tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113203459077093523.post3817112740486344001..comments2023-12-20T14:19:11.786-08:00Comments on Life and Coconuts: Discovering Shells on Sanibel Island, Florida: A Guide to Where and How to Find ThemUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113203459077093523.post-75384942909699950302023-07-13T18:25:34.800-07:002023-07-13T18:25:34.800-07:00Yes! Go and have a wonderful time searching and fi...Yes! Go and have a wonderful time searching and finding beautiful seashells.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113203459077093523.post-90106913766661321822023-04-02T16:19:03.546-07:002023-04-02T16:19:03.546-07:00I’m a 77 year old Florida girl. Been going to Sa...I’m a 77 year old Florida girl. Been going to Sanibel/Captive since the 60s. I’ve never been stung by anything while searching for shells. Go and enjoy! Life is short. Go live your dream. ❤️Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113203459077093523.post-44627158770066219332022-06-04T17:46:50.765-07:002022-06-04T17:46:50.765-07:00Thanks for sharing! Thanks for sharing! Life and Coconutshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596656054819191414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113203459077093523.post-28688518224153947272022-06-03T14:07:29.175-07:002022-06-03T14:07:29.175-07:00After visiting and shelling Sanibel for many years...After visiting and shelling Sanibel for many years, I found best larger shells are after a storm or riding a bike on west gulf dr to the residential areas. Most people shell the main beaches, but residents usually don’t bother. Parking is restricted but not for bikes. Also I realized there are different types of shells on different beaches. Good hunting!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113203459077093523.post-29041812211106249012019-11-02T12:49:01.709-07:002019-11-02T12:49:01.709-07:00I absolutely love Sanibel Island! I usually go to ...I absolutely love Sanibel Island! I usually go to the Gulfside City Park Beach. The shells are everywhere, and I often see dolphins swimming just feet from the beach!Barbara Mchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12620842316485993280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113203459077093523.post-3677457937801755442019-04-09T02:54:47.671-07:002019-04-09T02:54:47.671-07:00I’m so ready to pack up and go! This looks like su...I’m so ready to pack up and go! This looks like such a fabulous time. I love that tips about <a href="https://rentalcars24h.com/usa/daytona-beach-city/e-z" rel="nofollow"> Florida </a>!!!Prod UAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17018500385254602236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113203459077093523.post-42146015815307060222019-03-10T16:38:19.071-07:002019-03-10T16:38:19.071-07:00Thank you for sharing your recent shelling experie...Thank you for sharing your recent shelling experience! It is getting harder to find shells anywhere in Florida because of the changes in the ocean and all of the people out looking for them. We just got back from Florida last week. I found a spot with tons of shells on the east coast, but they were not as pretty as the ones on Sanibel. Thanks again for sharing!Life and Coconutshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596656054819191414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113203459077093523.post-75575199134399340532019-03-10T14:13:38.889-07:002019-03-10T14:13:38.889-07:00Just came back from a glorious week on Palm Island...Just came back from a glorious week on Palm Island Florida. We spent our beach combing hours finding 100 million year old fossilized shark teeth. Having been to Sanibel for many previous years we decided to try a different island. We were disappointed with the lack of any good shells, only finding small olives in the rolling surf. We took a day to drive to Sanibel to visit our favorite beaches and have dinner at our favorite restaurant. Again we were disappointed at Bowman and Turner Beaches. There were so many people searching for shells!<br /> We had a newbie shell lover on the trip with us, so we felt a trip to the Matthews Shell Museum would be fun. We got a chance to talk to a Marine Biologist who shared some alarming news. The common mollusks to Sanibel, the fighting conch, lightening whelk and the tulip have not been laying their eggs this year. Normally you see many of the spiral ropes of egg sacs on the high tide line this time of year. I had noticed while we were at Bowmans Beach the absence of them. The marine biologist shared with us that the ocean temperature has risen enough to affect the mollusks reproductive cycle. He also told us that this maybe a sign of the future for the shelling on Sanibel.Maggie K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11638139935957682034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113203459077093523.post-60515739808966626932019-03-02T19:00:58.119-08:002019-03-02T19:00:58.119-08:00I've been shelling on Sanibel for years and I&...I've been shelling on Sanibel for years and I've never once been stung by anything. Wearing gloves is going a bit overboard. If you go shelling on Sanibel, you'll mostly be sifting through piles of beach deposits where you're unlikely to find anything alive. The live ones I've found have been mostly clams and fighting conchs, and olives one year, which are all harmless. The only dangerous live snails are cones, but I've never found a live cone (I've barely found an empty one) and you're very unlikely to come across one. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08601428062341294423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113203459077093523.post-30074858967909647502017-05-31T11:15:40.101-07:002017-05-31T11:15:40.101-07:00Thank you for the great post! We've just pinne...Thank you for the great post! We've just pinned it on our Pinterest board.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05321818419319137426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113203459077093523.post-23018622159899204772017-03-11T14:06:07.617-08:002017-03-11T14:06:07.617-08:00Being a rookie, seeing all these great Shells and ...Being a rookie, seeing all these great Shells and some items I'm not familiar with, do you wear gloves for fear of getting stung or touching fire coral, etc? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113203459077093523.post-83558180240682519582017-03-08T17:04:13.850-08:002017-03-08T17:04:13.850-08:00I can remember going to Sanibel Island in the late...I can remember going to Sanibel Island in the late 1950's by crossing an old wooden bridge and seeing a mountain of shells on the beach. There were so many shells, it really impressed me at that young age of 9 or 10. Jackie Coopernoreply@blogger.com