Minus Low Tide (part 2)

The tide was rising at Blind Pass and it was getting a little too crowded for my shelling sensibilities so Jenonia, Pookie, & myself moved south to Lighthouse Beach. 



Lighthouse Beach is on the opposite end of Sanibel Island from Blind Pass.  It's about a 15 minute drive.
   
Jenonia was happy to hold her first sea star or starfish.  Of course, the sea star went back in the water where we found him.

After taking my advice to look on the wrack line for what looks like coffee grounds - Jenonia got the eye for Wentletraps immediately. 



Lighthouse Beach is loaded with photo opportunities. 


We arrived to Little Hickory beach access #10 to find the shoreline littered with fighting conchs left behind by the receding low tide.


The fighting conchs were all alive.  They hunker down until the rising tide washes them back to the water.



This little spit of sand is the very northern end of Little Hickory Island on Bonita Beach. It is a 15 minute walk from the public beach entrance.  No concessions, no potties but lots of shells.



Jenonia will leave no sand bar unturned but what crystal clear water to walk in.





Winter always brings the migrating sea birds to gather in droves at the end of the beach.

This live lightning whelk was the biggest Jenonia had ever seen.  If you spend alot of time on the water the waist pack Jenonia is wearing is worth a closer look.




The Overboard waist pack is the coolest pack ever!  The main compartment is a roll down dry sack perfect for cameras, iPhones & other small electronics that need to stay dry on the beach.




There are 2 jetties on the north end of Little Hickory and you can almost bet there will be shells piled up next to the rocks.  It's always a good idea to pack a hand rake to dig with instead of your bare hands.


Beach access #10 is worth the walk out to the end.  The view is a panoramic look at the Gulf of Mexico surveying Sanibel, Ft. Meyers Beach, & Lover's Key. 



We started at 2 am and covered 3 beaches traveling about 40 miles to visit each one. 

Life is a beach and I'm just playing in the sand.



Comments

  1. CarlaJanuary 17, 2013 at 10:14 PM

    Wonderful! The beach looks great~maybe I can join you next time!

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  2. ~Lavender Dreamer~January 17, 2013 at 10:21 PM

    What a life! The water sure looks gorgeous and it's amazing to see all of the live creatures! Looks like it was a successful trip! I'm going to have to learn the fine art of sitting down from time to time! I don't get to go very often and when I do....I wear myself out! lol

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  3. Kim@Snug HarborJanuary 17, 2013 at 11:16 PM

    Awesome post and the beaches look wonderful. How warm is the water? I want to check out that waist pack - that looks like a great idea.

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  4. JoyfulJanuary 18, 2013 at 12:48 AM

    I'm not sure how I'd do in the weather as I tend not to like heat. But right now that warm sand and light of the sun sounds and looks good and would warm my bones. I love all your photos and it was helpful to have the map. Happy shelling!

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  5. DellaJanuary 18, 2013 at 6:37 AM

    You all had an amazing day! I need to look into getting that waist pack. It looks like it holds way more than my lil fanny pack from the 80's (that I still have and use!) Great pics and great post! Thanks for sharing!

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  6. rjerdeeJanuary 20, 2013 at 5:33 AM

    Love the tech-y look of the waist pack!

    So you've been out on a lark, sounds like fun...red tide seems to have gone north so my kids had a last fun morning on the beach yesterday. Today they'll fly back to Iowa where heavy snows have caused a lot of tree damage in their yard.

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  7. UnknownJanuary 20, 2013 at 5:57 PM

    The waist pack looks great! Gotta get me one.

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