I finally found a giant shell! I paid $40 to park at the beach but it was worth it!

Guys, I finally found a giant shell! It is a lightning whelk and not a giant horse conch, but you won't find me complaining! I had to check out a beach in Captiva where I paid $40 to park just to see why this lot was so expensive. There is no catch, it's just that expensive. There is no other parking in this area on Captiva, so I guess if you really want to go there and not walk too far, this lot is one of your only options.
After getting over the sticker shock and getting onto the beach, I thought I was going to have a few very expensive shells but the tide started bringing shells onto the beach and a giant whelk washed up that I wasn't going to leave behind! I found all sorts of really quite awesome shells and it was one of the most fun days I've had shelling in 2020. I don't know why finding a giant shell is so much more fun than finding the smaller guys - but it is!
I've been sea shell hunting for over a year now and had yet to find a giant shell to share in one of my videos, but the wait is over! At least now I can scratch "Finding a giant shell" off my list. There are still plenty of shells I still haven't found myself, so I'm still having a ton of fun going to the beach every weekend and sharing all the treasures I find.