The morning started early with Morgan and her husband Chad. We were on the Island before the sun came up. They took advantage of the negative low tide, walking miles before the sun appeared. Morgan has been a sheller for over 20 years. She has...
The weather and water were perfect for a family outing. Neil, Kim, Alaina, Benjamin, and Charlie went exploring with me to one of of favorite spots. The kids asked great questions and Alaina was very good at shell identification. We saw dolphins, manatee, live...
The mood was far from blue as we left Captiva behind and watched the sun rise at one of my favorite places on earth. The veteran shelllers returned from last week and we explored another Island. I wanted to find tusk shells in a remote...
The early morning light was fun with the camera. I enjoyed taking many photos of the clear water and the feather on the water. You never know what will pass your way....
The morning started with the moon low on the western horizon. I traveled with two veteran shellers to secret spot # 5. Five days before our trip the winds on the gulf were 30 mph plus. I was anxious to check out the high tide...
Tonight the storm clouds were too good not to be out on the water. I took many photos of the sunset and storm clouds. I was hoping for mammatus clouds but they did not appear. The storm started to break up as the sun slid...
Christine and crew gave me a surprise present ( Actually four). Fossils from far off places. The fossils are all from Madagascar except the Lions Paw it came from the Carolina's. Thank you for the fossils and a fun day on the water. ...
The day before the March full moon, Christine, Susan, Elaine, and Young Grasshopper left the dock in search of shells, a sunset, great food and a moonrise. We all got more than we were looking for. The trip started by traveling to one of my...
Every day is an adventure especially with Judy from Oregon. What a hoot! This was her first time shelling in Southwest Florida. The shelling was excellent. I was thrilled to see the Scotch Bonnet! She collected angel wings, a large sharks eye, pear whelks, lighting...
Wild dolphin conservation program welcomes new Southwest Florida tour business Captain Brian Holaway is recognized as Dolphin SMART NOAA Fisheries Service and its partners welcome Captain Brian Holaway to Dolphin SMART - a unique wild dolphin conservation program. Dolphin SMART is a program that awards annual recognition...