Lately I have been exploring by land and sea. Revisiting black mangrove forests I haven't walked in for 15 years. In my exploring I discovered a new secret spot. I will call it Secret Spot, "Wentletrap". I remember many young grasshoppers in that area...
Today I completed CPR and First Aid training. The instructor was superb. He focused on wilderness first aid and what to do when things happen on the water. He had a vast knowledge on different situations and offered new techniques for handling those situations. I...
Chuck and Mayda are experienced shellers. We covered a lot of beach in four hours. The trip started at favorite spot number one. We all enjoyed walking and searching this isolated stretch of beach. Next we traveled to secret spot thirteen. They found many smaller...
I just wanted to send a shout out to my friends in the north east. Sandy is bearing down your way. Looks like it is going to be a real humdinger. Be safe and do what you have to do. Capt. Brian...
Two avid shellers from the great state of Nebraska (now living in Louisville) traveled with me to secret spot number two. Gary started finding fighting conchs that were in excellent condition. Kris likes lightning whelks and she found some beautiful ones. Kris also found...
The weather was perfect and the shelling was good. Cindy, Pam, Jan, Bid, and Mary had a blast! I enjoyed showing veteran sheller Cindy new techniques to look at the rack line and find babies ears. Pam loved finding sand dollars. Mary enjoyed riding shotgun,...
I enjoyed the company of Kristen, Judi, and Dorinda on a shelling outing to secret spot number three. Kristen and Judi were veteran shellers. Dorinda was a first time sheller and had a blast. She enjoyed finding sand dollars and fighting conchs. Judi uses some...
Sam spotted a HUGE horse conch in the marina. We pulled the boat over and Sam got out and pulled this beautiful shell on board. We took many photos. Soon after Sam spotted some fins on the water. It turned out to be a...
The mood was far from blue when we left the dock under the cover of darkness. The Chicago sister's second trip of the week was great. The sunrise by favorite spot number one was beautiful. We traveled to an isolated stretch of beach and enjoyed...
Last spring I took out the members of the Ft. Myers camera club. The president of the club asked me to do a talk about what I do on the water. Tonight I gave a thirty minute PowerPoint to the club. My daughter...