And now (In my best Paul Harvey voice) for the rest of the story. Low tide is the best time for shelling, so we were determined to get out early to meet the tide and beat the other shell gatherers. After a quick breakfast and some strong coffee, we walked through the marina to see the boats. There were boats of every size docked here and each one looked like so much fun. A few were already out and ready to hit the open sea. Who can resist when you have beautiful waters like this? This is why I prefer the Gulf waters to the East coast. I like to see what I'm stepping on before it gets me. I'm only partially joking. I did happen to step on what I think was a stingray on a previous trip. Scared the living daylights out of me. Aren't we cute? My hubby is always humoring me with my photos for this blog. He's good sport. I thought I would surprise him with this sand art while he was out gathering shells since this was supposed to be a romantic getaway. He did...