Sanibel sea shells. Two beaches, one fun day of exploring beaches and shelling techniques.

Sanibel sea shells. Two beaches, one fun day of exploring beaches and shelling techniques.

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SWF Beach Life
Aug 12, 2025

Sanibel sea shells are famous the world over but sometimes it's harder to find the "good stuff" than other times. I wanted to visit a new beach, so I checked out Tarpon Bay Beach (Tarpon Bay Beach, 111 Tarpon Bay Rd, Sanibel, FL 33957) which was much nicer than I expected!

I wanted to check out this new beach to see if there was anything here that would compel me to go back. If the shelling was fantastic I might have chanced getting a ticket for overstaying my welcome but the shelling was just "meh" so I headed over to a beach I had good luck on a few days ago and a beach that I could park for as long as I wanted :) Bowman's Beach, Sanibel.

Sanibel sea shells are so fun to hunt down. I came thiiiiiiis close to getting my giant horse conch but it wasn't meant to be. I'm going to have to keep hunting.

I hope you enjoy your time with me while you go virtual shelling and I hope you learn a thing or two about the amazing Southwest Florida beaches I visit.

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