I was on Captiva  collecting in the same inclement weather on the
3rd-4th: courtesy of the weather, there were lots of good shells
washed ashore at Turner Beach, having an umbrella trumped having
sunscreen.

As one local told me, " when you visit Sanibel you can either have
good weather or good shelling."

On 12/7/09, José H. Leal <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> The December 5th, Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum field trip (to be led by
> yours truly) to North Captiva, Florida, was cancelled due to bad weather.
> The trip was moved to Saturday, December 19th.  In case you are interested,
> there are still openings for those who may be interested in a SW Florida
> almost-winter shelling experience. Check
> http://shellmuseum.org/newsdetail.cfm?articleID=135 for more information.
>
> Cheers,
>
> José
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> The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum
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