Yay! The tiny ones are my favorites. I know just how great it can be when the conditions are right and you need four hours.
What time was the hight tide?
Susan
> On Jan 25, 2015, at 3:56 PM, steve rosenthal <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> well, for anybody in the area, I was at the Lighthouse today and
> wound up having to sprint back to feed the meters two more times
> after my initial payment. In four hours the small shells and minis
> were superb. The only big shells on the beach were Dosinias and Pen
> Shells, but I don't know about from other locations at Sanibel. If
> you like bubble shells and wentletraps, today was your day, but all
> the classic small species were present. I found a superb dwarf arrow
> triton. The shelling in general was definitely better since strong
> NW winds starting overnight on Friday. Today was the first day I had
> spent on Sanibel this trip. The area with the minis is on the east
> side of the lighthouse.
>
> On 1/25/15, Spherman28 <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Other than the humor, how good was the shelling? Was it worth the sprint?
>> What did you find?
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>>> On Jan 25, 2015, at 3:26 PM, Steve Rosenthal <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>> OK, you've all done the Sanibel Stoop. Even if you weren't collecting on
>>> Sanibel. But how many of you have done the Sanibel "Sprint"?
>>>
>>> I propose this new term to the sheller's vernacular based on my own
>>> experience:
>>>
>>> The "Sanibel Sprint" is when the shelling on Sanibel turns out to be so
>>> good, you unexpectedly want/ need more time for shelling than you
>>> anticipated, so you have to drop what you are doing to walk or RUN back
>>> to the parking meters as fast as you can to re-ante up before the time
>>> expires and you risk getting ticketed.
>>>
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