Shelling is a great way to enjoy a rather slow-paced way of passing the time while you’re in the beaches of Naples, Florida. And one of the prettier looking shells you can find along its sugary white sands are called the sand dollars. You’ll locate these rare beauties here and there amongst the shorelines. Be that as it may, the jackpot can be discovered frequently on the northern area of Bonita Beach. So, here’s the tip: drive north up Hickory Boulevard past Doc’s Beach House and take note of the Lee County shoreline. The parking spaces are exceptionally constrained at these access points, however, if you are lucky, you should be able to spot a parking area at Access #7 (if this comes up short, climb to #8 or #9 or turn to the greater parking zone at Access #10 and walk the shoreline going south).
Walk the shallow water and move north towards the skyscraper beachfront condos. Timing is everything when it comes to shelling which leads us to the second piece of the tip, go at low tide else, you won’t discover the sand dollars and you won’t see the sand bar that keeps running along the shoreline where they’re usually caught.
How would you know when it’s low tide? There is a smooth and geeky way of finding out and this is through a free app that you can download onto your cell phone. You can pick your most loved areas to discover the tides in real time. You’ll need the “Little Hickory Island” keyword for this area and mark it as a favorite so you can inquire effortlessly. The not-so-smooth and-geeky strategy but rather still dependable is to stop at Master Bait and Tackle at the edge of Bonita Beach Road and West Ave. on your way to the shoreline. They have a free month to month tide graphs that the anglers utilize. When you discover one sand dollar on this segment of shoreline, there will be numerous all the more close-by. On a few events, people can find about 100 amid one session of shelling.
Here are a couple of more useful tidbits for gathering sand dollars while in the beach:
Swim in the lower leg to knee-deep water along the sand bar that you’ll see running parallel with the shoreline. Also, watch where you walk, they pound effortlessly under your foot. Take note that they won’t all be sitting completely uncovered along these lines, look out for the the specific parts scarcely poking out from the sand. Delicately put a finger under the edge and lift.
When you return to your vehicle, you should be able to have a sack brimming with these. Delicately stack them in the palm of your hand until the point when you have to begin lining them along your arm. Best to put them level some place in the auto until the point that you return home, as well. One important thing to remember is on the off chance that a sand dollar is dim in shading and has fluff on it, it’s alive. Try not to take it. It’s illegal. Hopefully these nifty little tricks will help you get as much shells as you can the next time you’re in town. Happy shelling.
