Jose Eduardo de Alencar Moreira wrote:
>
> GOOOOOD morning to all Conch-Lers,
>
> After being out of the Net since Thursday due to software problems in out
> Lotus Notes, I'm happy to be back to Conch-L. Linda, many thanks for your
> kind message.
>
> If nothing goes wrong, I'll be landing in Orlando on July 18, to attend COA
> Convention, followed by 16 other vacation days. I'll leave Florida on
> August 8, back to Brazil, from Miami. We'll be with a rented car for the
> whole period, so traveling won't be a problem.
>
> I'll spend these days with my wife and since she's not a sheller, our
> vacation will be half & half, as always. From "my" 11 days, 5 will be spent
> at COA Convention.
>
> The question is: if you had 6 days in 16, how would you spend them shelling
> (beachcombing, scuba diving and snorkeling) in south Florida (from Orlando
> to the Keys). Please, remember that I "only" collect marine gastropods and
> that these days do not necessarily need to be spent together and in just
> one place. Just one more info: full moon will be on July 23 and new moon on
> August 8 (bad luck isn't it).
>
> All hints, tips, tricks and avoidable traps are welcome. I'm open to accept
> any suggestions and I'd love to receive tons of them.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Eduardo Moreira
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We are putting together a dive trip off of the West Palm Beach Area to
collect.  You will get information on this trip soon.
Jim Cordy, Master Diver and specializing in Caribbean shells