One of the BIGGEST shells I have ever found - post storm on Cayo Costa
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 มิ.ย. 2021
- In this episode, we'll wake up with the sun and head down to the beach to see what the huge storm(the one that occurred on the day I arrived), churned up.
And, I find one of the BIGGEST shells I have ever found!
Love your choice of background music. Goes with the scenery. Enjoy your shelling videos. Thx for giving me a beach visit!
Thank you so much for the great feedback. Happy shelling!
I have never seen so many shells. I wish I could find all those wonderful treasures. Thanks for sharing
Your B roll kicks butt! Killer albino lightning whelk! I have a few - they're awesome! I need to get to Cayo Costa! That huge lighting whelk - to die for!!
Thank you soooo much! I always try to infuse a little storytelling into my adventures so I'm so glad you complimented :))). Though I will admit that Cayo Costa can be hit or miss some times(from my experience), when it's good...it's REALLLY good!
@@solaceinshelling6552 The charters there aren't great and don't leave a lot of time. I'm going to have to befriend someone with a boat!
Absolutely paradise in shellie g! Sharmon we would have to toss for that huge whelk..everything was spectacular! You sure got soaked the first night.. I would weather it for a chance at this reward! Thank you!!
It always hurts me to walk on the piles of shells ….. but can’t help it sometimes.. love your videos!!!!!
Wow! What a prize! Kudos! 👍👋👋
Thank you for a great video! Those albinos and that big whelk at the end!! 😮
Hi Debra, thank you so much for checking out the content!
That albino whelk is amazing!!!!
😲😲😲👀👀👀, i couldnt bring myself to walk on that pile of shells!
Fantastic beach walk. I enjoyed it. Thank you.
Hello! Thanks for coming along on the beach adventure!
Amazing treasures you found this day! I love your videos thanks for sharing your adventures with us xox
Really enjoyed this video.
Freakking Amazing that giant welk!!!!
Recently got addicted to sea shells. many of them are beautiful beyond description. Thanks for this video, it makes me want to live near a beach. A tropical beach full of sea shells is my view of paradise now.
Thanks for watching!
Oh wow, I was loving the shelling, especially the albino lightening whelk, then the HUGE lightening whelk, WOW! Just gorgeous! Thanks for sharing the abundance with us.
Hey Denise! I always try to throw in a couple surprises here and there!
OMG that was just amazing! You could just pick and choose among millions of shells. That was a good eye spotting that huge welk buried in the sand! I'll bet you had to catch your breath after that one LOL
Thanks for coming along Lisa!
What an incredible beach walk. And those shells! I would have picked them all up and have a $200 charge to mail them home. You found some true beauties.
Hi Elizabeth! Funny story, upon leaving Cayo Costa after 4 days of camping I really didn't have a place to put all of the shells I collected. I had to put them all in my cooler from camping!
Great finds, thanks for sharing.
I'm gobsmacked by your haul! What a beautiful gift the ocean gave you in that last one! I so appreciate that your not hoarding and leaving behind for others. I am on the west coast, and don't think we have such amazing places to collect shells! Awesome video!
Hi Jennifer! Cayo Costa is one of my favorite places to shell(and to camp!). It's one of Florida's last undeveloped and untouched barrier islands - pure nature can be experienced here!
I try my very best to only collect shells that are unique to my collection or rare. Actually, on most of these adventures I find myself simply filming the experience. I appreciate that you express care for nature and for others to share in that wonderful experience!
Thanks for watching and hope to see you on the next adventure!
Hahah “no more lightning whelks” and then you find just one more humongous whelk! Hahah thanks for taking us along. It was super!
Ahh the conundrums a shell collector faces while on the beach - should I grab just one more?
Awesome haul!!!!!
Great find!
What a score with that huge lightning whelk at the end!!! ❤️it 😊
It was SUCH an unexpected find!
I just found your channel and loving it! Those were some amazing finds. WOW!!!
Yay! Thank you!
TFS such beautiful finds. Recently started watching some shelling video's, definitely hooked.
Hi Elizabeth, thank you so much for coming along! Hopefully you'll stay hooked on my adventures!
Wow...what a day!! All the beauties🏖 And the monster whelk...what a beautiful find...I would love that😉
Thanks for coming along Janet!
Had to rewatch this one too! 😁
One of my favorite trips - thanks for watching!
Great find with the lightning Welk, and thanks so much for a beautiful walk
Hey Mitzi, thanks for coming along!
Oh wow, there's a lot of seashells... I love seashells too.. They are so beautiful and fascinating ...Have my own little collection of seashells too...
Hello Chie, shell collecting is indeed so much fun! Thanks for coming along on the adventure!
@@solaceinshelling6552 Hi..Yes it's true...Shells are actually my stress reliever... I hope to see more of ur uploads..
@@ChieColors coming your way!
Love your videos
"I can't take any more lightning whelks"
nice foreshadowing there...
How amazing ❤️❤️
Beautiful xlarge welk beautiful!
Thanks so much for watching, Tina!
Cool finds👌
Great finds
Thank you for watching!
OH WOW! The Giant Lightning Welk! 😮
It was such a neat surprise to find this one!
Thanks for watching!
Hi , new collector here, love watching your channel, I could sure use some lightning whelks, tulips, horse conch, and nutmegs. Do you ever collect for others? Or maybe trade shells. I am in eastern Canada and have very few shells here, could also use an apple murex
Oh you had me at the first shell pile! I will be spending the whole winter in FL and this video makes me so excited to get back! I haven't been since 2019. Great video and great shelling!👏🏻👏🏻
also- can I ask what camera you film with? Audio is really good despite wind and waves!
Hello friend! Cayo Costa is really a wonderful place! I film my A-roll with an LGV60(mobile device) and a gimbal for a smooth shot. Thanks so much for watching!
The opening shot is so beautiful!! Congratulations on the amazing finds, the baby tulip is so sweet!
Thank you so much for watching!
Shellzam! That monstrous whelk is gorgeous. It’s always nice to find albino shells like the whelk you found. Would love to see what the other side of that huge whelk looked like.
Hi Diane - I was equally as surprised to find it! I can take a photo of the whelk sometime and post to my IG!
What a beautiful whelk. Congratulations.
Hi Dixie, thank you for watching!
Holy smokes. While I was typing the other comment you found the mac-daddy shell
Awesome treasures hun.
Do you do monthly givaways?. Gorgeous large shell.
Thanks for sharing your video hun...Janet
Hello! At the moment, I don't sell any of my collection or do monthly giveaways. When I am not creating content for this channel, my primary job has me pretty busy, but your suggestion is something I will consider at some point in the future!
Thanks for watching!
I live not too far from there in Tampa bay, I'm going there! Ty! :)
I want to go there SO bad!!!
ID LOVE TO BE THERE, ALL THOSE LIGHTNING WELKS, LOL...Im in Missouri...
Hi friend, I am glad you are able to enjoy my content from the Show me State!
Happy shelling!
That whelk!
Thanks! I miss it so much when I’m not there!
Cayo Costa is a one of a kind place!
Oh those sand dollars!!! Love them!!!❤
I'll continue to pick them up and share on the adventures!
and I thought you said no more lightning whelks! Hope you kept the albino!
I did keep the albino! I seem to find them somewhat regularly at Cayo Costa interestingly enough!
Thanks for watching!
There was a godinautica near where you picked up the apple muerex.
My mouth was wide open with that big welk! Personally I’d leave the apple murex’s and keep the welks and olives! 🤣 😂 And how about those albinos? So jealous but happy for you and happy I got to see them!
Hi Kathy! I love it when I find albino shells - it's always such a treat!
Nice to have a choice of which shells you can take back home!!
That whelk was amazing!!!
That was some big pile of sea shells.
Is it safe to camp outside ?
Thanks 🐚🧜🏻♀️
Hey Denise! I brought a whole small cooler full home! And those were just my favorites! haha
It is absolutely safe to camp on Cayo Costa. This was my fifth trip to the island camping, and it gets better every time. Tent camping at Cayo Costa is experiencing pure wild Florida at its finest - I would highly recommend it!
That sounds beautiful!!
Fantastic large whelk.I was there 1 time and didn’t find much but it’s different every day.👍🏻
Cayo Costa can some times be hit or miss. This video was 2 days after a very stormy day, so that explains all of the shell drift!
Oh man! I’m watching this a year after you posted it and am so excited for your finds!! No time limit on enjoying beautiful scenery and shells. Do you kayak to CC or use a motor? Thanks so much!
Hi friend, I hope that all of these adventures remain a timeless experience for my viewers. Thanks for continuing to enjoy!
As for getting to Cayo Costa, I take the Tropic Star Cruise from Pine Island and camp at the State Park on the north end of the island!
@@solaceinshelling6552 Thanks and have fun in your continued shelling.
Where are these empty beaches? I can only wish I could be there shelling.
Hello! This is Cayo Costa a couple years ago!
Cayo Costa is a remote(mostly uninhabited state park island just north of North Captiva Island)
Thanks for watching!
Amazing!!!!
I would love to come across a sand dollar once in my life 🤍 🐚
oh my gosh I would just love to be sitting in that pile of shells. Hunting and digging for hours. I moved from Fla back to Illinois (ugh) 3 yrs ago. Now I wish I was back. Im getting old and not sure how much longer I would be able to stoop down to grab stuff. Do you ever sell your shells you find?
Hi Linda, I hope that you are able to make it back to FL soon! I have never sold any of my shells. Right now, I am figuring out what how I want to display my collection!
Is that normal to see so many shells or is something in the ocean killing them all? I hope there isn't anything killing them!
Hello, many times when there are storms, shells will pile up on beaches. Unfortunately, some are still alive and get stranded by the exceptionally high water from the storms.
You are lucky 😭😭😭
Aw at 12:40 u missed a shark eye next to the Apple murex
😱😱😱🤩🤩💖💖
What month of the year was this?
Hello, this was filmed approx 2 years ago - late winter of 2021, I believe.
Thanks for watching
@@solaceinshelling6552 I enjoy watching your videos!
I hate that you are WALKING OVER AND CRUNCHING "that pile of shells".
Those are Gods creations. Walk along the sides of the piles, REACH, RESPECT!!!
It would be terrible terrible thing if something killed them all!