{"id":18287,"date":"2014-02-03T12:57:58","date_gmt":"2014-02-03T17:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=18287"},"modified":"2015-03-19T14:00:46","modified_gmt":"2015-03-19T18:00:46","slug":"whelkcome-to-cayo-costa-shells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/03\/whelkcome-to-cayo-costa-shells\/","title":{"rendered":"Whelkcome to Cayo Costa Shells!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Oh, how I love to hang out with so many cool shellers on our shelling trips with Captiva Cruises<\/strong><\/a> boating to the island of Cayo Costa!<\/p>\n

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Then to be welcomed by our favorite treasures\u2026 sea shells!<\/p>\n

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Or maybe I should say “Whelkcomed” by sea shells. Andy from England found an absolutely gorgeous WHELK at the waters edge just as he rounded the south tip of the island \u2026 probably only 10 minutes after we landed the boat. Shellzam! His wife Gill was more interested in finding the minis…<\/p>\n

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She was thrilled to find two WHITE CRESTED TELLINS, a FALSE ANGEL WING and filled her mini bag with other sweet miniature shells. After I took this picture, she told me she found another WHITE CRESTED TELLIN as well.<\/p>\n

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Besides seeing everybody get excited about finding really fun shells on the iLoveShelling cruises to Cayo Costa, the treasures that I take home with me are the memories of the people I get to meet. If you’ve ever read any of the comments on my posts here on my blog, you will probably recognize the name Pat Bradley. She was on this trip with us with her husband Arthur. Thank you Shelling Sistah Pat for joining us- it was such a treat to meet you in person\u2026and thank you so much for so many wonderful comments!<\/p>\n

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AND\u2026. Two other gals you might recognize from the comment section. Shelling Sistahs Diane From Tucson and Charlotte From Tucson joined us. Doesn’t “Shellotte” ring a bell? LOL They are both showing off their Olive Shell String Bracelets they made from my video<\/strong><\/a>\u2026but actually Shellotte decided to use a SLIPPER SHELL instead since it had the perfect holes in it. I love these girls! Thank you for coming and being such a part of iLoveShelling.<\/p>\n

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Carrie from Wisconsin told me that she really wanted to find a SAND DOLLAR so I told her the area they have been found before. An hour later she had a smile from ear to ear when she came up to me to show me that she found one perfect SAND DOLLAR. After she told me that her grandparents used to love to collect SAND DOLLARS and show them to her when she was young, I understood completely why it made her so happy to find just one. Glad you found the perfect SAND DOLLAR Carrie!<\/p>\n

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Another lucky sheller, found this one…<\/p>\n

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I think most shellers have some connection to the beach and collecting shells through our memories. For each of us there is a different shell that has deep meaning or fills a special place in our hearts. Suzi from England showed me that she found a broken ANGEL WING but really wished that she had found a whole one. I started walking back to the boat with her and Brendan (from Ireland) as we both looked down and\u2026 you guessed it\u2026 a perfect ANGEL WING was laying right in our path. Seriously, there was nobody in front of us that could have placed it there. We both looked at each other in amazement then broke out laughing.<\/p>\n

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I know Krisitin (Kansas) was just as amazed when she scooped up this ALPHABET CONE that rolled up in the surf. Nice!<\/p>\n

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It was a BABY’S EAR kind of day too. I spotted a few BABYS EARS along one of the shell lines so I showed some folks what to look for…<\/p>\n

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They started to find them on their own. Mary (Wisconsin) found this nice sized one.<\/p>\n

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Donna (Oklahoma) found a nice one…<\/p>\n

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Sue from Fort Myers found one too and was very prepared to keep it safe.<\/p>\n

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She brought a nice little container with a lid to keep her breakables safe. She said she found them 10 for a dollar at the local dollar store. Aha! Pretty cheap investment to keep your shells from breaking and organized.<\/p>\n

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Margaret from Indiana found a variety of shells but the double SUNRAY VENUS clams were her favorite along with a FIGHTING CONCH with a gorgeous coloration.<\/p>\n

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I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw Nancy (CA) again. We spent 4 awesome days shelling and hanging out together at Shellabaloo 3 last August<\/strong> <\/a>\u00a0so I was excited to see her back again while she was visiting her friend Terry from Fort Myers. Thank you for joining us Nancy and Terry- it was so much fun!<\/p>\n

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Super Sheller Clark<\/strong><\/a> joined us too! It’s always so much fun to have Clark with us since he gives a whole different view point of shelling in the water. He gave tips for using the shelling net and “backhoe” and kept us entertained with his stories.<\/p>\n

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The morning fog quickly burned off after the sun appeared but it made for a beautiful boat ride on the way to the island.<\/p>\n

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We were lucky to have passed by dozens of DOLPHINS ….<\/p>\n

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As always, our shelling adventure turned into a beautiful day with beautiful friends.<\/p>\n

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With lots of shells to comb through…<\/p>\n

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and lots of sweet sea shells to treasure forever.<\/p>\n

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Since most people that were looking for BABYS EARS on this trip found them, I thought you might like to look for one too. I always tell everybody to be patient and look through some of the seaweed lines for treasure too. It may not be the prettiest area on the beach but to me its one of the most interesting areas. You just never know what you might find. So get your CYBERSHELLING eyes on and click on the next photo to find a little treasure among the “weeds”. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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Join us on another upcoming Shelling Adventure \u2026 CLICK HER<\/strong><\/a>E for dates and information.<\/p>\n

PS- We just added June 6, 2014 (yay!) to our iLS cruises and I’ll try to add more soon.<\/p>\n

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