Thanks Amy,
Recovery on Sanibel and Captiva since Hurricane
Charlie has been phenomenal; the Shell Museum has
a constellation of new programs and plans, and
2007 so far has been a great year for us on the Islands.
Best wishes,
José
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 10:25 AM 03/12/07, you wrote:
>I can vouch for five of the areas they mention,
>and not just the shells, they are beautiful places:
> Sanibel Isl. FL - the beaches and the museum
> Kauai, HI - how did they pick just one beach
> Cumberland Isl. GA - just one of several great islands to visit
> Eleuthera Bahamas - so many islands so little time!
> Peconic Bay, NY - in the heart of the 'windmill antilles'
>
>Having spent so much of my youth in the area I
>would say, the North and South fork of Long Island,
>Shelter Island, Gardners Island and Block Island
>are all worth visiting. Block Isl is really part of RI, but
>they are still part of the 'windmill antilles'.
>
>The islands along the Georgia coast are each
>unique and worth visiting. Most were private islands
>that only recently were aquired by the State or
>Federal Goverment. Some are easily accessable
>(Tybee, Sea Island, St. Simons, and Jekyl can be
>reached by bridges). Others have limited access via
>ferry (Ossabaw, Sapelo, Little St. Simons,
>Cumberland). And some are even more remote (Wassaw,
>Blackbeard, Wolf, St. Catherines). http://www.coastalgeorgiaexperience.com/
>
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