Honeymoon Island, Florida - SHELL HAUL!

While I appreciate your love for Florida and showcasing our beautifully unique environments, among all the states, I also find your video so sad I could cry. We have lost so much! I am a native Floridian, at least as much as one can be without being born here. My family moved here in 1959; I was 2. It has been the home of all my youthful memories and my home of record ever since. My grandfather used to take me to area beaches after our hurricanes or particularly hard summer thunder storms throughout the 1960s. The shells we found on Pass-a-Grille Beach alone put to shame the shells you celebrate today on Honeymoon Island. I especially remember the enormous and complete, fully colored conch shells dredged up and shoved to land by these storms' powerful waves. Easily 9- to 10-inches across at the crowns and longer in lengths! In my youthful innocence and ignorance, I imagined these explorations and wonderful discoveries would always be a part of my life. Just as I thought the natural, high sandy dunes and thick stretches of sea oats and grasses, set among tall palms and towering pines, would always last. But, of course, they did not. Just as so much of Florida has changed just within my lifetime. The ever-growing numbers of residents and continual concrete construction have forever changed the landscapes of my youth. I appreciate the necessity and the inevitability of progress. But I also very much GRIEVE the lost Florida of my childhood. Please, CONTINUE to record the Florida you experience. Your films not only inspire your audience but may be the records of what we've lost in future, if we don't better cherish and care for our Florida today!

What a wonderful morning beach stroll❤ After years of collecting I have most of the shells you found. Learned some new names. And maybe I don’t have to go to Florida after all. Thanks for the video. Shell sated this morning.

That was sincerly so serene for me to watch❣ That bit at the end sure was interesting too. Oyster shell really was stunning. I was surprized to see that little (screwdriver?), pick off the barnacles without scratching the shell. Thankyou for making this longer too❣❣🥰 = Hugs

Came on You Tube and found your video and thought "Learn the name of the seashell 101" class and sat back to enjoy the view, and, of course, the music. Nothing new was learned, but what a gorgeous catch of shells! Love when you talk about the areas you visit and the shells...might have to freeze your face and take a picture for my shelling wall! Friends have asked where I get my knowledge of the shell names and I tell them from my friend and teacher, Brian...I also steer them to your videos but don't know if they take the time to absorb the beauty of the videos. Anyway, thanx once again for letting me tag along on yet another shelling adventure...have to get ready for the Adam Swanson concert this evening; 6:00 MST on you tube...rag time pianist...Oh!...and thanx again....all in 4K!

Great video Brian. Beach was wonderful. Honeymoon Island on my bucket list. I have never been there. Awesome shells!! Thanks for a lovely adventure!

Honeymoon Island is gorgeous with the white sand and the blue gulf water! Never been there. Loved the variety and colors of the shells from brown, gold, russet, oranges and white. Thanks for taking us along with you!

I love Honeymoon Island! It’s hard to find shells near Tampa, but Honeymoon Island always delivers. The island always has an abundance of chestnut turbans - you can collect handfuls of them, and you’ll also find their operculums! I usually find a few longspined star shells, every time I visit - but I’ve never found one with the spines still intact. What a great find. I’m also shocked at all the albino prickly cockles you found. It looks like you had a wonderful day! Thank you for taking us shelling with you! The views and sound of the waves were awesome!

Outstanding...these treasures made me happy! I love cockles and all those albinos! Great to see the cleaning segment too.. honeymoon island is a bucket list for me!

Great video! I would’ve came off the island with a jar full of chestnut turbins. Star spine shells are amazing!

Beautiful video and so many lovely shells. Thank you for sharing 😃

Just was there yesterday! Nice selection of shells! Keep walking towards the north end!!

Those pockets are trees are AWESOME for shelling!

Great job Brian! Happy you did well! It was great running into you that day. You actually found a couple of nutmegs which I seldom find, but there have been quite a few albino prickly cockles come in. You also found some great star shells! All in all my park treated you well. And yes it's cool being the only one at the north end!😁

I truly hate it whenever your vlogs end, I love them so so much 🐚❤️ I’ve been so fortunate to visit Honeymoon Island twice in the last few months and the long-spined star shells did not dissappoint 😊. Thank you for your content, it’s magical xxx

Sorry I could only “like” this video because I loved it. Haven’t been to HMI yet but it looks like all my favorite shells 🐚 are there! Thanks Brian!!

Stunning purple fighting conch.

Beautiful,I have to chk this island out.Don’t live to far away.Some good finds.Sanibel still has my ❤️

Great video!

This beautiful video made my soul happy watching this is so peaceful and calming ! Love to see all the wonderful shells and live critter friends ! Thank you for sharing ! 😎🐚🏖️💛

Fabulous finds and beach was gorgeous !! Thank you for sharing.