What a gorgeous spiny jewel box with the side spikes ! I think that’s the best one yet ! You found some really unique shells today ! Thanks for the beach time! ❤
Cant say I blame the birds for standing facing the wind - who wants a cold wind blowin* up their bum!??! Lovely as usual, thank you. That Olive was indeed massive too. Nice selection at FM. Made me laugh at 55degrees. Hugs and stay safe xx
You are hot at 55 degrees F right? Well, I'm cold with anything below 70 degrees F 🤣 And very good point about cold wind up the bum!! It was a fun day but dang it was chilly. I'm glad winter only lasts about 6 weeks here!
Awwww such a beautiful day at the beach! Three weeks and I will be back in Fort Myers but to live this time! My husband and are delighted and overjoyed to make this move!
Good evening, Beach Angel! So relieved to hear that you suffered no ill effects from the last storm. Hope you find lots of goodies soon! Well, that orange edge on that lightning whelk is just gorgeous! That is a hugemongous sand dollar! You could use it at the dinner table! Looks like you're going to have a full set! Oh, what a day you're having! Low tide is so much fun, when you can get out onto the flats! You should bring some of those lightweight kitchen tongs to fish shells out of the water when it's cold. That really is a cool quahog! It just shows us how resilient life is under the sea. You go, girl, take all those pretty sand dollars you can find! You can use them to repair your roof if another hurricane comes calling! 😂 I don't think you've shown any scallops at all today! I know that they're a dime a dozen, but I still love them! We merfolk are always looking for a newer, more comfortable bra with better coverage! I personally tried a matched pair of Atlantic Cockles, but they weren't a good fit! Hey, you didn't find any, or so it appears from your end shot! No worries, I've got my own sunrise scallop on a cord about my neck. It reminds me that I am a child of the sea, no matter how far from home I wander. Thank you for taking us along with you. Maybe now I'll warm up. I got cold just watching you! Hope all of my fellow weekend beach bums have a great week and that you've finished your Christmas shopping. Much love from Rebecca, The Lost Mermaid 🧜🐚🌹❤️
LOL - that would be wonderful to build a home, or at least repair it using beach treasures! I actually need to finish up some xmas shopping, but I'll take care of that later on this week - still plenty of time - LOL! It was a "low" scallop day on Fort Myers but I'm hoping to make up for that this morning on Sanibel! After those storms I'm hoping there are some good treasures out there for us!
For the comfort of your hands... consider getting a few of those light and thin cotton glove liners, the "white glove dusting test" type, and cover with snug rubber gloves, like the dish washing type. You get some warmth from the liner and protection from the wind chafing and cold water. Plus the gauntlets keep water from getting in easily, unless you dunk your hands deep in the water, plus those rubber gloves are snug enough to dig with and pick up shells, etc.
Two suggestions for keeping your lower half warm in the water: wetsuit bottoms 1.5-2mm and waterproof socks (the brands I have are Randy Sun and SealSkinz). I used both earlier this month on Sanibel and stayed warm the whole time. I wore the socks with and without sandals.
Very nice assortment of shells today; & the Beach Time segment is always so welcome to us who long for the sight & sound of the ocean. Thank you for braving the chilly temps to share a beach walk with us. 🌊
My favourite time of the week ! Another awesome time at the beach with lovely critters and finding beautiful treasures like all those sand dollars and albino lightning welk ! I particularly loved the huge lettered olives they so awesome ! 🐚🐬🐠🩵
My favorite was the albino lightning whelk and the pretty patterns on the sand dollars. Love them all, thank you from Ohio for getting me on the beach while it's snowing here! ❤
Holy moly, Sharmon! ( : The designs on all these great sand dollars are unbelievably awesome! ( : Love the beach bowls! ( : everything's massive today! The olives are huge today! ( : I love the turkey wings! ( : Oh nice l, love angel wings too!! Sooo pretty! ( : Nice nutnegs too today! Wow! ( : OMGGGG! You found an albino lightning welk!! Holy moly! ( : So happy for you! ( :
That quahog is nuts! Crazy how resilient they are to such extensive damage. You scored some really nice lightning whelks, the orange one is stunning! And the albino whelks are so cool to find. Thanks for sharing and Happy Holidays!
Thank you for taking us out during the NON-prime shelling season. Your lessons are fun. The shells were Awesome. I was very surprised at the number of Spiny Jewel Boxes. That was incredible.. Not so many of the tiny shells.. Keep warm..
Loved the dramatic color differences among the welks, including the albino! What fun! Enjoyed the variety of other shells, too. Thank you for taking some trash off the beach!
Thank you Sharmon for, yet another, great day at the beach!! Love Sunday nights because of you and your shell adventures!! ❤️ I would have to say my favorite shells this week are the rose tellins. Those little pink shells make me 😁 happy! Looking forward to Christmas Eve with you next week and what Santa may bring you/us!!
How beautiful and I’m a Gulf Coast Girl myself. Since ‘95 my first visit to Sanibel/Captiva Island. Such a beautiful place..Merry Christmas All! 🕊️🎄☃️💕🙏🏻
Love the shells too! I went to the beach yesterday for shells and sunset! I had a guy ask me if you could eat the closed clams! I told him you can’t remove live shells from the beach, he dropped the shell like it was on fire! 😂
Hi there! I love watching your videos and love your shell finds. I got so excited for you when you found the whelks and those huge sand dollars. I finally have a couple weeks off of work and thanks to your videos I'm looking forward to traveling down to the Fort Meyers/Sanibel area to do some shelling next week.
Ohhhh, My Goodness!! I was reaching for my sweater while you were dipping into that chilly water! Brrr! Then I remembered I was sitting here on my couch in Indianapolis in the warmth while it's 28* outside. Another fantastic day at the beach, Shar!! This week has been so busy, making goodies for a Christmas party where hubster works. He'll be the cock of the walk with all those yummies. You definitely gathered up your share of Sand dollars. Please don't ever get tired of picking them up!! Thank you so much for taking me along. What treats will YOU discover on your Christmas Eve outing? I cannot wait for that video!! Just call me Tagalong!! See you Sunday, my beach friend! ❤
@@SWFBeachLife thank you so much Shar, my sweet Florida beach friend. I hope your Christmas will be filled with lots of hugs, love and family fun. See you Christmas eve?? I hope so. Big hugs from this Once upon a Time, Florida gal. One day I hope to get my toes back into the sand. 🌴🏖 🌴 Take care, sweetie. ❤🎄
Well, hello! I look forward to your videos every Sunday! I love when you come across the tiny shells. I saw the Wentletrap...18:15 on the video. Pause it and look at the bottom middle. Darn little thing. Bummer....hopefully you'll get one next time.😊 I hope you and your family have an incredible Christmas! 🎄
Hi Sharmon! Oh I really enjoyed this beach tour. You found so many cool treasures. My favorites included the albino lightning whelk and the orange one and one with caramel tips and dark fudgy looking lines, the crown conchs (especially the smaller ones with the bright color rings), those big nutmegs (I love the beaded look), that cool repaired quahog and especially the sand dollar with the darker pattern and the those hinged very spikey jewel boxes. (you could glue a pearl inside a hinged one and make a necklace). Looks like the you got lots of beachy presents. Have a Merry Christmas, my friend!
Dear Sharmon, Wow, I looked up the temperature in celsius: I was amazed that you didn't wear more clothes. Or a warm winter jacket. When it's below 10°C/50°F, I wear gloves and a scarf. And a big, warm coat. But I hate cold weather, I was born in the wrong country. 😂🥶 You are brave! And I can totally understand that you had to warm up after this beach trip. Thank you so much for defying the cold so we could enjoy your beach adventure!❤ And what a beautiful shells you have found!! You've got to love the albino lightning whelk. 🤩 And that huge lightning whelk as well. And all those huge sand dollars. I know that you will make them pretty after they've visited your special "spa". Same for the crown conches. I'm always surprised that you find them most of the time only in the mud. Even when they are deceased. But those pointy spikes with all the colors makes them so gorgeous! All in all such a great haul of beauties!! Thank you so much for taking us with you. And that you go out when it's freezing cold, while most people will sit with a cup of hot chocolate by the fireplace. That makes you a truly die-hard beach comber. And I admire you for that! Thank you for all your time and effort. ❤❤❤ I'm very curious about next weeks video. Shark teeth are very uncommon here in the Netherlands. I hope you have a blessed week. Hopefully not so cold, and filled with joy and happiness. Sending you a big hug and lots of love, xoxo ❤, Ilona Ps: I did receive your beautiful gift. ❤ Have you seen my email?😘
We moved to Florida to get away from the cold and snow. I will likely never shovel snow again, however I will probably get cold from time to time and that's okay. Someone recommended a heated vest, so if I really get cold I'll get myself one of them!!! I do have your email in my Inbox - which I will get to once I've read all the comments 😃
@@SWFBeachLife ❤️ OK, I was afraid it ended in your spam box. That has happened before when I sent an email. So, don't rush. Everything in its own time. 😘
Hi Sharmon! So thankful for my Sundays with you. Nice shells this trip. Beautiful sand dollars especially some of their patterns. The huge light olives were amazing and I love those nutmegs!! I can't wait to get back to Ft. MYERS again. I love it there. You have a wonderful Christmas and New Years!!
Such a great Ft Myers beach walk.. love those nutmegs.. would have loved that giant atlsntic cockle pair off to the left.. imagine the crowns cleaned up nice..😊
Hello I’ve been watching your video’s for over a year now & I always look forward to them. We stayed on Fort Myers Beach at the Royal Beach Club Resort in 2019. We were planning to go back the spring after hurricane Ian. Unfortunately the hurricane totaled the resort. The Royal Beach Resort was right down the beach from Times Square & the pier. I was wondering if in the videos of you collecting shells on Fort Myers Beach if it is near Times Square? I love Fort Myers Beach & hope we can vacation there again in the future. I totally understand why you love it there so much. Thanks for sharing your beach walks & shell collecting with us.
The only time I really go shelling near Times Square was if I had company in town and we wanted to be near the action. For the shells I go to the South end of the beach, towards Lovers Key. I have convinced myself all the good shells are at the south end of the island so that's where I normally go shelling on FMB.
Hi Sharman, just a quick note before I start the video. I hope and pray ALL is well there! I wasn't sure if the storms would hit y'all or not. I sure hope not honey. And if so, prayerfully NO tornados or water spouts. Thinking of y'all- Angie, Oklahoma, USA
I’m so excited to learn you’ll be in my neck of the woods next weekend. I grew up finding lots of sharks teeth at Micklers Beach. We just had a rare gale storm this weekend. I’m sure lots of sharks teeth found their way to the beach. I hope you’re successful with your hunt for those amazing sharks teeth. I assume you know they come in many shapes & sizes.
I hope that nasty storm didn't do any damage on your side of the state! Micklers Beach was awesome! It was so relaxing combing through the broken coquinas looking for teeth. And I didn't go home empty handed!
Thank you for sharing another great shelling adventure! You are definitely a shelling goddess! Can you tell me where I can get beach access on South Fort Meyers Beach? Also thank you for sharing this Fort Meyers Beach video as I will be there in less than two weeks! ❤️❤️
Thank you for another wonderful video! I’m hoping to go to Orlando for 2-3 days, the travel to your area for my own awesome shelling adventure in July!
Those WERE some honkin big sand dollars!! Yeah. I didn't bleach one of my sand dollars that had that cool pattern and I think the pattern's still there. Speaking of horse conchs, my friend Lisa found 2 good sized ones last week after a wind event. It was neg low tide and we rescued about 10 big live ones off the rocks (put them out past). She actually found 2 empty ones way out after that . I was already down the beach but got a picture later. Lol. I'm laughing because you won't EVER have enough crown conchs or ffc's to stop picking them up 😂 I can't believe all the albino whelks you find down there! I still haven't found one - just a ton of albino prickly cockles... Love the terns too. You had another great day at FMB. Seems you always do!😊 Thanks Sharmon! xxoo
FMB was good to me once again. Good for Lisa on saving those horse conchs - she was rewarded with her emptys! Yeah, I am ridiculous with the FFCs and crown conchs. They're just SO PRETTY! I would be in serious trouble if I lived any closer to the beach. I went out today and Sanibel had a few goodies after that storm too 😃
Hi Sharmon, I love your videos! I will be visiting the Sanibel / Fort Myers area in the middle of January this year. Can you tell me what the weather will be like at that time of year? I'm coming from Pennsylvania so I don't mind cold weather I was just curious how cold it could be.
It depends! It can be in the 40's/50's very early and it will warm up to maybe the 60's/70's - it's a hard to know so I always suggest dressing in layers!
I have watched you go to Fort Myers beach a lot of times. I’ve been watching you ever since you started your channel. I live in Texas but every so often I get to go to Florida and go shelling. We used to stay on Sanibel but last year we stayed on Marco Island and that was fun! This year our family is planning a trip to Florida again but this time we’re probably going to stay in Cape Coral. So I would like to go to Fort Myers Beach, Bunch beach and maybe Lover’s Key. I’ve seen your videos about all three places. Can you tell me where the best place to park is? I want to be sure to go to the right spots.
Sanibel has several beaches with parking so that's is up to you! Lovers Key is a state park so there is parking there too and Fort Myers Beach parking is really tough, but you can park at Bowman's and look for wentletraps!
Wow ! Do I live near Jax Beach and the shelling is just terrible !! I can’t wait to get back to the gulf side - yes, FMB area but wanted to wait alittle longer for recovery purposes
Shelling is fabulous and has been even since the hurricane. We're still recovering but the beaches are great. I visited Mickler's Landing a few weeks ago. Shark tooth hunting was awesome!
You could wear some of the latex gloves used for washing dishes to keep your hands dry and they’re thin enough to still be able to pick up even the tinys. Might help keep your hands warmer
Thank you so much for the tip! I went and finally purchased waterproof gloves. Hopefully they will work and help protect my hands a little when it's REALLY cold out there!
Can you show me on a map where you started your walk on the south end nd where you walked to when you turned around. I am trying to get my understanding
My 8 year old wanted to spend his 9th bday at Ft Myers because he’s on a mission to find a sand dollar. We are going in two weeks- any tips for a spot to go to help increase his chances of getting his bday wish come true?
😂 My husband walked into the room just in time to hear “Only Dead Things go home with me “ and he didn’t know that I was watching a shelling video. 🤭🤣 I had to quickly explain. Ha! All those sand dollars!!! I seem to only be able to find the living ones. I took an ecology tour years ago when my family went on a Girl Scout trip with my daughter’s troop. They showed us how to tell the living ones from the dead ones based on the hairs being present. Someone asked if it had hairs but they were not moving and it’s definitely all dried out, could you take that one. The tour teacher told us that those freshly dead ones would stink terribly if you took them home. I have only ever found 2 tiny little sand dollars that I could keep and they were smaller than a quarter and they broke before I got home with them. 🥹 Maybe on my next trip!
I have found those teeny, tiny sand dollars too and they are so fragile. Makes me wonder how on earth those critters get a chance to grow up and get big! And LOL on the dead things 😂
Right now I'm using short, waterproof lace up boots. I didn't buy them for shelling but the ones I did buy for shelling hurt my feet! I will probably just keep wearing these short boots until it warms up again. I walk too far to wear big boots or shoes that aren't comfortable 😃
Thanks for the response! With Hurricane Ian I never got out to shell in the Winter last year so now I'm trying to figure out what to wear in the cold water!!! @@SWFBeachLife
The resort is miles away from the part of the beach I like to go beachcombing at, so as far as I can tell the resort won't effect anything other than traffic when I'm trying to leave the island 😃
What a gorgeous spiny jewel box with the side spikes ! I think that’s the best one yet ! You found some really unique shells today ! Thanks for the beach time! ❤
Thank you for the great walk! Tons of treasures. Holy Sand Dollars! Have a great week. See you Sunday! XOXO
Cant say I blame the birds for standing facing the wind - who wants a cold wind blowin* up their bum!??! Lovely as usual, thank you. That Olive was indeed massive too. Nice selection at FM. Made me laugh at 55degrees. Hugs and stay safe xx
You are hot at 55 degrees F right? Well, I'm cold with anything below 70 degrees F 🤣 And very good point about cold wind up the bum!! It was a fun day but dang it was chilly. I'm glad winter only lasts about 6 weeks here!
55 is positively balmy lol. xx
@@cazee100 🤣🤣🤣
Thank you so much for this video, I always look forward to Sunday nights with your Beach walks .
Awwww such a beautiful day at the beach! Three weeks and I will be back in Fort Myers but to live this time! My husband and are delighted and overjoyed to make this move!
Congratulations neighbor! I hope you love it here as much as I do!
@@SWFBeachLife if it wasn’t for you I would have never known the beauty of SWF so from the bottom of my heart Thank you and Merry Christmas!
@@saraclark8611 Merry Christmas to you too! 🎄
Hello. I bought my husband a heated vest. He loves it. It work great. Thank you for all you do.
Heated vest - THANK YOU!!!
Good evening, Beach Angel! So relieved to hear that you suffered no ill effects from the last storm. Hope you find lots of goodies soon!
Well, that orange edge on that lightning whelk is just gorgeous!
That is a hugemongous sand dollar! You could use it at the dinner table! Looks like you're going to have a full set!
Oh, what a day you're having! Low tide is so much fun, when you can get out onto the flats! You should bring some of those lightweight kitchen tongs to fish shells out of the water when it's cold.
That really is a cool quahog! It just shows us how resilient life is under the sea. You go, girl, take all those pretty sand dollars you can find! You can use them to repair your roof if another hurricane comes calling! 😂
I don't think you've shown any scallops at all today! I know that they're a dime a dozen, but I still love them! We merfolk are always looking for a newer, more comfortable bra with better coverage! I personally tried a matched pair of Atlantic Cockles, but they weren't a good fit! Hey, you didn't find any, or so it appears from your end shot!
No worries, I've got my own sunrise scallop on a cord about my neck. It reminds me that I am a child of the sea, no matter how far from home I wander.
Thank you for taking us along with you. Maybe now I'll warm up. I got cold just watching you!
Hope all of my fellow weekend beach bums have a great week and that you've finished your Christmas shopping.
Much love from Rebecca,
The Lost Mermaid 🧜🐚🌹❤️
LOL - that would be wonderful to build a home, or at least repair it using beach treasures! I actually need to finish up some xmas shopping, but I'll take care of that later on this week - still plenty of time - LOL! It was a "low" scallop day on Fort Myers but I'm hoping to make up for that this morning on Sanibel! After those storms I'm hoping there are some good treasures out there for us!
For the comfort of your hands... consider getting a few of those light and thin cotton glove liners, the "white glove dusting test" type, and cover with snug rubber gloves, like the dish washing type. You get some warmth from the liner and protection from the wind chafing and cold water. Plus the gauntlets keep water from getting in easily, unless you dunk your hands deep in the water, plus those rubber gloves are snug enough to dig with and pick up shells, etc.
I may try that if the waterproof gloves I finally ordered don't work. It's time. Thank you for the gloves recommendation!
Thank you im new to shell collecting and enjoy learning about the shells .
Thank you. Just discovered your wonderful videos.
Thanks for watching!
😲 Wow! You need a bigger container for those sand dollars! What a special 🎁
I know I've lived her for over 4 years but I still can't pass up a good sand dollar!
Two suggestions for keeping your lower half warm in the water: wetsuit bottoms 1.5-2mm and waterproof socks (the brands I have are Randy Sun and SealSkinz). I used both earlier this month on Sanibel and stayed warm the whole time. I wore the socks with and without sandals.
Pretty shells I really like the lighting welks
you found pretty have fun😊
What a lovely video! Thanks for braving the cold and wind for us. You are the best!
Yaaay! I look so forward to these videos every single week.
Nice albino!! I'm totally jealous of the lightning with the orange aperture!! Fantastic!
PS: Happy Holidays!!
Those sand dollars were incredible!!! Just lovely 😊
Very nice assortment of shells today; & the Beach Time segment is always so welcome to us who long for the sight & sound of the ocean. Thank you for braving the chilly temps to share a beach walk with us. 🌊
My favourite time of the week ! Another awesome time at the beach with lovely critters and finding beautiful treasures like all those sand dollars and albino lightning welk ! I particularly loved the huge lettered olives they so awesome ! 🐚🐬🐠🩵
My favorite time of day!
Great to see you on Ft Myers beach. Beautiful scenes and educational. Always enjoy them!
Glad you like them!
Great finds this week
Makes me so happy to see the beauty 😊😊😊😊🐚🐚
My favorite was the albino lightning whelk and the pretty patterns on the sand dollars. Love them all, thank you from Ohio for getting me on the beach while it's snowing here! ❤
Thank you for coming to the beach with me!
Those are beautiful!
Hello Beach friend! Thanks for taking us along on your beach walk and shell hunt! 😃
Wow what a beautiful day! Thank you for sharing it with us! ❤
Holy moly, Sharmon! ( : The designs on all these great sand dollars are unbelievably awesome! ( :
Love the beach bowls! ( : everything's massive today! The olives are huge today! ( : I love the turkey wings! ( : Oh nice l, love angel wings too!! Sooo pretty! ( : Nice nutnegs too today! Wow! ( :
OMGGGG! You found an albino lightning welk!! Holy moly! ( : So happy for you! ( :
It was another fabulous day on Fort Myers Beach!
I can't WAIT till March when I can walk this beach among others!!! I've got the fever~~~~~
Another great video! Latex medical gloves are perfect for shelling in cold water.
Wonderful shells 🐚 ❤
Merry Christmas
Same to you!
That quahog is nuts! Crazy how resilient they are to such extensive damage. You scored some really nice lightning whelks, the orange one is stunning! And the albino whelks are so cool to find. Thanks for sharing and Happy Holidays!
Happy holidays to you too! I hope I can do some traveling like you in the future. I want to find tons of baby ears!
Love, love, love all the shells! So beautiful! My favorite is the spiney jewelbox. Thanks for letting me go with you.
Awesome day shelling!!!😊
Thank you! 🤗
Great trip beautiful prizes 🤩🤩🤩💖💖
Thank you! I hope you have a wonderful holiday season!
Thank you for taking us out during the NON-prime shelling season. Your lessons are fun. The shells were Awesome. I was very surprised at the number of Spiny Jewel Boxes. That was incredible.. Not so many of the tiny shells.. Keep warm..
Thanks for a fun Sunday beach walk, nice shelling
Loved the dramatic color differences among the welks, including the albino! What fun! Enjoyed the variety of other shells, too. Thank you for taking some trash off the beach!
Hitting the 🎰 of shells today! This shell haul size is huge!!! We'll done 🐚 🐚 🐚
Enjoyed the walk...Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to you too!
Love ft Meyers Beach 😊😊😊
Thank you Sharmon for, yet another, great day at the beach!! Love Sunday nights because of you and your shell adventures!! ❤️
I would have to say my favorite shells this week are the rose tellins. Those little pink shells make me 😁 happy!
Looking forward to Christmas Eve with you next week and what Santa may bring you/us!!
I can see why this is your favorite beach! What a great shelling day! Makes me wanna go there soon! ❤
How beautiful and I’m a Gulf Coast Girl myself. Since ‘95 my first visit to Sanibel/Captiva Island. Such a beautiful place..Merry Christmas All! 🕊️🎄☃️💕🙏🏻
Beautiful haul ❤
Thank you so much 😀
Love the shells too! I went to the beach yesterday for shells and sunset! I had a guy ask me if you could eat the closed clams! I told him you can’t remove live shells from the beach, he dropped the shell like it was on fire! 😂
People just don't know! I had no idea where shells came from 5 years ago. Crazy!
Hi there! I love watching your videos and love your shell finds. I got so excited for you when you found the whelks and those huge sand dollars. I finally have a couple weeks off of work and thanks to your videos I'm looking forward to traveling down to the Fort Meyers/Sanibel area to do some shelling next week.
Oh I hope you have wonderful luck while you are here. Happy shelling!
Nice finds
I can’t believe how many sand dollars you found! Great beach walk ♥️ what app do you use for the tides?
I use a free app called tides. I show you in this past video: th-cam.com/video/skpXEeeU9ZU/w-d-xo.html
You found some real beauties, Sharman!! Since YOU started me on my shelling journey. THANK YOU 🙏 WHO made you fall in love with shelling??? TTFN 👋🏼 ❤
Fort Myers Beach did her magic on me so it was the beach and the shells that made me want to learn more 🌴🌊🐚
That was a very enjoyable beach walk! The shell haul is, of course, fabulous and my favorite was all the sand dollars!
I lost a few but most of them made it home intact. I can't resist those sand dollars!
Hello SWF appreciate the cold trip to the beach, today.
Luv the crown conch, after it has it's ²nd row of points. Fabulous
Ohhhh, My Goodness!! I was reaching for my sweater while you were dipping into that chilly water! Brrr! Then I remembered I was sitting here on my couch in Indianapolis in the warmth while it's 28* outside. Another fantastic day at the beach, Shar!! This week has been so busy, making goodies for a Christmas party where hubster works. He'll be the cock of the walk with all those yummies. You definitely gathered up your share of Sand dollars. Please don't ever get tired of picking them up!! Thank you so much for taking me along. What treats will YOU discover on your Christmas Eve outing? I cannot wait for that video!! Just call me Tagalong!! See you Sunday, my beach friend! ❤
I hope you give yourself what sounds like a deserved break and I further hope you have a wonderful Christmas with your family! 🎄
@@SWFBeachLife thank you so much Shar, my sweet Florida beach friend. I hope your Christmas will be filled with lots of hugs, love and family fun. See you Christmas eve?? I hope so. Big hugs from this Once upon a Time, Florida gal. One day I hope to get my toes back into the sand. 🌴🏖 🌴 Take care, sweetie. ❤🎄
Well, hello! I look forward to your videos every Sunday! I love when you come across the tiny shells. I saw the Wentletrap...18:15 on the video. Pause it and look at the bottom middle. Darn little thing. Bummer....hopefully you'll get one next time.😊 I hope you and your family have an incredible Christmas! 🎄
I saw lots of fly speck ceriths, but no wentletraps 😃 I hope you and yours have a wonderful holiday as well!! 🎄
Beautiful beach time as always and I can't wait to see the shark teeth you find!
I didn't go home empty handed!
Yay! @@SWFBeachLife 🦈
Hi Sharmon! Oh I really enjoyed this beach tour. You found so many cool treasures. My favorites included the albino lightning whelk and the orange one and one with caramel tips and dark fudgy looking lines, the crown conchs (especially the smaller ones with the bright color rings), those big nutmegs (I love the beaded look), that cool repaired quahog and especially the sand dollar with the darker pattern and the those hinged very spikey jewel boxes. (you could glue a pearl inside a hinged one and make a necklace). Looks like the you got lots of beachy presents. Have a Merry Christmas, my friend!
Interesting idea about the pearl!!
Merry Christmas to you too Miriam!
OMG I wish I could just drive down there ! Nice finds
Dear Sharmon,
Wow, I looked up the temperature in celsius: I was amazed that you didn't wear more clothes. Or a warm winter jacket.
When it's below 10°C/50°F, I wear gloves and a scarf. And a big, warm coat. But I hate cold weather, I was born in the wrong country. 😂🥶
You are brave! And I can totally understand that you had to warm up after this beach trip.
Thank you so much for defying the cold so we could enjoy your beach adventure!❤
And what a beautiful shells you have found!! You've got to love the albino lightning whelk. 🤩 And that huge lightning whelk as well.
And all those huge sand dollars. I know that you will make them pretty after they've visited your special "spa". Same for the crown conches. I'm always surprised that you find them most of the time only in the mud. Even when they are deceased. But those pointy spikes with all the colors makes them so gorgeous!
All in all such a great haul of beauties!!
Thank you so much for taking us with you. And that you go out when it's freezing cold, while most people will sit with a cup of hot chocolate by the fireplace.
That makes you a truly die-hard beach comber. And I admire you for that!
Thank you for all your time and effort. ❤❤❤
I'm very curious about next weeks video. Shark teeth are very uncommon here in the Netherlands.
I hope you have a blessed week. Hopefully not so cold, and filled with joy and happiness.
Sending you a big hug and lots of love, xoxo ❤, Ilona
Ps: I did receive your beautiful gift. ❤ Have you seen my email?😘
We moved to Florida to get away from the cold and snow. I will likely never shovel snow again, however I will probably get cold from time to time and that's okay. Someone recommended a heated vest, so if I really get cold I'll get myself one of them!!!
I do have your email in my Inbox - which I will get to once I've read all the comments 😃
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OK, I was afraid it ended in your spam box. That has happened before when I sent an email.
So, don't rush. Everything in its own time. 😘
love your videos...
Thank you!
Hi Sharmon! So thankful for my Sundays with you. Nice shells this trip. Beautiful sand dollars especially some of their patterns. The huge light olives were amazing and I love those nutmegs!! I can't wait to get back to Ft. MYERS again. I love it there. You have a wonderful Christmas and New Years!!
A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you too!
Such a great Ft Myers beach walk.. love those nutmegs.. would have loved that giant atlsntic cockle pair off to the left.. imagine the crowns cleaned up nice..😊
My sister has Fort Meyers shelling on her bucket list. Now I do too. I'm going to subscribe.
Welcome aboard!
We're coming down in two weeks. I think we have lodging on middle gulf. Hope to eat at doc fords again.
Hello I’ve been watching your video’s for over a year now & I always look forward to them. We stayed on Fort Myers Beach at the Royal Beach Club Resort in 2019. We were planning to go back the spring after hurricane Ian. Unfortunately the hurricane totaled the resort. The Royal Beach Resort was right down the beach from Times Square & the pier. I was wondering if in the videos of you collecting shells on Fort Myers Beach if it is near Times Square? I love Fort Myers Beach & hope we can vacation there again in the future. I totally understand why you love it there so much. Thanks for sharing your beach walks & shell collecting with us.
The only time I really go shelling near Times Square was if I had company in town and we wanted to be near the action. For the shells I go to the South end of the beach, towards Lovers Key. I have convinced myself all the good shells are at the south end of the island so that's where I normally go shelling on FMB.
Hi Sharman, just a quick note before I start the video. I hope and pray ALL is well there! I wasn't sure if the storms would hit y'all or not. I sure hope not honey. And if so, prayerfully NO tornados or water spouts. Thinking of y'all- Angie, Oklahoma, USA
We did okay as far as I've heard and I didn't get any tornado alerts! I'm going to go out to the beach in a few and see for myself!
@@SWFBeachLife How were things? Glad no tornado alerts!!
@@AngieJames4172 All is well. Beaches flooded a bit but all things considered we’re good. Merry Christmas!
Wonderful to hear all is well. Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year! @@SWFBeachLife
Tiny Shells are My favorite when I am in Sanibel
I’m so excited to learn you’ll be in my neck of the woods next weekend. I grew up finding lots of sharks teeth at Micklers Beach. We just had a rare gale storm this weekend. I’m sure lots of sharks teeth found their way to the beach. I hope you’re successful with your hunt for those amazing sharks teeth. I assume you know they come in many shapes & sizes.
I hope that nasty storm didn't do any damage on your side of the state! Micklers Beach was awesome! It was so relaxing combing through the broken coquinas looking for teeth. And I didn't go home empty handed!
Great beach finds, thanks again for sharing. When was this, November?
I filmed this on November 29th.
Thank you for sharing another great shelling adventure! You are definitely a shelling goddess!
Can you tell me where I can get beach access on South Fort Meyers Beach? Also thank you for sharing this Fort Meyers Beach video as I will be there in less than two weeks! ❤️❤️
Shoot me an email at swfbeachlife@gmail.com
Thank you for another wonderful video! I’m hoping to go to Orlando for 2-3 days, the travel to your area for my own awesome shelling adventure in July!
Orlando is only about a 3 hour drive - I've done day trips to beaches that are 3 hours away - totally doable!
@@SWFBeachLife wow! Only 3 hours? That’s awesome!
Wow you won the sand dollar jackpot. Those are huge
Those WERE some honkin big sand dollars!! Yeah. I didn't bleach one of my sand dollars that had that cool pattern and I think the pattern's still there. Speaking of horse conchs, my friend Lisa found 2 good sized ones last week after a wind event. It was neg low tide and we rescued about 10 big live ones off the rocks (put them out past). She actually found 2 empty ones way out after that . I was already down the beach but got a picture later. Lol. I'm laughing because you won't EVER have enough crown conchs or ffc's to stop picking them up 😂 I can't believe all the albino whelks you find down there! I still haven't found one - just a ton of albino prickly cockles... Love the terns too. You had another great day at FMB. Seems you always do!😊 Thanks Sharmon! xxoo
FMB was good to me once again. Good for Lisa on saving those horse conchs - she was rewarded with her emptys! Yeah, I am ridiculous with the FFCs and crown conchs. They're just SO PRETTY! I would be in serious trouble if I lived any closer to the beach. I went out today and Sanibel had a few goodies after that storm too 😃
Hoping to see you shelling one day !
You never know! I'm out there all the time!
@SWFBeachLife We'll be at Ft. Myers Beach from New Years Eve until January 4th. I'll be on the lookout! 😀
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wonderful , thankyou lots, what do you do with your sea shells that you collect
I get that question a lot, so I made a video about it: th-cam.com/video/GZQVCKCJQZk/w-d-xo.html
Hi Sharmon, I love your videos!
I will be visiting the Sanibel / Fort Myers area in the middle of January this year. Can you tell me what the weather will be like at that time of year? I'm coming from Pennsylvania so I don't mind cold weather I was just curious how cold it could be.
It depends! It can be in the 40's/50's very early and it will warm up to maybe the 60's/70's - it's a hard to know so I always suggest dressing in layers!
I have watched you go to Fort Myers beach a lot of times. I’ve been watching you ever since you started your channel. I live in Texas but every so often I get to go to Florida and go shelling. We used to stay on Sanibel but last year we stayed on Marco Island and that was fun! This year our family is planning a trip to Florida again but this time we’re probably going to stay in Cape Coral. So I would like to go to Fort Myers Beach, Bunch beach and maybe Lover’s Key. I’ve seen your videos about all three places. Can you tell me where the best place to park is? I want to be sure to go to the right spots.
Sanibel has several beaches with parking so that's is up to you! Lovers Key is a state park so there is parking there too and Fort Myers Beach parking is really tough, but you can park at Bowman's and look for wentletraps!
I took a month long trip to Fort Myers and Captiva for shelling in July…I’m from Minnesota and it’s 15°F right now. Dreaming of going back 😭
Stay warm beach friend!
You make me want to move there❤
Wow ! Do I live near Jax Beach and the shelling is just terrible !! I can’t wait to get back to the gulf side - yes, FMB area but wanted to wait alittle longer for recovery purposes
Shelling is fabulous and has been even since the hurricane. We're still recovering but the beaches are great. I visited Mickler's Landing a few weeks ago. Shark tooth hunting was awesome!
Is the South end of Fort Myers beach near Bunche Beach or away from Bunche Beach Thanks for the info. Love your videos.
Bunche Beach shares the bay with the north end of Fort Myers Beach, however Bunche and Fort Myers Beach are not very close together.
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Micklers Beach, is my beach{like yours is Fort Myers) I hope you find lots of shark's teeth. Lovely shells on todays very cold walk, thanks Sharmon.
I had to ask some locals for help, but after that I did find some of those teeth!
@@SWFBeachLife Good, I am glad they helped!
Thank you for another great trip! I could almost feel how cold your hands were, but it didn’t stop you. ❤️🐚
What do you use for a shell bag ? How big is it ? We’re heading to Fort Myers in February specifically to go shelling !
I use this one: www.swflshellguide.com/product-page/shelling-bag-seashells-of-swfl-round-mesh
I’ve seen several weather alerts for your area, sure hope all is ok!
We got some rain down here but all is well!
Its a Fly Speck Cerith (Cerif)? Oh, darn. Its hard to tell on a phone screen!
You could wear some of the latex gloves used for washing dishes to keep your hands dry and they’re thin enough to still be able to pick up even the tinys. Might help keep your hands warmer
Thank you so much for the tip! I went and finally purchased waterproof gloves. Hopefully they will work and help protect my hands a little when it's REALLY cold out there!
Can you show me on a map where you started your walk on the south end nd where you walked to when you turned around. I am trying to get my understanding
Following along!
following. Also ideas for where to park or if taking the shuttle where to get off and what beach access to use......thank you!
Sorry I can't post images here in the Video comment section!
I would tell the trolly to drop you at Beach Bay Lane - there is beach access a little bit to your north from there.
Just made our Captiva house reservations for June 24!
Captiva has a special place in my heart. I fell in love with it when I read The Lion’s Paw when I was a little girl.
Getting busy😂😂
My 8 year old wanted to spend his 9th bday at Ft Myers because he’s on a mission to find a sand dollar. We are going in two weeks- any tips for a spot to go to help increase his chances of getting his bday wish come true?
Cover as much beach as you can and try at low tide. They are definitely out there right now!
😂 My husband walked into the room just in time to hear “Only Dead Things go home with me “ and he didn’t know that I was watching a shelling video. 🤭🤣 I had to quickly explain. Ha! All those sand dollars!!! I seem to only be able to find the living ones. I took an ecology tour years ago when my family went on a Girl Scout trip with my daughter’s troop. They showed us how to tell the living ones from the dead ones based on the hairs being present. Someone asked if it had hairs but they were not moving and it’s definitely all dried out, could you take that one. The tour teacher told us that those freshly dead ones would stink terribly if you took them home. I have only ever found 2 tiny little sand dollars that I could keep and they were smaller than a quarter and they broke before I got home with them. 🥹 Maybe on my next trip!
I have found those teeny, tiny sand dollars too and they are so fragile. Makes me wonder how on earth those critters get a chance to grow up and get big! And LOL on the dead things 😂
Great video! What kind of boots do you recommend? I’m ready to hit FMB!
Right now I'm using short, waterproof lace up boots. I didn't buy them for shelling but the ones I did buy for shelling hurt my feet! I will probably just keep wearing these short boots until it warms up again. I walk too far to wear big boots or shoes that aren't comfortable 😃
Thanks for the response! With Hurricane Ian I never got out to shell in the Winter last year so now I'm trying to figure out what to wear in the cold water!!!
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@@amygerrish938 Lots and lots of layers!
Do you think the tourists from the New Margaritaville there on Ft Myers will affect your shelling?
The resort is miles away from the part of the beach I like to go beachcombing at, so as far as I can tell the resort won't effect anything other than traffic when I'm trying to leave the island 😃
Those weren't sand dollars. Those were sand hundred dollar bills!
🤣🤣🤣 Wish I had thought of that!
Is this by the pier or further south? Where do you park?
This pier is on the south end of the island. There are public parking spots along Estero Blvd that you can park.
Sand dollar day at the beach.
great sand dollars.
Playtex gloves and wellies
The wellies I bought aren't comfortable 😭 I did however buy some waterproof gloves!
Which beach do u go to?
I visited the south end of the island of Fort Myers Beach