Egmont Key, Florida - a day of Shelling and exploring!

On this adventure we visit Egmont Key State Park in St.Petersburg, Florida! Egmont Key is a barrier island that is accessible only by boat and guards the entrance to Tampa Bay. The island is steeped in fascinating history including it's use by the Seminole Tribe of Native Americans as well as housing remnants of an antiquated military bunker used during the Civil and Spanish-American War.
We'll explore the beautiful shores(and interior) of this unique place and collect some beautiful seashells along the way!
Egmont Key information:
Egmont Key State Park: www.floridastateparks.org/par...
Hubbard's Marina Egmont Key Ferry(how I got here!): www.hubbardsmarina.com/egmont...

[@57sunflower]

Love the scallops!

[@bobbienielsen6860]

Absolutely beautiful day, beach, and sky! Thank you for taking us along. Please don't walk in the middle of the pile when you can walk just next to it.

[@ksjones687]

Love your videos. I live in West Virginia. I love North Carolina Beaches and have been fortunate to have lots of shells from my adventures there. I experience the ocean through your videos. Thx

[@solaceinshelling6552]

Thank you so very much for watching - perhaps I can make a trip to NC sometime to shell there!

[@LeabharCailin]

We’re headed to Egmont Key in a month and hope to find a few shells. Thanks for identifying them...for someone from the Midwest I had no idea about the names and the variety. Cheers!

[@solaceinshelling6552]

Thanks for watching - I am sure you'll have an amazing time!

[@SWFBeachLife]

You did a great job showing how beautiful Egmont Key is! And I think you also found a boring turretsnail with those augurs you found. Very cool! Isn't it amazing how many great shells people might miss? Never give up! You found some great goodies. Keep up the good work!

[@solaceinshelling6552]

Hello! Thank you very much for such great feedback - Egmont Key really is a unique place! Now, I know what those Turrets are, thanks for the ID!

[@Lisa.Sparkman]

Another beautiful artistic video! I just love seeing the shelling adventures through your lens. Thank you so much.

[@solaceinshelling6552]

Hello, you are welcome along any time!

[@seasea11]

Very nice video! Beautiful how you put it together.

[@nenishere24]

Wow that was so nice! Beautiful place to shell! The white sands of Florida take my breath away! I'm a sea glass collector and I completely understand the bit of panic felt when you've taken time away from responsibilities to go combing, and you get there to find others who have gotten there earlier! Early bird rule!! Thanks for the beautiful video!

[@solaceinshelling6552]

Thanks so much for coming along!

[@j.roach-evans1010]

So many pretty shells! Excellent video 😍 love the underwater shots and through the grasses...makes me wanna go!

[@solaceinshelling6552]

Thank you! Always love your feedback!

[@shellstories]

Great shots and cool finds too! Purplish semele always a very nice find :)

[@solaceinshelling6552]

Thank you - I was able to properly ID this shell because of you!

[@beachcomber808]

Great Florida Shelling! Looks like a nice time. Thanks 🐚🧜🏻‍♀️😃

[@solaceinshelling6552]

Hi Denise, thanks for coming along!

[@lynetteswinburn5408]

As a kid, I used to sit right at the waterline and sift through the shells. You're right, it pays to look closely. Florida shells rock!

[@solaceinshelling6552]

Hey Lynette, ironically that's the same way I became interested in shell collecting as a child! My parents took me to Miami Beach when I was 11, and I sat in the little trough while the waves washed up little shell treasures - I have never looked back since! Thank you very much for checking out my content!

[@lynetteswinburn5408]

@@solaceinshelling6552My grandparents lived in Pompano Beach so yep, my addiction started early as well, thanks again for posting your treasure hunts.

[@heinrichheine6137]

I sure hope to get back to Florida some day and find some of those olive shells, they’re so pretty!

[@denisem6754]

Too funny about limited traveling due to the pandemic, I have made two visits to Marco Island in the last couple of months and have been so excited to be on the beach, shelling every morning! Florida is indeed a sheller's paradise, thank you for sharing another great video.

[@solaceinshelling6552]

Marco Island is definitely a place I'd love to check out!

[@TheAdventurousRealtor]

Thank you for this. I heard the shelling was good and booked a ticket to go tomorrow! 😊 i love egmont

[@solaceinshelling6552]

You're gonna love it! :)

[@janetpullen5210]

A beautiful 🏖 beach and u enjoyed your day...the colorful scallops r mainly found in FL..so pretty 🐚

[@solaceinshelling6552]

Hi Janet! Thanks for watching!

[@maggiemax8065]

Oh I wish you had said you were coming here! I go shelling at fort desoto and volunteer rescuing birds there a few times a week! I would have loved to have met you! So glad you were able to enjoy shelling in my area!!

[@solaceinshelling6552]

Hi Maggie, this was from last month! My family lives in St. Pete area and I was visiting. I have a couple more vids coming from this location so stay tuned! I love that you are doing such wonderful work with avian rescue - birds are such a integral part of the coastal ecosystem!

[@maggiemax8065]

@@solaceinshelling6552 looking forward to the new videos! Next time you come down feel free to come see what we do for the pelicans. We are out most days but go between fort desoto and the skyway bridge. Friends of pelicans is the group I volunteer with. They have a website if you want to check them out. I love your videos by the way!!!

[@wowpets9457]

I live in Arkansas but have never traveled to Florida yet..the water looks nice blue and clean.... thanks for sharing....

[@solaceinshelling6552]

Hello and welcome to my channel! If I can help make your day better with my videos, then that's all the inspiration I need!

[@Julianne955]

Our son just announced he's moving to Florida...and guess where?! Thank you for showing us our first adventure in Florida. Although...I'm still going to Maine 😉. Thank you for taking us to warmer climates! Great video as always Solace in Shelling...loved it!

[@solaceinshelling6552]

Egmont Key is a very special place - enjoy your visit!

[@JoAnnSmith-bu9nl]

Those were spiny jewel boxes!! Not kitten paws!!

[@yomama8873]

🤩🤩💖

[@margiemistretta8885]

Whats with all the dead foliage and palm trees??

[@gaget6612]

It is salt intrusion from the island eroding. Black on the palm trees is from a fire.

[@solaceinshelling6552]

@@gaget6612 Thanks for the interesting info, Gage! I think there was also a natural wildfire on Egmont Key in 2015/2016 which burned through some of the island.

[@lisahatchett6125]

The one you called a kittens paw was a spiny jewel box, right?

[@solaceinshelling6552]

Yep! I mistakenly called it a Kittens Paw 🤣

[@kathycox6420]

Hi again!! What were all the pilings from at the end of the video?

[@solaceinshelling6552]

Hi Kathy, I believe the pilings are remnants of an old wharf that was possibly related in function some way, to Fort Dade

[@annjohnson543]

How long were you able to shell on the key?

[@solaceinshelling6552]

Hi Ann! I was able to shell on the island for approximately 3 hours in total. The Egmont Key Ferry ride(from Hubbard's Marina) is about 30 minutes each way and then you have 3 hours on the island. Of course, if you have your own boat, you can spend more time!

[@TheAdventurousRealtor]

When was this that you went please? The date.

[@solaceinshelling6552]

This was filmed in April.

[@hardcandy921]

You talk about people walking past choice shells with surprise, but some people prefer to leave nature in nature. For a lot of people, hunting stuff is not why they're there.

[@hardcandy921]

It is a nice video, though. Relaxing and interesting.

[@solaceinshelling6552]

Very true! I am an advocate of ethical collecting - many of the shells I find and show on the videos I leave on the beach. Thank you so much for coming along!

[@hardcandy921]

@@solaceinshelling6552 Thanks for taking us along with you (: I was stressed and then I instantly relaxed watching your video. Good explanations and it's nice how the names of shell specimens are on the screen. I know nothing about this field, so I appreciated that 👍🏼

[@barbaragibson612]

We were at Egmont Key Sept. of 2021. It was a scorcher of a day, so getting in the water to swim was the priority. Now I wish I had done some shelling there!