{"id":14258,"date":"2013-03-14T15:01:31","date_gmt":"2013-03-14T19:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=14258"},"modified":"2013-03-15T10:04:54","modified_gmt":"2013-03-15T14:04:54","slug":"beach-bling-by-the-bazillions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/14\/beach-bling-by-the-bazillions\/","title":{"rendered":"Beach Bling By The Bazillions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"whelk egg sacks sanibel gscp\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/03\/whelk-egg-sacks-sanibel-gscp.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14246\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/17\/lucky-four-cleat-plover\/whelk-egg-sacks-sanibel-gscp\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/whelk-egg-sacks-sanibel-gscp.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-SZ7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1363083892&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;whelk egg sacks sanibel gscp&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"whelk egg sacks sanibel gscp\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;whelk egg sacks sanibel gscp&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;whelk egg sacks sanibel gscp&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/whelk-egg-sacks-sanibel-gscp.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14246 aligncenter\" title=\"whelk egg sacks sanibel gscp\" alt=\"whelk egg sacks sanibel gscp\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/03\/whelk-egg-sacks-sanibel-gscp-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/whelk-egg-sacks-sanibel-gscp-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/whelk-egg-sacks-sanibel-gscp.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wow! \u00a0There are bazillions of PEN SHELLS and EGG CASES on the beach \u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?hl=en&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;source=embed&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=210794278596385677187.00049969e91a79a18ffda&amp;ll=26.464554,-82.102332&amp;spn=0.079026,0.17415\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>GULFSIDE CITY PARK<\/strong><\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"sanibel mollusk egg cases gulfside\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/03\/sanibel-mollusk-egg-cases-gulfside-.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"sanibel mollusk egg cases gulfside\" alt=\"sanibel mollusk egg cases gulfside\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/03\/sanibel-mollusk-egg-cases-gulfside--300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/category\/conch\/horse-conch\/horse-conch-egg-casing\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>HORSE CONCH EGG CASES,<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/category\/whelk\/whelk-egg-casing\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>LIGHTNING WHELK EGG CHAINS<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0PEAR WHELK CHAINS,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/category\/paper-fig\/paper-fig-egg-case\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>PAPER FIG EGG CASINGS<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/category\/skate-egg-case\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>SKATE EGG CASES<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"pen shells whelk egg chain\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pen-shells-whelk-egg-chain.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14243\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/17\/lucky-four-cleat-plover\/pen-shells-whelk-egg-chain\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pen-shells-whelk-egg-chain.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-SZ7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1363084130&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;pen shells whelk egg chain&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pen shells whelk egg chain\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;pen shells whelk egg chain&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;pen shells whelk egg chain&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pen-shells-whelk-egg-chain.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14243 aligncenter\" title=\"pen shells whelk egg chain\" alt=\"pen shells whelk egg chain\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pen-shells-whelk-egg-chain-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pen-shells-whelk-egg-chain-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/pen-shells-whelk-egg-chain.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There was lots of other types of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/sea-life-beach-bling-identification\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>BLING<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on the beach as well. It was a crazy site! Here is a MILLIPEDE STARFISH&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"millipede starfish sanibel gscp\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/03\/millipede-starfish-sanibel-gscp.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"millipede starfish sanibel gscp\" alt=\"millipede starfish sanibel gscp\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/03\/millipede-starfish-sanibel-gscp-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I met a group of 6 gals on a Girls Getaway Trip that were fascinated by all of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/sea-life-beach-bling-identification\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>BEACH BLING<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0that had washed up. Some of them had never been shelling on Sanibel before so I told them that this is not an every day site to see so many PEN SHELLS and EGG CASES. \u00a0From left to right, meet Laurel, Lea, Carol, Jenifer, Lori and Suzanne&#8230; all from Philadelphia&#8230;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<dl id=\"attachment_14244\">\n<dt><a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/03\/sanibel-girls-getaway.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"sanibel girls getaway\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/03\/sanibel-girls-getaway-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd>sanibel girls getaway<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<p>And yes, they were finding shells! Along with lots of other shells, Lea found a BANDED TULIP, a TRUE TULIP and the shell from a PURSE CRAB.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"banded true tulip purse crab\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/03\/banded-true-tulip-purse-crab.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"banded true tulip purse crab\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/03\/banded-true-tulip-purse-crab-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">When we see this many PEN SHELLS washed up on the beach, that usually means there will be good shelling in days to come as well. Yeah!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"fighting conch sand\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/03\/fighting-conch-sand.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14259\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/14\/beach-bling-by-the-bazillions\/fighting-conch-sand\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/fighting-conch-sand.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-SZ7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1363161096&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;fighting conch sand&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fighting conch sand\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;fighting conch sand&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/fighting-conch-sand.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-14259\" title=\"fighting conch sand\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/03\/fighting-conch-sand-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/fighting-conch-sand-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/fighting-conch-sand.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">That should mean some good shelling on Saturday for all of us on the iLoveShelling trip to Cayo Costa on Captiva Cruises. Yippee! And guess what, we now have some more dates for the summer. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/iloveshelling-events\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLICK HERE<\/strong><\/a> for 2013 schedule with the new dates &#8230;<\/p>\n<div lang=\"EN-US\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>June 19 afternoon<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div lang=\"EN-US\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>July 17 afternoon<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div lang=\"EN-US\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>August 15 afternoon<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div lang=\"EN-US\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>September 12 afternoon<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div lang=\"EN-US\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>October 8 morning<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div lang=\"EN-US\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/iloveshelling-events\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>BOOK<\/strong><\/a> it Danno!<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a title=\"shelling adventures pam rambo i love shelling\" href=\"June 19 afternoon July 17 afternoon August 15 afternoon September 12 afternoon October 8 morning\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14071\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/04\/aha-i-finally-found-you-fulgurator-olive\/shelling-adventures-pam\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/shelling-adventures-pam.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"750,375\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"seashell shelling adventures pam\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;seashell shelling adventures pam rambo guide&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/shelling-adventures-pam.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-14071\" title=\"shelling-adventures-pam\" alt=\"shelling-adventures-pam\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/02\/shelling-adventures-pam-300x150.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/shelling-adventures-pam-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/shelling-adventures-pam.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Wow! \u00a0There are bazillions of PEN SHELLS and EGG CASES on the beach \u00a0at\u00a0GULFSIDE CITY PARK&#8230; There are\u00a0HORSE CONCH EGG CASES,\u00a0LIGHTNING WHELK EGG CHAINS,\u00a0PEAR WHELK CHAINS,\u00a0PAPER FIG EGG CASINGS\u00a0and\u00a0SKATE EGG CASES. There was lots of other types of\u00a0BLING\u00a0on the beach as well. It was a crazy site! 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