{"id":21700,"date":"2014-12-31T17:11:18","date_gmt":"2014-12-31T22:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=21700"},"modified":"2017-12-31T09:25:24","modified_gmt":"2017-12-31T14:25:24","slug":"2014-best-of-iloveshelling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/31\/2014-best-of-iloveshelling\/","title":{"rendered":"2014 Best Of iLoveShelling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21704\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/31\/2014-best-of-iloveshelling\/i-love-shelling-best-of-2014\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/i-Love-Shelling-best-of-2014.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,600\" 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;Kirby Rambo Collections Inc&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;i Love Shelling best of 2014&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"i Love Shelling best of 2014\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;i Love Shelling best of 2014&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/i-Love-Shelling-best-of-2014.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21704 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/12\/i-Love-Shelling-best-of-2014-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"i Love Shelling best of 2014\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/i-Love-Shelling-best-of-2014-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/i-Love-Shelling-best-of-2014-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/i-Love-Shelling-best-of-2014.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been another wild ride!\u00a02014 was an\u00a0incredible year as we celebrated 5 years of shelling together and many adventures. \u00a0Every day on the beach I have felt like you have been right along side me so thank you for being with me in spirit and\u00a0for your encouragement and excitement as we learn together. It&#8217;s an amazing time in our lives to be able to share Mother Nature\u2019s wonders of Sanibel, Captiva and the beaches around the world through iLoveShelling.<\/p>\n<p>Here are my top 10 posts for 2014&#8230; Enjoy the count down from #10 to #1 post this year.<\/p>\n<p>Click on each image to find out why they are so special for 2014!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>#10 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/dgmIn9Lq2TY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanibel Wishes<\/a>\u00a0(Its actually my fave video instead of a post)<\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dgmIn9Lq2TY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>#9- <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/30\/healthy-living-on-the-coast-of-sanibel-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Healthy Living On The Coast Of Sanibel Island<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/30\/healthy-living-on-the-coast-of-sanibel-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19566\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/30\/healthy-living-on-the-coast-of-sanibel-island\/whelk-in-the-surf-of-sanibel-island\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Whelk-in-the-surf-of-Sanibel-Island.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"550,412\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS25&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1401388802&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Kirby Rambo Collections Inc&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Whelk in the surf of Sanibel Island&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Whelk in the surf of Sanibel Island\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Whelk in the surf of Sanibel Island&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Whelk-in-the-surf-of-Sanibel-Island.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19566 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Whelk-in-the-surf-of-Sanibel-Island-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Whelk in the surf of Sanibel Island\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Whelk-in-the-surf-of-Sanibel-Island-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Whelk-in-the-surf-of-Sanibel-Island.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>#8<strong>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/20\/cyber-shelling-at-blind-pass-with-pam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CyberShelling At Blind Pass With Pam<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/20\/cyber-shelling-at-blind-pass-with-pam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21311\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/20\/cyber-shelling-at-blind-pass-with-pam\/happy-shells\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/happy-shells.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,600\" 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;Kirby Rambo Collections Inc&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;happy shells&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"happy shells\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;happy shells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/happy-shells.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21311 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/11\/happy-shells-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"happy shells\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/happy-shells-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/happy-shells-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/happy-shells.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>#7- <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/31\/seashell-display-table-ideas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seashell display Table Ideas<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/31\/seashell-display-table-ideas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18275\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/31\/seashell-display-table-ideas\/pams-shell-display-table-with-kitty\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Pams-shell-display-table-with-kitty.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3200&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1391123057&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;KIRBY RAMBO COLLECTIONS INC&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;26&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Pam&#039;s shell display table with kitty&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pam&amp;#8217;s shell display table with kitty\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Pam&amp;#8217;s shell display table with kitty&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Pam&amp;#8217;s shell display table with kitty&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Pams-shell-display-table-with-kitty.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18275 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Pams-shell-display-table-with-kitty-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Pam's shell display table with kitty\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Pams-shell-display-table-with-kitty-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Pams-shell-display-table-with-kitty.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>#6- <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/19\/get-em-while-the-gettins-good\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get &#8216;Em While The Gettin&#8217;s Good<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/19\/get-em-while-the-gettins-good\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19471\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/19\/get-em-while-the-gettins-good\/shells-and-coral-of-captiva\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/shells-and-coral-of-captiva.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS25&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1400252423&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Kirby Rambo Collections Inc&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;shells and coral of captiva&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"shells and coral of captiva\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;shells and coral of captiva&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/shells-and-coral-of-captiva.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19471 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/05\/shells-and-coral-of-captiva-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"shells and coral of captiva\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/shells-and-coral-of-captiva-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/shells-and-coral-of-captiva.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>#5- <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/16\/what-drills-many-different-holes-in-seashells\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What Drills Make Different Holes In Seashells<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/16\/what-drills-many-different-holes-in-seashells\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19438\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/16\/what-drills-many-different-holes-in-seashells\/sea-shells-with-holes-drilled-by-mollusks-and-sponges\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/sea-shells-with-holes-drilled-by-mollusks-and-sponges-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,384\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS25&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1400165429&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Kirby&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;sea shells with holes drilled by mollusks and sponges&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sea shells with holes drilled by mollusks and sponges\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;sea shells with holes drilled by mollusks and sponges&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/sea-shells-with-holes-drilled-by-mollusks-and-sponges-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19438 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/05\/sea-shells-with-holes-drilled-by-mollusks-and-sponges-1-300x192.jpg\" alt=\"sea shells with holes drilled by mollusks and sponges\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/sea-shells-with-holes-drilled-by-mollusks-and-sponges-1-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/sea-shells-with-holes-drilled-by-mollusks-and-sponges-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>#4- <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/23\/wedding-party-shells-seeding-sanibel-beaches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wedding Party Shells Seeding Sanibel Beaches<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/23\/wedding-party-shells-seeding-sanibel-beaches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19843\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/23\/wedding-party-shells-seeding-sanibel-beaches\/not-local-sanibel-seed-wedding-shells\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/not-local-sanibel-seed-wedding-shells.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS25&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1394800792&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;KIRBY RAMBO COLLECTIONS INC&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;not local sanibel seed wedding shells&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"not local sanibel seed wedding shells\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;not local sanibel seed wedding shells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/not-local-sanibel-seed-wedding-shells.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19843 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/06\/not-local-sanibel-seed-wedding-shells-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"not local sanibel seed wedding shells\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/not-local-sanibel-seed-wedding-shells-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/not-local-sanibel-seed-wedding-shells.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>#3- <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/18\/gold-banded-cone-saga-continues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gold Banded Cone Saga Continues<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/18\/gold-banded-cone-saga-continues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19784\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/18\/gold-banded-cone-saga-continues\/colorful-alphabet-cones\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/colorful-alphabet-cones.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,400\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS25&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1402943221&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;colorful alphabet cones&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"colorful alphabet cones\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;colorful alphabet cones&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/colorful-alphabet-cones.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19784 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/06\/colorful-alphabet-cones-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"colorful alphabet cones\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/colorful-alphabet-cones-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/colorful-alphabet-cones.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>#2- <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/23\/treasures-found-in-guantanamo-bay-cuba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treasures Found In Guantanamo Bay Cuba<\/a>\u00a0(We felt so fortunate to be able to go back again)<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/23\/treasures-found-in-guantanamo-bay-cuba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20215\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/23\/treasures-found-in-guantanamo-bay-cuba\/caribbean-shells-collected-in-gtmo-gitmo-guantanamo-cuba\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Caribbean-shells-collected-in-Gtmo-Gitmo-Guantanamo-Cuba.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,379\" 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;Caribbean shells collected in Gtmo Gitmo Guantanamo Cuba&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Caribbean shells collected in Gtmo Gitmo Guantanamo Cuba\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Caribbean-shells-collected-in-Gtmo-Gitmo-Guantanamo-Cuba.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20215 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Caribbean-shells-collected-in-Gtmo-Gitmo-Guantanamo-Cuba-300x227.jpg\" alt=\"Caribbean shells collected in Gtmo Gitmo Guantanamo Cuba\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Caribbean-shells-collected-in-Gtmo-Gitmo-Guantanamo-Cuba-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Caribbean-shells-collected-in-Gtmo-Gitmo-Guantanamo-Cuba.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And&#8230; my favorite post&#8230;.<\/p>\n<h4>#1- <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/15\/the-rambo-seashell-shellaboratory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Rambo Seashell Shellaboratory<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/15\/the-rambo-seashell-shellaboratory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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