{"id":14547,"date":"2013-04-09T15:53:05","date_gmt":"2013-04-09T19:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=14547"},"modified":"2013-04-09T15:53:05","modified_gmt":"2013-04-09T19:53:05","slug":"sanibel-shelling-tarpon-bay-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/09\/sanibel-shelling-tarpon-bay-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanibel Shelling Tarpon Bay Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"sanibel tarpon bay Rd\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sanibel-tarpon.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14550\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/09\/sanibel-shelling-tarpon-bay-beach\/sanibel-tarpon\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sanibel-tarpon.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"320,240\" 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;1365356933&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;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;sanibel tarpon&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sanibel tarpon bay Rd\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;sanibel tarpon bay Rd&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;sanibel tarpon bay Rd&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sanibel-tarpon.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14550 aligncenter\" title=\"sanibel tarpon bay Rd\" alt=\"sanibel tarpon bay Rd\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sanibel-tarpon-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sanibel-tarpon-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sanibel-tarpon.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The shelling at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/parking\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Tarpon Bay Road beach access<\/strong><\/a> is awesome at <a title=\"Tides\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/sanibel-tides\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>low tide<\/strong><\/a> now!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"tarpon beach low tide sunset\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/04\/tarpon-beach-low-tide-sunset.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14549\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/09\/sanibel-shelling-tarpon-bay-beach\/tarpon-beach-low-tide-sunset\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/tarpon-beach-low-tide-sunset.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"320,240\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-SZ7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1365356981&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;tarpon beach low tide sunset&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tarpon beach low tide sunset\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;tarpon beach low tide sunset&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;tarpon beach low tide sunset&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/tarpon-beach-low-tide-sunset.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14549 aligncenter\" title=\"tarpon beach low tide sunset\" alt=\"tarpon beach low tide sunset\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/04\/tarpon-beach-low-tide-sunset-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/tarpon-beach-low-tide-sunset-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/tarpon-beach-low-tide-sunset.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Most of the FIGHTING CONCHS are alive but there are lots of other empty shells to be found as well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"seashells found sanibel island\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/04\/seashells-found-sanibel-island.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14557\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/09\/sanibel-shelling-tarpon-bay-beach\/seashells-found-sanibel-island\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/seashells-found-sanibel-island.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;1365358000&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;seashells found sanibel island&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"seashells found sanibel island\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;seashells found sanibel island&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;seashells found sanibel island&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/seashells-found-sanibel-island.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14557 aligncenter\" title=\"seashells found sanibel island\" alt=\"seashells found sanibel island\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/04\/seashells-found-sanibel-island-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/seashells-found-sanibel-island-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/seashells-found-sanibel-island.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These shells were found by Anna, Grave and Sarah visiting Sanibel from Ohio&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"anna grace sarah ohio visit sanibel\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/04\/anna-grace-sarah-ohio-visit-sanibel.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14553\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/09\/sanibel-shelling-tarpon-bay-beach\/anna-grace-sarah-ohio-visit-sanibel\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/anna-grace-sarah-ohio-visit-sanibel.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;1365357783&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;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;anna grace sarah ohio visit sanibel&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"anna grace sarah ohio visit sanibel\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;anna grace sarah ohio visit sanibel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;anna grace sarah ohio visit sanibel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/anna-grace-sarah-ohio-visit-sanibel.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14553 aligncenter\" title=\"anna grace sarah ohio visit sanibel\" alt=\"anna grace sarah ohio visit sanibel\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/04\/anna-grace-sarah-ohio-visit-sanibel-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/anna-grace-sarah-ohio-visit-sanibel-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/anna-grace-sarah-ohio-visit-sanibel.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I saw Matt, Landon, Loulie and Berkeley (<a title=\"A Boatload of Awesome Shellers to Cayo Costa\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/18\/a-boatload-of-awesome-shellers-to-cayo-costa\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>I met them last month on the iLoveShelling cruise!<\/strong><\/a>) collecting all kinds of goodies&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"loulie family sanibel island\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/04\/loulie-fam-sanibel-island.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14555\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/09\/sanibel-shelling-tarpon-bay-beach\/loulie-fam-sanibel-island\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/loulie-fam-sanibel-island.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-SZ7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1365444421&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;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;loulie fam sanibel island&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"loulie fam sanibel island\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;loulie fam sanibel island&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;loulie fam sanibel island&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/loulie-fam-sanibel-island.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14555 aligncenter\" title=\"loulie fam sanibel island\" alt=\"loulie fam sanibel island\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/04\/loulie-fam-sanibel-island-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/loulie-fam-sanibel-island-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/loulie-fam-sanibel-island.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are their awesome best finds&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"loulie fam shells\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/04\/loulie-fam-shells.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14556\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/09\/sanibel-shelling-tarpon-bay-beach\/loulie-fam-shells\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/loulie-fam-shells.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-SZ7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1365444421&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;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;loulie fam shells&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"loulie fam shells\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;loulie fam shells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;loulie fam shells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/loulie-fam-shells.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14556 aligncenter\" title=\"loulie fam shells\" alt=\"loulie fam shells\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/04\/loulie-fam-shells-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/loulie-fam-shells-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/loulie-fam-shells.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wanna see what else they had in their shell bags? Here ya go&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"loulie berkely shells sanibel\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/04\/loulie-berkely-shells-sanibel.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14554\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/09\/sanibel-shelling-tarpon-bay-beach\/loulie-berkely-shells-sanibel\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/loulie-berkely-shells-sanibel.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;1365444486&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;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;loulie  berkely shells sanibel&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"loulie  berkely shells sanibel\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;loulie  berkely shells sanibel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;loulie  berkely shells sanibel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/loulie-berkely-shells-sanibel.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14554  aligncenter\" title=\"loulie berkely shells sanibel\" alt=\"loulie  berkely shells sanibel\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/04\/loulie-berkely-shells-sanibel-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/loulie-berkely-shells-sanibel-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/loulie-berkely-shells-sanibel.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My fave find was this orange <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/category\/seashells\/cockle\/broad-paper-cockle\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>BROAD PAPER COCKLE<\/strong><\/a>. This photo really doesn&#8217;t do it justice but it&#8217;s not often I find them without a chip on the edge. I love it!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"orange broad paper cockle\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/04\/orange-broad-paper-cockle.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14558\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/09\/sanibel-shelling-tarpon-bay-beach\/orange-broad-paper-cockle\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/orange-broad-paper-cockle.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-SZ7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1365356065&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;orange broad paper cockle&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"orange broad paper cockle\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;orange broad paper cockle&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;orange broad paper cockle&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/orange-broad-paper-cockle.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14558 aligncenter\" title=\"orange broad paper cockle\" alt=\"orange broad paper cockle\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/04\/orange-broad-paper-cockle-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/orange-broad-paper-cockle-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/orange-broad-paper-cockle.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s what has been happening on Tarpon Bay Beach (Parking is plentiful at <a href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2010\/02\/PARKING-ON-SANIBEL-1.png\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Trost Parking lot<\/strong><\/a>) this week, and this is what I saw at Blind Pass Captiva today. The wind has calmed so the water is back to beautiful aqua&#8230;AND&#8230; the Sit &#8216;N Sift shell pile back. I didn&#8217;t stay long but I did see TURBANS, OLIVES and small WHELKS just to name a few.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"blind pass shell mound captiva florida\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/04\/blind-pass-shell-mound-captiva-florida.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14559\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/09\/sanibel-shelling-tarpon-bay-beach\/blind-pass-shell-mound-captiva-florida\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/blind-pass-shell-mound-captiva-florida.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"320,240\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-SZ7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1365513104&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;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;blind pass shell mound captiva florida&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"blind pass shell mound captiva florida\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;blind pass shell mound captiva florida&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;blind pass shell mound captiva florida&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/blind-pass-shell-mound-captiva-florida.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14559 aligncenter\" title=\"blind pass shell mound captiva florida\" alt=\"blind pass shell mound captiva florida\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/04\/blind-pass-shell-mound-captiva-florida-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/blind-pass-shell-mound-captiva-florida-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/blind-pass-shell-mound-captiva-florida.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It looks like the shells are showing up on most of the beaches (Lighthouse Beach is still great for minis!)&#8230;. \u00a0so I \u00a0CAN NOT wait until this Saturday April 13 for our iLoveShelling morning cruise to Cayo Costa from 9 to noon! Join Clark and me on this shelling adventure so we can share the anticipation together for our treasure hunt! <a title=\"iLoveShelling Events\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/iloveshelling-events\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLICK HERE<\/strong><\/a> for more info.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"seashell group cruise pam rambo\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/iloveshelling-events\/\" 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  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=\"210\" height=\"105\" 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: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Let&#8217;s do the Sanibel Stoop!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"sanibel stoop tarpon beach\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sanibel-stoop-tarpon-beach.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14548\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/09\/sanibel-shelling-tarpon-bay-beach\/sanibel-stoop-tarpon-beach\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sanibel-stoop-tarpon-beach.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"320,240\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-SZ7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1365356939&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;sanibel stoop tarpon beach&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sanibel stoop tarpon beach\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;sanibel stoop tarpon beach&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sanibel-stoop-tarpon-beach.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-14548\" title=\"sanibel stoop tarpon beach\" alt=\"sanibel stoop tarpon beach\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sanibel-stoop-tarpon-beach-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sanibel-stoop-tarpon-beach-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/sanibel-stoop-tarpon-beach.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The shelling at Tarpon Bay Road beach access is awesome at low tide now! Most of the FIGHTING CONCHS are alive but there are lots of other empty shells to be found as well. These shells were found by Anna, Grave and Sarah visiting Sanibel from Ohio&#8230; I saw Matt, Landon, Loulie and Berkeley (I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1505,46,1710],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-broad-paper-cockle","category-fighting-conch","category-sanibel-stoop-2","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3Nubb-3MD","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14547"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14547\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14561,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14547\/revisions\/14561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}