Florida Trip - Day 6 - 29 Jan 11

Photo 1 - COMING TO A THEATRE NEAR YOU.....'The Tent That Ate My Hubby'

Photo 2 - Miles and piles of sea shells.

If you ever get to spend some time in Florida, make Sanibel Island a 'must see' on your trip. It's a shell seekers paradise and other than you only get to see people's rear ends or the tops of their heads ('cause they are all looking for that 'special' shell), its a beautiful spot.

The island is only a few miles from here and we decided we would just drive over and look around. There's not much to see except for hotels, resorts, and condos but a couple of hours on the beach is all that's remembered--especially on a warm, cloudless day like today! I suspect the entire island is made up of shells. There's a high water line on the beach which is about a foot higher than the sand along the shore and if you brush away the top layer you can see a foot of compacted shells in the process of being crushed and recrushed to sand. I'm not sure if it's the current that piles....and I mean PILES....all the shells on the beach but the professional shell pickers are there early to find the best and rarest of shells that come up on the beach every day. We had spent a day here the last trip to Florida but didn't get to spend much time just relaxing and looking that the gazillion shells on the beach...today we took some time to do that.

Tomorrow is supposed to be even warmer than today so we'll pack a lunch and spend the day at Sanibel. Given that it was Saturday, the beach was almost deserted...which is very nice. The breeze was a tad cool but we had to be careful as a real sunburn could happen when you don't feel the heat of the sun. Our little sun shade came in handy again and Wayne even had a nap inside...he loves falling asleep to the sound of the waves.

Until tomorrow, love and hugs to all.