I finally found a giant shell! I paid $40 to park at the beach but it was worth it!
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- Опубліковано 14 лис 2020
- Guys, I finally found a giant shell! It is a lightning whelk and not a giant horse conch, but you won't find me complaining! I had to check out a beach in Captiva where I paid $40 to park just to see why this lot was so expensive. There is no catch, it's just that expensive. There is no other parking in this area on Captiva, so I guess if you really want to go there and not walk too far, this lot is one of your only options.
After getting over the sticker shock and getting onto the beach, I thought I was going to have a few very expensive shells but the tide started bringing shells onto the beach and a giant whelk washed up that I wasn't going to leave behind! I found all sorts of really quite awesome shells and it was one of the most fun days I've had shelling in 2020. I don't know why finding a giant shell is so much more fun than finding the smaller guys - but it is!
I've been sea shell hunting for over a year now and had yet to find a giant shell to share in one of my videos, but the wait is over! At least now I can scratch "Finding a giant shell" off my list. There are still plenty of shells I still haven't found myself, so I'm still having a ton of fun going to the beach every weekend and sharing all the treasures I find.
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"Walking" the beach with you is such a treat! Your voice is as soothing as the waves and the excitement of each found treasure brings me a deeper desire to hunt for more. That whelk is amazing. I always called the large ones conchs but recently found out the difference. Keep teaching us...You inspire me!
Thank you so much! I've had to teach myself all the wonderful and amazing shells and creatures I find and I love it! I'm so happy to be able to share my walks with you and inspire the love of learning about the beach. I appreciate you taking the time to leave me such a lovely comment. It's people like you that makes this so worthwhile!
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I am disabled now, and I cannot walk on the beach anymore. So these videos do serve as a way to try to enjoy the beach and water and her cool finds. I miss it myself. I love the sound of feet crunching on the rocks and sand, and water and bird sounds. (Sigh)
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@@lewasil I'm sorry it's not the same thing as being there but thank you for coming along on my beach walks with me!
I just discovered your channel this morning and I'm hooked!
Yay! Thank you! Welcome to my channel! I hope you like learning and the beach because I'm obsessed and I bring you a new video every week!
@Alyssa Roberts hooked.... haha me too TODAY
I also recently subscribed. I LOVE her vids! They are sooo much fun!
Oh I envy you..captiva (and sanibel) is my favorite place! I love to look for shells! Wow that large shell was beautiful! I also like looking for teeny tiny shells in the piles of shells..they are just as beautiful as the bigger ones🐚😃💗
If we can't find bigger shells we will go to where the water meets the sand and look for tiny shells too! They're almost as fun to find. I recently found what I think are prefect tiny lace murex shells! Thanks so much for watching!
Loved how you brought up your big find starting at the bottom of the camera. What a beautiful shell!! And all the other Lightning Welkom that were a decent size was cool too.
Beautiful walk to day and I’m so happy you found your big shell!! Thank you for the beautiful walk!!😊🐬
There were SO many great shells on the beach that day. I was not leaving without that big ol' lightning whelk! Thanks for letting me share my walk with you!
I never thought that it would actually be worth 40$, but it definitely was! It made me so happy to see you so excited finding the large lightning whelk!! You deserve to find a giant shell after being out there so much.
Aw, thanks! I finally had my lucky day. It was awesome. I can't wait to do it again!!! Thanks for coming along with me!
Omygoodness I thought the same thing..
Walking with you is one of the best parts of my busy work weekend When you found that big lightning my heart started racing you are so blessed and I am a little jealous lol Thanks for another one. By far my favorite.😁😁
Thanks so much for coming along with me! I wish I could have brought the camera in the water with me to get that big shell but I needed both hands - I wasn't leaving the beach without that shell!!!
Totally… me too
That calico scallop at 9.05 looked like it had seagulls on it. So many wonderful finds especially your monster. Love that you name everything
Didn't that scallop have the coolest markings? Captiva and Sanibel do have the best scallops. Thank you so much for watching!
Thank you for filming your treasure hunts. With not being able to travel I really feel like I am there...except for the $40 parking fee ! Wow, that town is really saying "Welcome" but is also saying "Stay Away, We Don't Want You Here". So many pretty shells and I always love how you lay them all out at the end of your videos. It's nice to see the real comparison of size and color when they are all laid out.
I'm glad I can get you to the beach and save you the parking fee :) And I think it's my OCD that likes to bring the shells home and just kind of recap what kind of day we had by laying them all out. Thanks so much for coming along with me on my walks. I appreciate it!
Wow, that huge lightening whelk is amazing. Love the lace murax. Cute baby ears. The scallops and clam type shells were unusually large compared to all your finds on other walks. Fabulous lions paw. All in all, I think it was worth the $40 parking. Those extra special shells were rare finds. Thanks for taking us on the beach walk.
I did get lucky with the shells for my $40 parking spot. It worked out for me this time for sure. Thanks for watching and coming along with me on my beach walk!
I'm the one with my head in the sand - I would have gone through those piles. That's where the "dollhouse" are. Lovely lions paw. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for slowing down and let us to look for shells, just for a minute, but it was so great. When you find one beam up with the camera and see the shell, then beam back and so on, it is distracting and when you slowed down for a minute, it was great. Thanks.
I learn so much from our walks. Thank you so much for doing this for those of us who can't :)
Thank you for choosing to come along with me!
Yes! I'm a Beachcomber and Shell Collector from waay back. I rarely get onto a beach now, but if I'm fairly close to one, that is where I'll be found! I live vicariously thru these vids (such fun and beauty; they feed my soul!). 😊
Yes,I'd say it was definitely worth it! Your excitement at finding the different shells is part of what makes your videos so much fun to watch. I get almost as excited. Love it and thanks again for sharing!
Thanks so much for coming along with me on my walks! I am having the best time finding critters and shells and just enjoying all the amazing beaches down here! Thanks for the lovely comments!
Wow, Wow and Wow.. What awesome finds. So happy for you that you found that large one but that Lace was just beautiful. Thanks for taking us along with you and sharing.
That lace was indeed gorgeous! I've found a couple of really pretty ones lately. I'm hoping the shells are back for the winter. Thanks for coming along with me on my walk!
so so so excited with you about that lightning whelk, WOW!! what a beauty!!!
Thoroughly enjoyed shelling with you; thank you for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it and thank you so much for coming along with me!
This video was really great and fun to watch! The shells you found are AMAZING!! Thankyou for making this video 😊
Oh I had so much fun shelling and then putting the video together. It was THE BEST! Plus I have some fabulous souvenirs to remember my day by :) Thanks for coming along with me!
Love your videos!! Thx for sharing with us
Thank you so much for watching!
Love your finds!
I have learned so much watching your show! Love it!
Awesome! Thank you so much for watching!
I just love your videos! Heading to Captiva for thanksgiving. Can’t wait to go shelling
SWEET!!! The weather has been ridiculous. Warm during the day to the point where the cool gulf water feels great. I hope you have safe travels and find lots of goodies while you're here!
Love your videos! I like that you take time to show us what you find so we can have a good look. 😊. Moved to Venice in May from Ohio and I am SO loving the shelling!
Welcome to FL where winters are awesome! I really enjoyed driving up to Lido Key and Caspersen was a lot of fun too. There are actually a few beaches up there that I'd like to check out. Thanks so much for watching my channel - I hope you're learning all your shells!
What an awesome shell haul, how exciting especially that big welk.My husband & I were on Sanibel Island for the week of October 25th for our 44th anniversary!. For the first time I found angel wing shells, my husband found a king crown & I was able to get a horse conch shell almost as big as my husband's foot it washed up as I was standing at the edge I got pretty wet getting it. I was so excited but I had to put it back as a crab had made his home in it. Oh well I have pictures & the memory of it. Thanks for sharing your videos, love them.
Happy Anniversary! After hurricane Eta I've been finding the most gorgeous Florida Fighting Conch shells - and every single one of them had a critter in it! Like you said, I took some video and I'll have the memories :) Thank you so much for coming along with me on my walks!
What a wonderful day at the beach. Very much enjoyed it. Thank you
I very much enjoyed making this video! I’m glad you enjoyed - thanks so much for watching!
Absolutely amazing finds. Had a great time thank you🤩🤩🤩💜💜
Glad you enjoyed - thanks for coming along with me!
You are so Blessed to be able to do this whenever you want!!!!
I just subscribed so I want to see some more of your big fines, this one was just awesome 🤗👍
That was one of the most fun shelling days! I wasn't leaving the beach without that big shell! I go on a new walk every week so and I share everything I find along the way :) Thanks so much for subscribing!
Yayyyy on getting the giant lightening whelk! I was excited for you! You had a great haul, thanks for taking us along
Thanks so much for coming along with me!
So good!!!!❤️
Beautiful shells! Enjoy that you are providing more narrative with your videos.
Thank you!
Thank you so much. Much love from Connecticut. 🐳🐚
Love your vids!! Congrats on that monster whelk! The first time I found a big one like yours was almost exactly the same LOL, rolling around in the absolutely POUNDING surf (40+ mph winds, crazy!). And fantastic job on the lion's paw too!! They are so much rarer on the west coast than on the east coast, so that was a really good find too! Awesome job!!
Yes that Lion's Paw was quite a surprise! And it's so much bigger than the one I found on the East Coast - go figure! I was not leaving the beach without that shell! I saw it had some color in the center so I know it wasn't one of the pitted beat up ones. It was pretty awesome grabbing hold of it - now I can scratch that off the list!
Beautiful shell haul. Looked like a very pretty day also. The shells were plentiful!!!🤍❣️
They sure were - it ended up bring such a fun day. Thank you for coming along with me!
I'm not a sheller. I just watch because your videos are therapeutically relaxing. I now know what many of the shells are called too. So, also educational.
I have to admit, I'm pretty relaxed after I've been on the beach for a few hours. I get it! Thank you for watching!
You have taught me so much in just one video. I had to watch another one and subscribed. You are so easy to listen to.
YAY! Welcome to my channel! You're going to learn all sorts of stuff with me. Hope you like the beach, shells and beach critters!
Excited!@@SWFBeachLife
Beautiful shells & wow on the giant Welk
I so wanted to go there when I was in Feb in 09..this was an awesome trip thank you for this video...and congrats on the monster shell!!
Thank you so much and thank you for watching!!!
What beautiful shells! I’m just drooling looking at your finds and wishing I could go shelling on that beach. Have fun on your next trip and I hope you find some more great shells ❤️🇦🇺🐚 xxx
Thank you so much! I was drooling too!!! It was so much fun and I was definitely rewarded for trying that expensive parking!
WOO HOO!!! Great finds, and CONGRATS on your monster lightning welk!! How exciting was that?! Excellent beach walk!
It was AWESOME! I was so happy with that giant whelk. I can only image how happy I'll be once I get my horse conch! One of these days. Thanks for coming along with me once again!
What a wonderful day for you....what super finds with the big shell and the other treasures....it made it worth the parking fee.....happy for you 🐚🏝 South FL doesn't disappoint!
I found it so weird that there was ZERO shells and then all of a sudden they were all over the beach. It was awesome!!! I'll have to get back up to that area and see if it was a fluke or if that part of the beach has great shells. Can't wait to find out - thanks so much for coming along with me!
Ooooh my life!!! THAT shell THAT shell. Wow! My mum and I were in shock after seeing you find that! Wow. So happy for you x
Thank you - I was so happy for me too! I'm so glad I didn't have to wrestle any other shellers for it - LOL! Thanks so much for watching and coming along with me!!
That big shell is amazing!!! I love your videos very relaxing
Fabulous video glad for your awesome shells 🐚😊❤️
Thank you so much for watching!
Wow! Amazing finds! I will remember this beach!
I got really lucky!! Thanks for coming along with me!
Well done!!
Awesome! I ❤️Sanibel and Captiva
Me too!
Beautiful shells.
Wow! I could imagine you wrestling the ocean for that shell! And then holding it up like the victor's torch it was! What an exciting day! I'm trying to catch up with your oldies but goodies! Hugs from Virginia!
I was not leaving the beach without that shell!! 😅 Thanks so much for coming along with me!
awww love your videos! feel like I was at the beach without getting sticky, sandy or burnt :) its perfect!
LOL - Perfect indeed! Thank you for watching!
You had an awesome day. Thank you for taking us along!
Thank you for watching!
When you lifted that gigantic shell I heard the 2001 Space Odyssey theme song...Lol! VICTORY! Awesome finds!
ME TOO! Wish I could have used the actual music but copyrights and all that annoying stuff 🤗
Soooo nice!
Awesome finds! Congrats on your giant welk! I found my first giant welk just last week! N.W. Florida! After a storm. Yeah, you're right, it's pretty fun! Congrats again!👍🐚
Congrats to you too! I had SO much fun shelling this day. There was no way I was letting that shell get away! I hope you continue to have good shelling luck. Thank you so much for watching!
Omg you were cracking me up in this video!! So happy for you
Thank you! Finding those big ones isn't easy as it looks!!!
I'm addicted to your channel,living for Florida Saturday, can't wait ! Gonna go on a shelling cruise to 10 thousand!😎
That's wonderful! I hope you find tons of shells!
Awesome finds that day!!
I just discovered your channel and I’m really enjoying it! I bought some shells for my home daycare kids to explore. I had no idea there were so many kinds of shells! The beauty in them is breathtaking! I’m obsessed with collecting them now. Identifying them can be a task, but the kids and I are having so much fun. Unfortunately we don’t live near a beach, so I purchase them.
Oh, oh, I made a video all about sand dollars (alive and dead) as well as lightning whelks - I always thought these would be great to share with kids to let them know that these beautiful treasures were once living animals!
Sand dollar video: ua-cam.com/video/K9H0EjZQsqs/v-deo.html
Lightning Whelk video: ua-cam.com/video/XaI8ihfgraA/v-deo.html
It's a fantastic obsession :) And I do sell my shells so if there are some that you'd like to purchase just let me know by sending me an email to swfbeachlife@gmail.com. I hope you continue to enjoy my channel!
This is my favorite beach! I haven’t been there for several years but have been visiting there for the past 40 years. Oh my, the price of parking! It used to be free and then a couple dollars an hour. I have many, many shells in jars that I’ve brought home over the years and I love them. My favorite home away from home. Thanks for sharing your videos. Just beautiful!
Ironically I went to that part of Captiva this morning and the parking meter was broken. I was prepared to take my chances with a ticket, but the shells looked rather lackluster so I decided to relocate. I'd love to try this area again and one of these days I will! Thanks so much for watching my beach walk!
Yay for finding that huge lightening well!! I am so excited for you!!
Thank you! I was not leaving the beach without that shell!!
Great fun
That was a great find that big lightning welk wow ! I’d say you did very well shelling there and well worth the forty dollars !
Wish I would have gone shelling there when I was there but we stayed by the light house and so mostly shelled in that area ! Wasn’t familiar with the area but now I know where to go thanks to you ! ♥️
I was pretty lucky to have that $40 pay off - and to be able to share on video was fantastic! I will try the Lighthouse Beach again. I've been hearing how great it is so I'll have to give it another try :)
What a wonderful day you had! I’m thinking about spend a day in Captiva, I really love what you found! $40 very well spent! Thank you for sharing, I love your videos! I watch every single day before sleep, it’s so inspiring!😊
Keep Turner Beach in mind. It’s very South Captiva but the parking is $5 an hour so depending on how long you were going to stay it’s an option. Good shelling luck!
Super fun video!!!!
Thank you 🤗
WOW! This was Spectacular! The lace murex is a super-rare super-stunner and the giant whelk is a once in a lifetime Aweome find for you. Love the operculums too! All in All, Thank you for sharing an amazing day!
You are so very welcome! I had so much fun, with the possible exception of the $40 parking - LOL! It was an awesome day of shelling. Thanks so much for watching!
I feel the same about watching you and hearing your soothing voice while she'll hunting ! Love the whelks too but I love the beauty of the olive shells and calico scallop shells.. ...we all have the fave shell..when we come in September I want to Shell there ..
I had SO much fun on this day. It started a little slow but I'm glad I didn't give up!
That giant shell is incredible!! Love from the uk!
I had SO MUCH FUN on this particular day. Good thing because I probably would have been quite salty about the parking fees otherwise - LOL! xoxo
I live in Ca but kids moved to Fla. last 2022 so have been to a few beaches but not shelling. When I was young you could find shells all over the Beach not so much these days so I am so looking forward to walking the beach and finding shells it is so relaxing.
Wow, lots of great shells. Very exciting!
It really was - thanks for watching!
Love your walks! This was fun. You’ve changed my life - My friend posted a pic of her husband on the beach in Phillipines and I zoom into see what’s on the beach instead of looking at him! Haha!
LOL!! Oh my gosh too funny. Obviously I would have done the EXACT same thing!!
$40 parking so worth it... Love all the shells. Congrats on your big find!
I can't believe how lucky I got. Yes, this time it was worth the $40 but I'd rather walk it next time and save the dough!!! Thanks for watching!
Oh My Gosh! That Mondo Welk is a spectacular find! Good job ❤
I was NOT leaving the beach without it!
Thanks for the tour and sharing your awesome Treasures! 🐚🏖I'll take advantage of the $40 parking lot when I'm there in April. I usually spend that much or more at the ones I visit on Sanibel Island.💖🐚🏖🐚💖
Well I sure hope you find tons of awesome shells for what you're paying to park! I got lucky on this day - it was so much fun! Just a few more months and you can shell for yourself!
Productive walk on the beach! Wonderful finds.
It sure was - thanks so much for watching!
@@SWFBeachLife you betcha (I’m from Wisconsin...🤣). You’ve got me hooked.
I watch your show and wish I could just walk behind you and pick up some of the shells you put back. I love shelling.
I love your soothing voice and fun finds.
Thank you so much for coming along!
Beautiful lightning whelk treasure!! Congratulations!😍
Thanks so much!! I always have fun shelling but this particular day was epic for me!
Last year, I found a large Whelk like you just found on Fort Myers beach while wading! Yeah... super happy!
What? I must have walked up and down that beach a bazillion times and I almost never find big whelks there. You're lucky too! Yay us!
Beautiful 😻
WOW, what a great brach day for you‼️congratulations on the monster lightening whelk AND lions paw. I’m so jealous, more with the lions paw than the monster. But both finds are awesome. Yay you. 👏👏❤️👏👏
Thanks so much!! I couldn't believe that Lion's Paw! What a day - it was awesome. Thanks so much for coming along with me Pat!
Sweet !
I'm so glad to have stumbled apon your blog it's so fun ! I live in British columbia Canada and I love to beach comb, ours are not as colorful but beautiful too.
Thanks for sharing
I'm so glad you found my channel too! I go out every week and share a new beach adventure every Sunday. I just can't seem to stay away from the beach! Thanks for coming along with me!
My favorite trip video so far because you found a great variety of shells!
This was such a memorable and fantastic shelling day. Finding that whopper was the best! Thank you so much for watching!
Wow!!! Lots of goodies!
So many - it was so much fun. Thanks for coming along with me!
Just discovered your channel and subscribed! We used to go to Sanibel every year in the 1980s. Now we live in Southern California, and there are NO SHELLS. I miss Sanibel very much, so walking the beach with you in these videos is very fun. I am tempted to place some of my Sanibel shells on the shell-less beach here in California and watch the people get excited when they find them!
LOL! I have a 5-gallon bucket of shells that I need to return to the beach. Maybe I'll do the same thing. Dump the pile and then sit back and watch what happens :) Thank you so much for coming along with me!
Love love the scallops and lions paw. Usually not found here east coast. We go outer banks. I have found lightning whelks. But the gulf has so many different shells in the panhandle Fla.
I will get up to the Panhandle next summer. I LOVE checking out new beaches!!
Great haul!
Thank you! 😊
Loved the beginning where you priced your finds by the parking fee😃. Beautiful lace murex!! And WOW what a gorgeous huge lightning whelk!!! Congrats! It looks perfect (unlike some I've found)! I think the transparent one you found was the other half of a jingle. One side is rounded and the other flat. The big bay scallops are like the ones up here. You got the alternate telling correct although that one was a bit discolored. That was your day, finding a lion's paw too! And all those lightning whelks to boot! What a day! Never knew there was a public access on Captiva. See any movie stars?🌞 Got up at 4AM and got to Lido Key in time to see the sunrise and shelling was good as usual.
No movie starts - LOL! Captiva has 2 parking lots - both very tiny and this one very expensive right now. I've since learned the prices were elevated to discourage East Coasters from invading when their beaches were closed for COVID. It was a spectacular shell finding day for me for sure.
Eta didn't stir up as many shells as I would have liked but there are still tons of critters to be found!
I love it !!! I also fought the waves for a shell for about 20 minutes !! Great job
I was lucky I didn't have to fight for 20 minutes, but I was not leaving without that shell!!
Thanks for taking one for team ...$40 parking! This was invigorating walking with you on the beach and all your Spectacular Finds. Here in Chicago we finally made it to 59 yesterday on my Birthday.
Thanks for helping me continue to celebrate🌅.
EYL Chris from Chicago❤
Happy belated birthday! Hope it was a good one. Taking one for the team....yeah, I had to see why the heck that lot is so expensive. Nothing special it turns out - just expensive! Thanks for coming along with me. I had a fantastic time and I hope you did too!
Beautiful day and good finds
Thanks 👍
So much fun to walk with you! I’m still hobbling around from our shelling adventure at the Lighthouse last week.
My lighthouse trip beat me up! My side is still sore from trying to scoop in that packed sand. I sure learned my lesson!
My husband and I enjoyed a morning shelling with you today. I’m going to need a little more time to rest up, too.it was crazy last Thursday when the negative tide was going out! You made our morning.thank you for your videos!
Exciting find!
It really was!
Holy canoodle!!! You go girl with that lightning whelk! That’s the holy grail of shells and you found it! I am in awe!!! 🤣🤣🤣😜😜😜😍😍😍
It was so fun!!! I had to take off all my equipment to get into the gulf and find that whopper! I can't wait to do it again! I couldn't believe another lady was casually walking with 2 giant whelks! Maybe one day that will be me :)
GIRRRLLLLL those are some awesome finds!!
It was so awesome! And then reliving it making the video was fun too. Thanks so much for watching!
Awesome shelling! I live in Indiana and longing for the day we can become snow birds. But in meantime we love coming down looking for shells.. Love your mama excitement when you find the beauties!
I'm a fool for these shells! I've been hunting for over a year now and there are still so many I haven't found yet - but I will! I hope you find lots of good ones on your next trip. There's plenty to go around! Thank you for watching!
Super cool shelling
Im over in west coast California so not much
Hopefully a trip over there someday how is the sea glass?
CONGRATULATIONS I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU I LOVE YOUR VIDS!
Thank you so much!! I was so happy to find that giant shell!!
My mom who passed on Memorial day loved shelling. She only got to Fla on week each year. She found a lightning whelk almost identical to yours. Best find of her life.
I’m so sorry for your loss. My mom never got a chance to come shelling with me. She would have loved it too. ❤️ I’m glad your mom got to go and found herself some goodies while she could. 🙏🏼
I love watching your videos! There is something very relaxing about it! I want to go shelling! I’m in Maine so not so many shells!
Come on down to SWFL! We have plenty of shells to go around!
that GIANT shell !! oh my goodness ! I would have been giddy for DAYS ..... maybe longer ... lol ! What a find ! : D
I felt like a shell rock star carrying that shell on the beach. It was such an awesome feeling and so much fun wrestling with the water to get it!
Shellzam! You were so funny at the beginning that I was laughing out loud. Congratulations on the Big whelk! The baby’s ears and lion’s paw were icing on the cake.
Sarcasm and humor I provide free of charge :) That whelk was so fun to find! And so many other fantastic shells - it was a lot of fun. Expensive (especially once you add in the $6 toll) but really fun!
So jealous of that lions paw!!! I love your videos.
Thank you!!