seashells and the sanibel lighthouse

 Just a few steps from the Sanibel Lighthouse, oodles of seashells were being washed up near the shoreline yesterday.

shells and palm tree sanibel surf

I overheard Kathy and Karen (Wisconsin) getting very excited about the shells they were finding in the water…

kathy karen wisconsin finding seashells on sanibel

Yes there were! In ankle deep water along the surf line, I saw one shell after another so I quickly got out my video and started filming. This video is uncut and I was continuously filming so you can see how I had to keep working the same area to find all of these shells. Each wave uncovered more shells so I had to be patient. More CYBERSHELLING to the rescue!

As you can see, the shells weren’t obvious since they were buried and filled with sand so I had to keep stooping for better scoops. Sisters Diane (Illinois) and Nancy (Missouri) couldn’t believe how many they found in that one area.

diane illinois nancy missouri sisters shelling

Candy!

seashell candy corn

In the video, you briefly see Penny (Wisconsin) stooping in the water a little further out. I think I mumbled something like I hoped she was finding shells out there too. Any way, I ended up meeting Penny and her husband Brian a few minutes afterwards.

penny brian wisconsin enjoy shelling sanibel

We figured out that just around the same time I was filming her out in the water, she found this FLORIDA CONE.

florida cone sanibel lighthouse

I also drove up to Blind Pass Captiva but that new sand bar in the pass is mostly just sand now but there are still some sweet minis. The Sanibel side of Blind Pass is still producing shells but the tides have been fickle so its been a hit or miss. It’s almost like if you don’t see shells there, just wait 4 more hours and they should be rolling in. I was just so happy to find such goodies at my old fave stomping ground- The Sanibel Lighthouse Beach.

looking for seashells on sanibel island florida

shelling adventures trips by pam

shelling adventures trips by pam