Low Tide Shelling in Marco Island Florida. My secret spot that you can only get to at low tide! 

I can't help myself! As much as I love these shells, without the critters we wouldn't have any. The beach provide so many things to love! ❤️🐚

So I was at honeymoon island in Dunedin and there was this drying up Tide pool with with sea slugs in it and we took 45 minutes to Look for every Sea slug and we Saved them All then 2 days later the tide pool was dried up and then we noticed that we saved them all

I think that is a perfect spot for a shark eye! I was actually really surprised it was the whole shell. They always trick me! Well, almost always trick me 🤗 I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

You are so very welcome! Thank you for coming along with me!

It’s absolutely crazy amazing here! I love sharing my beach exploring! Thank you for watching!

Thank you so much! I love sharing my experiences and all the fabulous goodies I find! ❤️🐚

Those FFCs were everywhere! And the little ones were so pretty! I hope you have a wonderful week! and sending you lots of positive energy! ❤️

Thank you so much for coming along with me! ❤️🐚

Someone said it was beach karma - do something kind and the beach goddesses will give a reward. I love that! I am a sucker for critters and enjoy learning about them and seeing them "out in the wild." I found a creature that I've never seen before alive and can't wait to share in an upcoming video!

@@SWFBeachLife exciting!

I know that alphabet cone is gorgeous, but I just love the way I found the shark eye. Being curious pays off sometimes! Sending you love and healthy thoughts from Florida! 🌴🌊❤️🐚

Congrats on the rose petal tellins! Isn't it awesome when you find something you've been hunting for? I will eventually experience all the tours myself but haven't been on that one yet. I have learned to try to not pick up the FFCs until I'm heading off the beach. Those beauties are heavy!

That's wonderful! I hope you find everything you're looking for when you come!

I was really hoping this special spot would be awesome and it was! Can't wait to share the rest of the goodies I find. Thanks for coming along and Happy Thanksgiving!

Beach karma - that is a great way to put it and it really doesn't get much better than that! ❤️🐚

You are very welcome! It's going to get a wee bit chilly soon but it won't stop me from going to the beach!

Welcome aboard! I share a new beachwalk every Sunday! I hope you learn something about the beaches, shells and critters as you come along with me on my walks!

@@SWFBeachLife thank you for the welcome❤

I'm glad I can get you to the beach safely 🤗 I feel so awful so many people have had to stay away. I'm glad I can still give you a little bit of beach time. I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Oh thank you so much! The beachcombing event was super fun and being able to interact with some of my subscribers in real time was awesome! Thank so much for watching my videos!

Glad you enjoyed it 🤗

I'm hoping other shellers that might now the secret spot don't hate me for sharing! I always appreciate when other people give hints and tricks and tips and I really want people to enjoy their time here so if I can help just a little, my job is done 😅I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Thank you so much for coming along with me!

I hope that's true! Thanks so much for coming along with me!

"IF" you're crazy for the great way you hunt shells...I say you're "THE BEST KIND OF CRAZY!!" LOVE YOUR WAY OF EXPLAINING ALONG YOUR WAY!! YOU'RE THE BEST!! from a landlocked fan! Anita in Indiana..(24° , rainy, and miserable) Thanks for bringing warmth to my day!!!

@@SWFBeachLife believe it or not I am from Marco island. Well born in Naples raised on goodland spent much of my childhood on the beach in marco. My mom and aunt liked the south end because they could sunbathe topless (no tan lines haha) without worrying about anyone coming along. It was cool watching this. Took me all the way back. I was maybe 2 I think when we went down there once and my mom was getting some sun Santa I was climbing around in those rocks, made my way out a good way and I remember it clearly.. . I could see what I thought were more rocks of don't kind able they seemed to be moving. Swimming. I was looking at sting rays as it turned out. There were Dozens to put a loose conservative number on them but if I'm honest about it I think it was more like hundreds of them. My poor mother nearly died of heart failure scrambling over the rocks to grab me up... Funny how everything down in that little hidey-hole things look mostly the same. The island is unrecognizable in large part but there's still that one place that remains unchanged. .. from that place you would have had a view also of the lump. Pompano lump. When my mother passed last year we spread her ashes there and did some fantastic shelling. Or was pretty amazing.

@@HarmoniMcG What a story! I would have had a heart attack too if my kid was near all those rays! Of course I have seen the rays like that in the dozens (cow nose rays) and they are just gorgeous. The island is very, very built up, but the beaches are still gorgeous and I always look forward to spending time in that area. Thank you so much for sharing your story. I wish I could have seen what the area looked like back then.

I keep a whole bunch of my shells in candy dishes! There really is something delicious about them. I hope you enjoyed your coffee and ice cream (sounds like the perfect breakfast to me!) and I thank you for taking the time to watch my beach walks, as well as leave a lovely comment. I hope you have a fabulous Thanksgiving too!

Happy Thanksgiving Donna! ❤️

That's awesome! I hope you have a fantastic time and find lots of goodies when you get here!

I watched one of his videos and made a bee-line over to John MacArthur state park, which is where I think he was. It was North Palm Beach and I found a lot of fabulous shells but nothing like that crazy awesome day he had. I will try it again next year after a storm. I would LOVE to find even half of the things he was finding!

You are so right! Hunting for shells and discovering the bounty of the beach is one of my favorite things. And I'm so lucky to be able to share it! Thank you for watching!

You got that right! Thanks so much for coming along with me!

Thanks for coming along and hope you have a nice Thanksgiving!

@@SWFBeachLife You too!❤

Thank you so much for the kind words! It was a very different experience being in front of the camera and I really enjoyed interacting with everyone. I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving too!

Right?! I just can't resist them!

LOL - Costco is brutal! Especially this time of year. I'm glad I could give you some "down time" at the beach 🤗 Thank you for watching!

Awesome, thank you!

The beach can really be a such a magical place. Thank you so much for coming along with me!

Thank you so much for watching!

If I win the lottery, I know exactly where I'm moving! Well, I know exactly where one of my condos will be 😅 Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to you too Sally!

Thanks for coming along with me! 🐚

You are so welcome! Thanks for coming along with me!

You are so very welcome!

Thank you for coming along with me on my beach walks! I have to admit, winter in Florida is a bit better than winters up north!

Welcome aboard! I can't seem to keep myself away from the beach so by all means, come with me!

I don't miss those NJ winters! Just last night while going for a quick walk in my flip flops, shorts and t-shirt, I said to myself I can't believe it's the end of December. I feel so lucky to have chosen to live here and I love sharing the beaches and all the things I'm learning along the way. Thank you for coming along!

Well I hope when you do come you find everything you're looking for! And thank you for supporting my addiction 😅🐚

I am SO fortunate and quite determined to share all the amazing experiences I get to have. Thank YOU for coming along with me!

Thank you so much! Happy Thanksgiving to you too!

Not every day is like this, but this one little spot is such a treasure trove of goodies! It might be even better since you can't really access it all that often. Thanks so much for coming along with me and Happy Thanksgiving to you too!

There are some days when I pinch myself that I get to live here and share all the cool things I experience at the beach. And it amazes me that every time I pick up a shell I'm excited to see what it is and what condition it's in. I definitely have a shell-problem 😅 But hey, if you're going to have a problem, I think having an addiction to shells might be okay!

@@SWFBeachLife I dream of living there. I just booked a condo on Sanibel for a week in May. I'm planning on taking a shelling tour to Marco Island. I'm hoping one of my friends will be with me. If not, I don't mind going solo.

@@gailyahodnett6743 You might find some good deals that time of year too!

Thanks for watching and I hope you have a nice Thanksgiving too!

Glad you like them! Thank you so much for watching!

Welcome aboard! I share a new beach walk every Sunday so we'll be doing a whole lot of exploring in 2022!

Those FFCs are more varies than even the scallops me thinks. Can't get enough - thank you so much for coming along!

I've never shelled anywhere other than Florida and I have to admit I'm pretty spoiled. So many beaches with so many awesome things to experience! You should plan a trip! Summers are dead down here!

You are so very welcome! Tigertail is always accessible and it's a great place to find shells too!

Thank you! I was so very happy with that big ol' shark eye!

I love those juveniles - they have such fantastic colors!

Oh those little sand dollars must be precious! Thank you for coming along with me on my beach walk!

You are welcome to come along any time!

Glad you enjoy it!

Thank YOU so much for watching!

I've heard Honeymoon Island is where all the chestnut turbans are and you can find operculums there too! I hope you get to go and you find lots of those gorgeous FFC when you get there! Happy Thanksgiving!

Welcome aboard! I bring a new video every Sunday and there always seems to be fun things to discover!

Yeah , the old days had so many good times. I grew up in Boca Raton Fl, we used to park on the beach dunes, swim and snorkel all day, rarely saw other people . Water was clean and no one bothered you. Times have changed.

That sounds like it must have been amazing. What magical memories you must have!

Wow. That must have been incredible. I can only imagine the awesome stories you must have!

Thanks for coming along with me Georgia! ❤️🐚

It's such a great concentration of shells all pushed into one spot. It's awesome! Getting around that jetty can be a little perilous, but I've purchased a water proof backpack so I can pretty much swim around it if I have to 😅 I hope the next time you visit you find fantastic shells again! 🐚

I love those Juv FFCs so much they have their own little glass jar. I might need a bigger one - LOL! ❤️

I only stopped at Cabbage Key once on a location scout work trip and didn't get off the boat but I'd love to have a cheeseburger over there one of these days!

My kids also had hermit crabs as pets - I thought they were pretty awesome. That was way before I knew anything about shells. Now I want a salt water tank so I can have some snails as pets!

The way I figure, if you're going to have an addition, collecting shells isn't the worst one to have 🤗 It's healthy to get out on the beach and walk, bend and spend time outdoors and you get FREE goodies from the ocean. I wish that little strip of beach in Marco was accessible more, but I guess it makes it even more special 🐚

The shelling in Marco has been off the charts! I hope you have a fabulous time when you're here!