McCarthy’s Marina on Captiva Island, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. We have boarded and we’re sitting on the upper deck. There’s already been at least one dolphin sighting
Cute weather vane at McCarthy’s Marina, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. Waiting now to board the boat. Captiva is pretty!
© Copyright 2008 Tink *~*~*http://MyMobileAdventures.blogspot.com Plunder from the 2:00 AM sea shell raid Hi there, I’m back among the land of the living! After pulling the all-nighter to go on a beach raid at Blind Pass, I put in what turned out to be a challenging day at work. Chris called circa lunchtime and said she was sick! So she could not come down for the weekend. It’s probably just as well. Although I...
© Copyright 2008 Tink *~*~*http://MyMobileAdventures.blogspot.comBIG pile of sea shells at Blind Pass!NOTE: if you are looking for Skywatch, please scroll down to the next post! Strategizing with Tootie via email, text, and finally just a plain old phone call last night. We noted that high tide at Blind Pass (between Sanibel Island and Captiva Island) would be more or less midnight, and low tide would be more or less 4:00 AM. Thus was born...
Well, look what I found in my camera phone – some photos from a “lost weekend” in March! Began by shelling with a friend, and then continued by meeting up with some more friends for dinner and hanging out. The shelling was not stellar – a few interesting little things were found here and there, but nothing happy-dance-worthy. Also, I managed to leave my shell bag in Gary’s car later on, so I have...
Got a text message from Gary around 1:30 am on Sunday (actually, it was 2:30 am, since that was when we “sprang ahead”, but I hadn’t changed my clocks yet). Amazed, actually, that I even heard the cell phone announcing the text message, since I was asleep! Lo and behold, the message said, “Get your ass out here” and showed a photo of a flashlight beam illuminating a mountain of shells! So I drove...
Above, the pile at Blind Pass. This is to the immediate right of the rock jetty as you face the Gulf. Probably the biggest pile I’ve seen to date in my life! Above, Gary digs into the pile with his claw. We’re not long for this beach; at this point, we’ve been awake too long and our defenses against the cold are WAY down. I think the initial adrenaline was protecting us somewhat, but...
Above, we have the entire haul. Not bad for a couple of hours work. The amount of tulips was amazing, and I was surprised at how very little live stuff was in the pile. It was all basically very clean; I didn’t rinse anything before putting it into my collection bag, as the sea was EXTREMELY rough and I didn’t want to get soaked. When I got it all home and rinsed it in...
Is it legal to do the “Sanibel Stoop” on Captiva? Here we see Chris, Kim and Tootie all searching with their flashlight for something, anything. Kim actually found TWO fan shells. I found one too, but it was incredibly beat up. Still, first fan shell I ever found. Also found a small whelk, a turban, an apple murex, and a pink auger. After a while, we all headed back to the car. It was...
