Dear Doug,
While on Sanibel, please stop for a chat at the Shell Museum!
Best wishes,
José
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José H. Leal, Ph.D., Director
The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum
Editor, The Nautilus
www.shellmuseum.org
3075 Sanibel-Captiva Road
Sanibel, FL 33957 USA
(239)395-2233
fax (239)395-6706
At 03:05 PM 11/25/2007, you wrote:
>Hello All.
>
> It looks like the family will do a trip to Florida this December for a
>couple of weeks. We are going to drive down from Indiana. It's been a few
>years for me so I'd like to get some recs from the list. It looks like we
>will be in Orlando, then Sanibel, Everglades for some nature photography,
>across to SE Florida (Miami area, no Keys this trip) and back north, maybe
>to the Port St. Joe area.
>
>So,
>
>Are there any good shops that one would recommend that sell quality
>material (non-beach souviner shops?) Somewhere I have a 'Sheller's
>Directory', but generally everything in that book seems to be dated.
>
>Where on Sanibel would you recommend staying? (nice but not too expensive)
>Almost 10 years ago we stayed at a very nice small place that had a sink
>to wash out our goodies, unfortunately I cannot recall the name of the
>place.
>
>Are the Gulf waters around Sanibel safe for Snorkeling? I'm a pretty
>strong swimmer, but would like to avoid places with serious undertows.
>
>Yes, I know, no live stuff. But if one finds material with dead animals in
>it that just need to be cleaned is that ok?
>
>I know this is kind of specific, but on my infrequent trips to Florida
>I've been skunked on one 'common' species and that is Ficus communis.
>I've found large pieces around Port St. Joe, but that's been about it. If
>anyone has any insight to this species in W. Florida I'd much appreciate
>their input.
>
>I will certainly be going to the Shell museum this time. Last time I
>messed up as my only open day was when the museum was closed.
>
>I'm hopeing my 3 year old daughter gets the 'shell-bug'. Otherwise who is
>going to inherit my collection?
>
>The trip has to be balanced of course; my wife is an orchid grower and so
>we will be hitting orchid greenhouses as well. But any shelling tid-bits
>would be appreciated.
>
>Cheers and many thanks!
>
>Doug
>
>Please feel free to respond privately as necessary.
>
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