Minus Low Tide (part 2)
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| 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. |
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| Lighthouse Beach is on the opposite end of Sanibel Island from Blind Pass. It's about a 15 minute drive. |
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| 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. |
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| After taking my advice to look on the wrack line for what looks like coffee grounds - Jenonia got the eye for Wentletraps immediately. |
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| Lighthouse Beach is loaded with photo opportunities. |
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| We arrived to Little Hickory beach access #10 to find the shoreline littered with fighting conchs left behind by the receding low tide. |
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| The fighting conchs were all alive. They hunker down until the rising tide washes them back to the water. |
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| 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. |
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| Jenonia will leave no sand bar unturned but what crystal clear water to walk in. |
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| Winter always brings the migrating sea birds to gather in droves at the end of the beach. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| We started at 2 am and covered 3 beaches traveling about 40 miles to visit each one. |
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| Life is a beach and I'm just playing in the sand. |
Wonderful! The beach looks great~maybe I can join you next time!
ReplyDeleteWhat 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
ReplyDeleteAwesome 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.
ReplyDeleteI'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!
ReplyDeleteYou 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!
ReplyDeleteLove the tech-y look of the waist pack!
ReplyDeleteSo 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.
The waist pack looks great! Gotta get me one.
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