One of My Best Days Ever - Shelling Holden Beach!

Today we're finishing up my early morning beach walk at Holden beach, and it's one of the most spectacular shelling days I've ever had!

[@dianesalvato3078]

Wow! Shell envy here! The queen helmet, lion’s paws and giant eastern murexes were fabulous. You certainly hit the shell jackpot! Thanks for sharing.

[@karenuntz6514]

I am in awe. Those giant Atlantic murex shells are incredible! Thanks for sharing. 😊

[@andouille9950]

Those murexes were spiked up. And that Lions Paw was FanTabulous. And the bakery was open, biscuits everywhere!

[@dibrown3996]

Love the lightnong whelks, especially the little ones

[@solaceinshelling6552]

Oh man, what an awesome episode - one of your best, and honestly, in my opinion one of the best shelling features currently on KZbin. This is TRULY what enthusiast shelling is all about... the excitement here is palpable! 🐚🐚 I've only been shelling at this place twice, and while I found some great stuff, I have to say I am jealous of your Giant Eastern Murex finds! Ironically, I have only ever found 1, or 2 very worn specimens in the Palm Beach/Juno area of Florida. I also really appreciate all of the beautiful Florida Fighting Conchs - it's so amazing to see them in abundance at the northern end of their range. Thanks for this episode, dude!

[@shellstories]

I really couldn't believe how good the shelling was that day! By far one of my best outings ever. I've never found such pristine Giant Eastern Murexes before so it was super exciting, and I never knew there were that many Fighting conchs out that way too. Really cool to be able to see this in areas that aren't that as well documented in terms of species abundance/diversity. Thank you so much for watching shell friend!

[@janetknight9978]

I have never seen a video with such awesome finds, and so many. Definitely shell heaven! Incredible! Thanks for this wonderful video.

[@shellstories]

It was absolutely unbelievable! By far my best day from that area and one of my best of all time. Thank you for watching :)

[@kristibruns6111]

OMG!!! AMAZING!!! You had an epic day of shelling!!

[@shellstories]

Definitely one of my best days ever, thank you so much!

[@nikoletastavropoulou5515]

O my goodness, so many beautiful shells 🐚 😍.

[@shellstories]

Thank you! :)

[@nikoletastavropoulou5515]

@@shellstories You're welcome

[@vancolucci5949]

What a beautiful sight to see so many humongous and beautiful seashells! Definitely a haven of seashells.

[@shellstories]

It was awesome for sure! Thank you so much!

[@kathyjund7212]

You were in shell heaven! How did you ever carry all of that treasure.. such fabulous finds.. I love the juvenile helmet.. this was breathtaking watching to pick up one unexpected treasure at a time!!!!

[@shellstories]

I was over the moon with the helmet! The shell bag got pretty heavy that's for sure, but worth all the finds. Thank you so much for watching!

[@saraclark8611]

Not even through the video and absolutely speechless! Just insane, incredible and omg you just found your third lions paw! 😳👊

[@shellstories]

Thank you so much! I couldn't believe those lion's paws. I've only found pieces and little ones before so it was unbelievably exciting to finally find some big ones!

[@fredamoore1743]

This video truly amazed me. I can't believe the great shells you found! Remind me when this was. You know I told you I keep trying to get to Holden but things keep getting in the way so now it's going to be winter shelling there for me like Jan-Feb . That's usually the best time but so cold. I hope I have half the luck you did on this trip. Loved seeing all your amazing finds of eastern murex, large shark eyes, large bittersweets and wow those Lions paws!!. So beautiful!!! Thanks again for sharing and I agree with others, your vids just aren't long enough.

[@shellstories]

This was in winter, so it should be prime shelling season for you. Plus in today's climate, highs in the 60s and 70s along the NC coastline aren't so rare anymore. I hope you find a ton of awesome stuff whenever you get to go! I couldn't believe how good that day was for the murexes. It's already difficult enough to find one mostly intact giant murex. Shelling can be so unpredictable! Thank you so much for watching :)

[@justjulee9135]

What an amazing day of shelling! I would have paid big money to have been out there with you on this day. I absolutely love shells and you found so many awesome shells!

[@shellstories]

Thank you so much! It was certainly a one of a kind type of outing :)

[@Me-mt8it]

I’m dying over your finds!! I would assume that Shelli g after the flooding goes down from this storm is also going to bring in some great finds!

[@shellstories]

Yes, shelling after this recent storm is going to be good, though the area has sustained some pretty bad damage :( Thank you for watching!

[@Me-mt8it]

@@shellstories I’m sorry to hear that . We’ll be down at morehead city soon, so I’m stoked for the finds after the water recedes and all calms down .. stay safe out there!

[@shellstories]

@@Me-mt8it Apparently Brunswick county got hit pretty hard, lots of roads were flooded and are closed. I think further north was better though. Hopefully you'll find tons of awesome stuff!

[@debblair5761]

So many great finds. Would love to be living near the beach

[@shellstories]

If only! At least that makes even a short trip more meaningful :) Thank you so much for watching!

[@debblair5761]

@@shellstories I will try.

[@merriezahra8747]

The sea gods were very good to you. I live in Florida and I have every Florida shell but the lions paw and I would love to find a sun dial. I don’t have a giant Atlantic murex either one day though. Great video. 4:18

[@shellstories]

It was unreal. I hope you'll get your bucket list shells soon! I've only ever found a broken sundial (also in NC), it's still an elusive to me shell. Happy hunting :)

[@Bev-c8k]

I enjoyed your Holden Beach Walk. We are staying in the tiny house by the pier in a couple of weeks. Are you shelling near the pier? Were there many people shelling in the dark? Thanks

[@dianebills5433]

I love banded tulips

[@shellstories]

It was really cool to find them there!

[@dottiehelton2975]

I hope you have a wagon and not a shell bag to carry all these beautiful shells home

[@shellstories]

Expert shellers would probably have had a wagon for this but it would've been too hard to pull one and film at the same time! Thank you for watching :)

[@Bsalem05]

I see a lot of olive shells too

[@shellstories]

It's actually crazy how many olives there were just laying out there, probably thousands of them. Thank you for watching!

[@kathyflint3850]

Hi! I'm a fairly new subscriber. Could you tell me, we're you directly on Holden Beach? Thoroughly enjoyed your finds! I've not seen a giant Eastern murex, they're beautiful! ❣️

[@shellstories]

Yes, right on Holden beach. This was by far my best day ever for those giant murexes, I couldn't believe it! Thank you for watching!

[@hanginwiththehagans748]

What time did you start your walk? I think i need to head out earlier!

[@alenedrummond4627]

what beach in NC is this? Id love to walk there. Low tide?

[@dottiehelton2975]

I would love to have some of your shells, gladly pay for them and the postage if if you’ll get back with me

[@shellstories]

I'm sorry, but I'm not selling shells at the moment. But if that changes you'll definitely know about it!

[@brendagroff8478]

I have one problem with you. Your stories aren't long enough because they're over too fast. Nice sea shells. Congratulations on the Lion's Paws!

[@SandyFielding-cl4dc]

I agree! 😁👍🥰

[@shellstories]

Well, for this to have been longer I would had to have found even more shells! I am thinking about releasing a conjoined version of the two parts to this beach walk, so at least I have one quality ultra long video for those who want it :) Thank you so much for watching as always!