{"id":23538,"date":"2015-08-20T19:19:29","date_gmt":"2015-08-20T23:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=23538"},"modified":"2026-11-02T08:22:23","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T13:22:23","slug":"oh-my-shells-and-manatees-at-cayo-costa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/20\/oh-my-shells-and-manatees-at-cayo-costa\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh My, Shells and Manatees at Cayo Costa"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Aug<\/a><\/p>\n

We found a huge “Sit ‘N Sift” shell pile on Cayo Costa during our iLoveShelling shelling adventure with Captiva Cruises yesterday.
\n\"Cayo<\/a><\/p>\n

As always, there’s always a lot of sharing shells when awesome shellers get together.<\/p>\n

\"Aug<\/a><\/p>\n

Every single step through the island was a great exploration while hanging out with new friends.<\/p>\n

\"iLoveShelling<\/a><\/p>\n

While Michelle from Michigan was finding a few shells by snorkeling in the water….<\/p>\n

\"Michelle<\/a><\/p>\n

Her daughter Mandy found a SUNRAY VENUS.<\/p>\n

\"Mandy<\/a><\/p>\n

Lauren, Aaryn, Elizabeth, Jason and Jordan (Alabama) found lots of SUNRAY VENUSES too.<\/p>\n

\"Aug<\/a><\/p>\n

They found like 15 double SUNRAY VENUS shells plus a Lauren found a huge empty WHELK that will look beautiful when all cleaned up.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_0392\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Cindy, Shelby, Steve and Madi (TX) were so much fun to hang out with.<\/p>\n

\"iLoveShelling<\/a><\/p>\n

Madi found lots of LETTERED OLIVES just at the waters edge.\u00a0Thanks again Madi for the cute photo on Instagram<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n

\"lettered<\/a><\/p>\n

The water was so warm and clear Lauren, George and Beth (NY) stayed in the water just about the whole time on the island.<\/p>\n

\"Aug<\/a>
\nAndrew, Mark and Daniel (NY) felt the same way. Mark told me that the water was still so cold up in Log Island\u00a0so it’s a treat to be able to play in the warm water of the Gulf Of Mexico.<\/p>\n

\"iLoveShelling<\/a><\/p>\n

The water must be cold in Michigan too because Todd and Michelle were loving the water too. :)<\/p>\n

\"iLoveShelling<\/a><\/p>\n

Martha found a sweet BABYS EAR when she combed the tip of the island…<\/p>\n

\"Aug<\/a><\/p>\n

Look at that baby…. a baby Baby Ear.<\/p>\n

\"iLoveShelling<\/p>\n

After\u00a0I snapped the photo of Marth’s BABY EAR, I waded into the water to check for shells\u00a0since the water was so clear then saw a big black blob way out in the water… a MANATEE! I started my video to see if I could catch its cute little nose come out of the water…and then it turned for the beach… and head straight for me! And then… I started squealing. OMG so embarrassing that my voice goes into the highest silliest pitch\u00a0you’ve ever heard. Hahaha You think I was a little excited?<\/p>\n