Oops! I did it again.  I just have fingers that don't pay attention to what
they are told to do.  Who would want to go on a shelling trip out of the
country for THREE DAYS!  Actually the trip was from January 3 to 9.
Betty Jean, The One with the Dumb Fingers 
 
 
At 03:15 PM 5/26/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Dear David -
>
>I had a trip to Belize in 1984 (January 3 to 6) which is quite a while ago,
>but (for what it is worth) I will make a few comments.
>
>We were group of 16 congenial people, that always helps make a trip a good
>time.  We flew into Belize City and transferred to a small plane for the
>short flight to San Pedro on the off-shore island of Ambergris Cay and
>spent our 6 days there.  We did not spend any time on the mainland.  We
>stayed at Ramon's Reef Resort which was not the Hilton but very acceptable.
> Of course it may no longer be in existence.  We did some collecting right
>in front of the Resort, but most days we rented a boat.  All of our
>collecting was on the east coast of the island.  One day we went to the
>north end of the island where the reef comes in to shore and that was good.
> I think the biggest excitement was the finding of one live Xenophora
>although several people found dead ones.  
>
>In retrospect I would say the collecting was fair to good.  I was pleased
>with what I found and was glad I had gone, but I would probably not go
>there again as I like to try different places.  
>
>When I went there were no restrictions on anything; however, times have
>changed. If anyone has been there recently maybe you could give David some
>advice on whether or not there are any shelling bans currently in effect.
>
>In closing I would like to tell you a story.  Dr. Tucker Abbott was
>curator here at our Delaware Museum of Natural History for several years.
>I asked him one time about a trip I was thinking about to the Cayman
>Islands.  I wanted to know if the shelling was good.  His response was "It
>was good when I was there.  But a beach that was good last year, may not be
>this year, and vice versa.  No one can guarantee shells anywhere."  
>
>Of your brother does go, let us know his opinion of shelling in Belize.  
>
>Betty Jean, The Tall One
> 
>At 12:35 PM 5/26/98 -0400, you wrote:
>>For a shell-related question, doesn't anyone have suggestions about
>>shelling in Belize, especially the north end of the country?  My brother
>>will be there soon, and the only response to my previous inquiry was
>>someone else who wanted information.
>>Thanks!
>>
>>David Campbell
>>
>>"Old Seashells"
>>Department of Geology
>>CB 3315 Mitchell Hall
>>University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
>>Chapel Hill NC 27599-3315
>>919-962-0685
>>FAX 919-966-4519
>>
>>"He had discovered an unknown bivalve, forming a new genus"-E. A. Poe, The
>>Gold Bug
>> 
>
>Betty Jean Piech    
>Hockessin DE,USA
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