thursday, december 3, 2009
today was brenda’s day off (!!) so she and i went a couple hours south to sanibel island. i hear it is the PLACE to find sea shells. the drive was nice, and it was great to spend the day together with brenda, yep. we went to a couple of beaches there. some were better than others for finding sea shells. they just wash up on the beaches there! the island is a boomerang shaped piece of land that naturally catches the shells in the currents. sometimes you find ones that still have the animal inside (those you have to throw back – it’s the law!), but empty shells by the jillions line the beach at the tide line, and all you have to do is walk along and pick them up!
many are destroyed by the crashing waves, but there are lots of really pretty, unbroken ones to take. you must be prepared with the right equipment (scooper, bag, and SUNHAT!) , and will no doubt get your skirt wet, but i had SO much fun, i mean, really a lot of fun!!! and, have LOTS of (free!!) souvenirs to bring home.
after a long day on sanibel, we stopped and ate a late lunch at biddles bucket before we left the island. grouper and clams – oh yum!
as you can see, biddles bucket is a unique old florida beach town restaurant. that’s the thing about sanibel…its all so unique! the shops and restaurants are old florida, not chain stores and fast food. life is slow and sweet there. i think it would be a nice place to come back to and spend a week.
when we got home, sara came over after her work, and we sat in the living room while i shared with them all the souveniers i have collected on this trip including lava rocks in idaho, stones from the beach in northern california, giant pinecones from the sequoias, spanish moss and peacock feathers in jacksonville, petrified wood from arizona, oyster shells from biloxi, and teeny stones from grandma’s grave. i have really seen alot!
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