Author: Capt. Brian Holaway

What a fun afternoon with Rebecca, Garret, Nicole and Jamie. We took advantage of the extremely low tide and explored the flats. The live shells were a beautiful sight to see. Garret led the way finding many large lightning whelks. His girlfriend enjoyed the shells...

Exploring With The Merriman Family

The weather was perfect for a day of exploring with Steve, Rita and Mike. We listened to dolphin breathing, while Mike took pictures of the whole experience on our way to favorite spot number 1. Mike wanted to find an angel wing and ended...

Morning Colors

Here are a few photos of the early morning light, clouds and water I took this morning from the boat....

Robin and John

Robin and John from Arkansas were a pleasure to have on the boat. We started shelling at secret spot #2. Robin was in heaven with all the shells she was finding. John enjoyed finding sand dollars. The rainclouds from the Gulf were headed...

Early Morning

I arrived at the marina early and was prepping the boat for a morning trip. I kept looking at the sky, clouds and light. I finally couldn't take it. I pushed the boat off the dock and set out to capture the changing light and...

Clyde Turns 70 in the Swamp

Clyde Butcher turned 70 years young and was having people over to his studio in the Everglades. I was happy to go to his studio today and see his new work and also enjoy his old work. He has photos of Cayo Costa that I...

Isaac Shells

Today I traveled 60 miles in my boat looking for shells. I ended up on my favorite island close to one of my secret spots. The boat came to a screeching halt when I saw a pile of shells. After both anchors were set the...

Capt. Brian’s Back Porch Goes Inside

Tropical storm Isaac is forecast to scoot by later today through the night. There are many things to prepare for in a storm and yes shells are one of them. I spent much of the morning putting the shells off my back porch in safe...

The Colman / Junonia Family

Wow! What a day of shelling. I had a great time cruising and shelling with Janet, Evan, Sam and Justin. We started our trip by listening to dolphin breathe. It only got better when we hit the beach. Evan found a great Lighting...

Exploring The Flats And The Beach

It was a great day on the water with Todd, Kate, Caleb, Josh, Sam and Kate's dad, Ray. We observed manatee and many species of bird life on the boat ride to our first destination, the crystal clear flats. We walked the flats and Todd...