Very nice, Betty Jean!
 
In the future, I recommend that people simply post their reports on
shelling and not worry about how well they will be received. It's obvious
that there is a strong interest in them. For conchologists who have no
chance to visit the Isla Margarita, this is a travelogue that speaks to us;
you won't read it in any travel magazine. And for those who disagree, it's
easier to delete one posting than several, so I think we can all agree:
Post your travelogue!
 
I would like to hear what the junior conchologists have to say about their
shell-collecting trips. What did you like the best about your trip?
 
Thanks,
Andrew K. Rindsberg
Geological Survey of Alabama