Pancake Sand Dollar

Have you heard? The island of Cayo Costa has the best PANCAKES in the world! But save the butter and maple syrup because this is a PANCAKE SAND DOLLAR, baby. It looks like a KEYHOLE SAND DOLLAR without the slits, right? Well wait until you see the side view because it really looks like a pancake with a dollop of whipped cream on top. This is a really big find. Not only is it about 6 inches round but it is a very rare find here! It has one little crack on the top but other than that, it's unbelievable. I am so thrilled for Jan who found it on Cayo Costa last month. She said she was wading out at low tide to put a beautiful live horse conch back in the water and looked to her right in about knee deep water to see this beautiful find.  I think it was Mother Nature's way of saying "Thank you". It was a first for her and honestly, this is the first one that I have seen too so I was thrilled to see it in person. Here's Jan and her PANCAKE... I met Jan last year at the Sanibel …

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