Shelling: Fun for kids, relaxing for adults!

Sanibel is best known as a shelling island. You can see kids running all over the beach and private island trying to find just about any type of shell they can find, and getting equally excited over each different shell they find. You can see the happiness of their parents faces to see their kids having such a ball.

On the flip side, for adults, shelling isn't a time sensitive activity racing as quickly as possible from shell to shell as it is for kids. It is actually a great method for relaxation. Think about it: walking on a quiet beach or a peaceful secluded island, listening to the ocean water race up onto shore, and the only focus you have is to find a unqiue and pretty shell. Most adults go for massages when they get to a vacation spot, just for the sake of freeing the mind from the hassles of everyday stresses. Grab a bucket, feel like a kid, and shell your way to relaxation.

Still AMAZED by the Dollar Bar at Cabbage Key

Walking into the the main dining area of the Cabbage Key Inn was a memorable experience. I heard the story of the Dollar Bar before I got to the historic inn, but when you actually see a room covered and decorated in layers upon layers of dollar bills, it is an unforgettable sight.

I loved reading what people wrote on their dollar bills posted to the walls and ceilings of the restaurant to make their dollars noticable. Lots of declarations of love, family names and the date in which they visited, and catching phrases like "I Rock", and my absolute favorite, "My husband is da bomb".

What fascinates me is that these dollar bills will stay on those walls and ceilings for what could be decades. Sure, they fall off little by little, but it must take YEARS before the Inn collects $70.000 to give to the Hurricane Katrina relief (great cause by the way guys!).

If you take a visit to the Cabbage Key Inn, look for the TV HIDEAWAYS dollar bill right above Jimmy Buffet and just below JFK Jr.

We are going down in history!

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