I was there from about 8 to 12 and low tide was right around the
middle, so maybe 1030 AM?

On 1/25/15, Susan J. Hewitt and/or Ed Subitzky <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 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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