The Essential Beachcomber

I am re-posting from last year's Superbowl Sunday.  I still have no interest in the game but I am pretty excited about the food being cooked & the commercials.  Hope you have a great Sunday. (originally posted February 7, 2011) Usually Superbowl is a big deal around our house. The Hubbs is a real football fanatic but mainly for his college team - the Florida Gators. Our first real date was  31 years ago on Superbowl Sunday.  My dad was a football coach so I know my way around the football field. My date was impressed or probably relieved that he could watch a football game with a female and not have to explain everything that was going on. The rest is history. I can't really get too excited abut the Superbowl this year. I have no vested interest in either team. At least that was my excuse for ditching the pre-game festivities and heading to Sanibel early this morning. Actually football and shelling have some similarities. The horse conch I found w...

Oh my goodness ya'll!  I felt so guilty about going to Sanibel today without you - well I just had to get you something.   Okay, at least one person will get something.   The island is gearing up for one big shelling party - Shellabration 2012 honors the  75th anniversary of The Sanibel Shell Fair & Show.  From February 17th through March 4th the Island will be shellabrating from ding to dong (or Darling) If you would like to join in by wearing a Shellabration 2012 t-shirt here's all you have to do: -leave me a comment sharing which sea shell is your favorite. -for a 2nd entry, turn a friend on to TEB.  Have them leave a comment telling me you sent them over. I'll announce the winner of the Shellabration 2012 t-shirt on February 1, 2012. This is what Blind Pass on Sanibel looks like  before sunrise.  My partner-in-shelling-crime this morning (very early morning) is my cousin  Beach Babe.  She's a farm girl from ...

This is Monday's tide chart for Sanibel Island.  Notice the big dip at 6am.  That is a minus .08 low tide which translated into beachcomber language = Hotdigity dawg! I'm on my way to Sanibel! I'll set my alarm for 3am.  After I hit the road & drink one of these, I'll be in Sanibel  in 1 1/2 hours. I'll be there in time to see this. (Credit:   http://www.foreverwherever.com ) And find some of these. (Credit:   http://www.cafepress.com/sanibelslacker.503030918 ) Woo Hoo!

Welcome to Wilmington! Yes, my timing is impeccable as usual.

Sunrise @ 7am - Low Tide @ 10am.  Lil Shawty heads out before dawn. I Heart Sandbars Shelling to the sounds of the beach waking up

Shelled 3 beaches on Sanibel braving thunderstorms, stinging seaweed, & caintseeum's.Blind Pass at 7am Ran into Sanibel Shell Ambassadors Pam & Clark of iLoveShelling.com