There couldn’t have been a better day to go to the beach. It was raining when we left the house and rained most of the entire way there. There was even a beach advisory warning about heavy rains and thunderstorms. Almost magically, the rain stopped as soon as we pulled into the parking lot and never resumed the entire time we were there. In fact, we had a continual pocket of beautiful blue sky above us for the entire outing. There were heavy clouds literally in every direction and you could see the rain falling in the horizon. For us, we had beautiful sands, lots of shells and warm (not hot) coastal water. There was also a slight breeze that kept the temperature just right.

Wave jumping and boogie boarding were big hits as was making a sand castle. Sand Key also has a huge amount of smaller shells (less than an inch). You can practically scoop them up by the bucketfuls. There was also evidence of larger shells but they were almost always broken. The south part of the beach seems to be better for the larger shells. My guess is that low tide would be a great time to look for shells.

There are more events and fun outings listed at Family Fun Life for those of you who live in Clearwater, Florida or any of the surrounding areas.