Last week we were fortunate to spend time along one of South Carolina’s many beautiful beaches with our good friends. While the weather was a little hot, we had a wonderful time. One of our entire groups favorite things to do was getting up bright and early and heading over to beautiful Huntington Beach State Park to go shelling and hunting sharks teeth.
We found if you went early, it was much cooler and you could look before most of the people got there. Huntington Beach is stunning and many people come to enjoy it, especially on summer weekends. The kids were in heaven hunting for their treasures. They were running up and down the beach showing everyone what they found. I was lucky enough to find a treasure trove that included two pristine tiny red olives, tiny welks and numerous augers. I like the tiny shells because it is easier to make things from them. An artist in our group also found beautiful architectural pieces she can use in the jewelry she makes.
We were also very careful to make sure we did not disturb any live shells or sand dollars, or shells with hermits in them. Those hermits always pick the prettiest shells! The welk below let us know he was very angry with us for picking him up by shooting water us.
My littlest and I are now looking to see what we can make from our treasures. We are hoping to make something as fabulous as this!
