rock” stuff is very strange. Thanks for sharing!
~ Greg and Jamie
Thanks for watching and yes, weird squishy stuff! Thanks for the sub, right back at you!
I've lived in Houston my whole life and of course I've been to Galveston many times. I have never found shells like that. I have quite a collection of shells but they're from Florida. Now I have to go to Galveston soon! 😀 Thanks for sharing!
You bet! thanks for watching! Be sure to go to Bolivar! It was sooo fun!
Just subscribed 🤩 those rocks and shells are gorgeous!
Thanks for watching and I subscribed back!
Awesome rock shells! We pretty much never get those in beaches in SWFL. Only ever found one after a storm there. Awesome shark eye too, the discolored shells are nice too. Cool sea glass as well! Thanks for the great video :)
Thank you from one sheller to another! I won't get back to Sanibel until early winter - miss it so! The shark eyes here were incredible - more to come in the following videos!
My family and I are spending the weekend in Galveston and this excites me
That is awesome! You will love it!
So many Florida Rock Snails. We were there last week.
Did you find a lot of shells? I loved it there!
Loved your video! And now I’m a new subscriber. I’ve never shelled north of Port A. I was planning on going to St. Joe’s Island next week. But now I’ll check out Bolivar. What part of the peninsula do you recommend?
Thanks for subscribing - i really appreciate it! Go about 30 miles north of the Ferry Landing to High Island. Make sure it is low tide if at all possible. Also the stretch of road before High Island. Pull over anywhere and check it out! Let me know how it goes!
Do you ever dip them in Muratic acid to clean them??
Hi Kari - in the past I have done that trick with my shells from Florida. I guess I haven't done it in a while. Also, probably not the best thing to have acid in the RV with me! But, it does work. Have you tried it?
Squishy stuff is oil washed up from offshore
How do you get to this place? I was out looking today and never found anything like this!
Hi Heather, where were you looking? We were near High Island on the Bolivar Peninsula. While the beaches change all the time, we were there at low tide which is very important and it was not windy so there were no waves that day. If it was not low tide, I wouldn't have found hardly any of the shells because they were farther out and trapped in the squishy mud. I always check the tide charts if I am going beach combing for the day. Low tide is the best!
@@TravelingTreasureFinder Crystal Beach. I looked online and everything that I found said it was the best place to go. Yesterday the ferry was so packed that it took 2 hrs just to get on though so it was starting to get dark and cold by the time I could even get over there. I'm not gonna have a chance to get over there until high tide today but try to get out there tomorrow morning! Thank you so much!
@@heatherwilliams1370 I'm so sorry Heather! So I found only bits of broken glass at Crystal beach and it was more crowded. If you can go to High Island, the shells are better or even pull off on the side of the road somewhere just before High Island. Also - Gilchrist has a lot of glass in the high rack lines. Try to do low tide if at all possible! Good luck and keep me posted!
So, what is that squishy stuff?
I've had a lot of comments and I am not sure who is correct - no matter what, it is kind of yucky!😜 But worth every minute for the shelling!
Ciao, sono Barbara, Arezzo(Italia) adoro le conchiegli ma nei nostri mari non c'è ne sono di così belle!!!!!
Hi Barbara! Aren't they beautiful! Love the shells! Thank you for your kind words and for watching!😊
The rock shells are called Florida fighting conch in Florida
They are similar, but I'm not sure they are the same shell? I have found a ton of Florida Fighting conchs and these Texas shells are much hardier and seem different. Not completely sure though!
Oil based Mud not Crude.
That is clay from the former road bed that ran along the gulf and was destroyed in Ike.
Oh very interesting thank you!
What is that stuff, that sticks to shoes
I'm not certain, but if you read the comments, people had a few ideas!
It's a sharks tooth
It’s called black tar.
Interesting - some others have said the same thing.
From what?
@@lynnscott8286 the beach is on an oil field, if she had turned the camera around you would see the pumps.
Dip them in Acid !!
Instead of putting the shells back you can not keep you should sell them or even have a giveaway for your subscribers. I know I’d buy even broken ones that show just the spiral or a cross section for crafts. I love broken conchs, welks or moon snails for crafts. I want to make a tree out of them. Anyway I digress. I think it would be super cool if you had a giveaway of some sort.
If I am late to the party and you already do this please forgive me. I am fairly new to your channel. 😉😉😉
I've never thought about a give-away, but great idea. I will look into that! I am back in a place where I can store more shells and rocks so I will be crafting more and probably selling some art. Thank you for watching and for the great idea!
@@TravelingTreasureFinder that is awesome!!! So glad that you get to keep more of the beautiful shells that you spend so much time and hard work looking for. I can not wait to see your crafts, if you show them that is. Love the channel and enjoy very much going along with you on your beach loot hunts. 😊😊😊😊
I sure would like to know what that squishy stuff is.
meeee tooo! lol!
Is it tar or oil from a spill?
@@pictishmedic44 I think it might be! It was pretty yucky, but that is where all the shells were hiding!
That black squishy stuff may be asphalt from where Hwy 87 was washed away. We were there today.
Crude oil!
oh boy! yuck!
From oil leaks?
@@lynnscott8286 probably from previous major oil spills.