It must be so exciting to go shelling where everything is new to you! I have 4 of the California sand dollars framed on my wall and 4 more that I made into Christmas ornaments, all gifted to me during an international beachcombing mail swap.
Hi Jamie. Fun adventure on a new and quite different beach. You know I was drooling over that sand dollar😜! I love the Cali Rock Scallops, so beautiful. I had a friend who lived on the Pacific coast who had a huge Abalone farm. I use to wire wrap pendants for them out of the pieces they cut. They sent me an Abalone larger than the one you were holding and I treasure it along with many smaller ones. Thanks for taking us with you!
You're a champ Julie! What a great hunt and so many different shells! I thought maybe...maybe one of the shells was an Alternate Tellin? But like Jamie, I've never truly hunted the Pacific Ocean. Great video Ladies...thank you all for taking us with you!
Loved this one featuring CA finds. As a little kid, we lived in CA and Santa Cruz was the closest beach but we normally went to the Aptos Beaches (thinking 15 minutes further south). Since I was just a little kid, I mainly found what was on the beach and were mostly the purple dwarf olives. Also found a few clams, black turbans, limpets, a beat up wavy turban, and my little black (palm sized) abalone - last shell I found in Monterrey a month before we moved. The CA sand dollars I have were all gifted by my aunts. Been on the east coast for a LONG time now and mostly shell in the Carolinas (great shelling, hope you get there). Spent one full afternoon/night in Long Beach, CA, before boarding a cruise ship and hit a beach and wow, unbelievable! I could have easily filled 2 gallon bags but kept it to a quart since I had to smuggle onto the cruise ship in my pockets. If you ever get to Southern CA, I'd be happy to let you know which beach and where to look. Someone passed that onto me and it did not disappoint. Such a variety too. Same if you ever get to NC. I really enjoy your videos - ya'll would be so fun to go shelling with!!!
Thank you soooo much for watching. Yes! If we had more time we would have tried other beaches in the area. It was a work trip so I was super happy that we were able to get a little beach time in. I shelled NC out banks OBX when I was like 19 and the cool color clam shells and keyhole sand dollars were amazing. I keep saying I want to go back! That would be a fun video! Southern CA would be great too! If I am ever in the area or heading that way I will let you know! Thanks again for watching and the fun comment!!
I lived in Santa Cruz for the last 25 years. You’re not gonna find Sand dollars on that beach and if you did, they would be the size of grains of sand considering how much traffic that Beach gets. Go up the coast north to Davenport. You may even find some of those old glass floats.
The only place I have found abalone is Carmel California, Northern part of the state. The ones I found were not huge but I did have luck there. You guys are having so much fun!
10:20 Crassadoma gigantea... I had a hinged one, mint condition, perfectly cleaned (chocolate brown on top), fantastic sculpture with swirly radial ridges. 167 mm tall, dived at Santa Cruz at 70 m depth. I cost me a good amount. I gave it away with the rest of my collection. I have kept the large 160 mm Megastaea turbanica though, the 137 mm Megastraea undosa is gone as well. I have sent you a photo on the other social media. I remember I had a lot of Spondylus shells from Santa Cruz, but that was Isla Santa Cruz in the Gulf Of California, Mexico. At 12:14 that might be a Crassadoma gigantea as well, the juvenile shell still looks like a genuine scallop.
Sorry that you fell in the water Julie! You then scored the first beautiful rock scallop and many more gorgeous shells afterward. Looks like fun times!
Welcome to california.. those three you hoped for are favorites for all of us.. so sorry at least sand dollars should have bern a good chance....I'd have expected with all our brains the beach would be covered.. hope you come again! Xo
I wish you could have gone to Stinson Beach north of San Francisco, across the Golden Gate Bridge into Marin County, and across the mountain. One end of Stinson Beach has sand dollars by the gazillions and the other end where it has fine gravel has tons of sea glass. There are also sea urchins and other types of shells. I was glad to hear you had fun. I hope your friend who fell is okay. And, of course, I knew you at least had your feet wet! lol
Hi Jamie. I grew up in southern California, and I remember frequently looking for those big California mussels. They are so pretty. I now live in SW Washington state. If you want to find sand dollars on the west coast, I would recommend shelling in NW Oregon or along the coast in Washington (although mid to northern Washington beaches are better in my opinion.) on some beaches you can find agates as well as shells. If you come far enough north, especially near the San Juan Islands, you might be able to find a Lewis moon snail shell. They are huge. In my opinion, not as colorful as those gorgeous blue ones you find in the NE. You also might find some really large clam shells. Geoducks live up that way. Of course, the west coast shellers have to contend with a powerful pounding surf which often breaks the shells. Hope that the next Calif. trip allows you the chance to come north and explore our beaches. Thanks for sharing.
Sorry about your friend getting wet, but I have been admiring her shoes. The rough pittock looks a lot like our Atlantic clam in SC. And those mussels are larger and heavier/thicker than ours also.
All these beautiful pieces would make gorgeous pendants and earrings!! ❤❤
Looks fun! That “top shell” you showed at the beginning is called a wavy turban!
Lol my collection must be out of sorts 🤣
That was fun! Thanks for sharing Jaime!
It must be so exciting to go shelling where everything is new to you! I have 4 of the California sand dollars framed on my wall and 4 more that I made into Christmas ornaments, all gifted to me during an international beachcombing mail swap.
Fun! Nice muscle shells. The striped rock was beautiful! Good memories I’m sure!❤
Looks like you all had a blast! Finding beauties and making memories how awesome!
loved this video....shelling in the dark!
Hi Jamie. Fun adventure on a new and quite different beach. You know I was drooling over that sand dollar😜! I love the Cali Rock Scallops, so beautiful. I had a friend who lived on the Pacific coast who had a huge Abalone farm. I use to wire wrap pendants for them out of the pieces they cut. They sent me an Abalone larger than the one you were holding and I treasure it along with many smaller ones. Thanks for taking us with you!
You're a champ Julie! What a great hunt and so many different shells! I thought maybe...maybe one of the shells was an Alternate Tellin? But like Jamie, I've never truly hunted the Pacific Ocean. Great video Ladies...thank you all for taking us with you!
Loved this one featuring CA finds. As a little kid, we lived in CA and Santa Cruz was the closest beach but we normally went to the Aptos Beaches (thinking 15 minutes further south). Since I was just a little kid, I mainly found what was on the beach and were mostly the purple dwarf olives. Also found a few clams, black turbans, limpets, a beat up wavy turban, and my little black (palm sized) abalone - last shell I found in Monterrey a month before we moved. The CA sand dollars I have were all gifted by my aunts. Been on the east coast for a LONG time now and mostly shell in the Carolinas (great shelling, hope you get there). Spent one full afternoon/night in Long Beach, CA, before boarding a cruise ship and hit a beach and wow, unbelievable! I could have easily filled 2 gallon bags but kept it to a quart since I had to smuggle onto the cruise ship in my pockets. If you ever get to Southern CA, I'd be happy to let you know which beach and where to look. Someone passed that onto me and it did not disappoint. Such a variety too. Same if you ever get to NC. I really enjoy your videos - ya'll would be so fun to go shelling with!!!
Thank you soooo much for watching. Yes! If we had more time we would have tried other beaches in the area. It was a work trip so I was super happy that we were able to get a little beach time in. I shelled NC out banks OBX when I was like 19 and the cool color clam shells and keyhole sand dollars were amazing. I keep saying I want to go back! That would be a fun video! Southern CA would be great too! If I am ever in the area or heading that way I will let you know! Thanks again for watching and the fun comment!!
LOVE that rock scallop Jamie!
Yaaaaaay Jamie is back🐌❤❤❤
AWESOME
I lived in Santa Cruz for the last 25 years. You’re not gonna find Sand dollars on that beach and if you did, they would be the size of grains of sand considering how much traffic that Beach gets. Go up the coast north to Davenport. You may even find some of those old glass floats.
The only place I have found abalone is Carmel California, Northern part of the state. The ones I found were not huge but I did have luck there. You guys are having so much fun!
10:20 Crassadoma gigantea... I had a hinged one, mint condition, perfectly cleaned (chocolate brown on top), fantastic sculpture with swirly radial ridges. 167 mm tall, dived at Santa Cruz at 70 m depth. I cost me a good amount. I gave it away with the rest of my collection. I have kept the large 160 mm Megastaea turbanica though, the 137 mm Megastraea undosa is gone as well. I have sent you a photo on the other social media. I remember I had a lot of Spondylus shells from Santa Cruz, but that was Isla Santa Cruz in the Gulf Of California, Mexico.
At 12:14 that might be a Crassadoma gigantea as well, the juvenile shell still looks like a genuine scallop.
Sorry that you fell in the water Julie! You then scored the first beautiful rock scallop and many more gorgeous shells afterward.
Looks like fun times!
Welcome to california.. those three you hoped for are favorites for all of us.. so sorry at least sand dollars should have bern a good chance....I'd have expected with all our brains the beach would be covered.. hope you come again! Xo
I’m surprised you were surprised at the finding the California mussel. They are very common here on the California coast. I usually pass them by. 😊
I wish you could have gone to Stinson Beach north of San Francisco, across the Golden Gate Bridge into Marin County, and across the mountain. One end of Stinson Beach has sand dollars by the gazillions and the other end where it has fine gravel has tons of sea glass. There are also sea urchins and other types of shells.
I was glad to hear you had fun. I hope your friend who fell is okay. And, of course, I knew you at least had your feet wet! lol
Hi Jamie. I grew up in southern California, and I remember frequently looking for those big California mussels. They are so pretty. I now live in SW Washington state. If you want to find sand dollars on the west coast, I would recommend shelling in NW Oregon or along the coast in Washington (although mid to northern Washington beaches are better in my opinion.) on some beaches you can find agates as well as shells. If you come far enough north, especially near the San Juan Islands, you might be able to find a Lewis moon snail shell. They are huge. In my opinion, not as colorful as those gorgeous blue ones you find in the NE. You also might find some really large clam shells. Geoducks live up that way. Of course, the west coast shellers have to contend with a powerful pounding surf which often breaks the shells. Hope that the next Calif. trip allows you the chance to come north and explore our beaches. Thanks for sharing.
I have decent luck finding those sand dollars and topshells at Silver Strand Beach in San Diego. I have yet to find the abalone shells.
Sorry about your friend getting wet, but I have been admiring her shoes. The rough pittock looks a lot like our Atlantic clam in SC. And those mussels are larger and heavier/thicker than ours also.
Those are Brooks :)
Oooooh, if you ever make it back and you’re near Oceanside, Laguna Beach, or Dana Point, let me know. I’d love to shell with you and meet you!
I highly advise you to visit Pismo beach if your in search of sand dollars and clams.
Looks like a nice night shelling excursion! You are always traveling, what type of work do you do? 🤷
Hi 👋 Thanks for watching! Yes...lots of traveling post covid! 5 or 6 trips a year. I do marketing :)
The risk for the reward. Jamie, what else is new? Your feet are always getting wet🤣 Robin great wipe out 🤣🤙 What a trooper.
Let us know when you are in Northern California again. I can give you some great places to go in the Monterey Bay Area.
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That mussel🎉 inside sort of kind of look like Abalone, don't you think?
The iridescent inner surface is common to many bivalves. It’s called nacre. Here is Florida we seen it often inside pen shells
That is the Monterey Bay
I live in So. Santa Cruz County so I’ll go looking for you. & ill send them to u.
I have many of those “top shells”. I think they are actually turbans. I can send you 2. Let me know if you’d like them.
If you want sand dollars the best place is Pacifica, california by the zoo
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