This was probably one of the best things we did on our vacation. For $56 for two people, I wished I had just had a nice dinner on the beach in Siesta Key or Casey Key and walked the free shoreline. The others on our boat seemed to find more big shells and they said in the water was the place to get them. It looked like you could just walk onto the island which is in fact a connected key and not an island. When we walked to one side of the "island" it was more and more looking like another built-up beach with condos and houses close by. I found some broken sand dollars that I could find on any beach on the coast and some other common shells. Plus I didn't find a single large sand dollar or any interesting shells. I was a bit disappointed as I didn't realize that it was only a 10 minute boat ride to a place very close to the rest of St Pete and not at all a secluded island as I had imagined. However being from this area, I was not all that impressed for what we got for the price. Overall we had a great morning as a family and collected some cool shells. (7) WEAR WATERSHOES (or something to protect your feet) - you are literally walking on shells (ouch) It was overcast, so we opted out of umbrella use and we brought our own snorkel gear, so I can’t comment on condition or usefulness of either of these amenities. (6) Your cost includes shell collection bags, snorkel and umbrella rental. For $3, they will give you parking pass you can use all day (5) no need to put money in parking meter. (4) you are required to wear a mask and they are socially distancing groups on boat and plenty of island to social distance (3) there are no facilities on island so do your business before you go and bring drinks/snacks if you think you will need. Storms are good for bringing up good shells but decrease your visibility when snorkeling. Visibility was poor the day we went because of the storm the day before and coming in today. We shelled and then chilled in the water closer to drop off /pick up. (2) when you get off boat, go to right for good shell collection. (1) If you plan to take first shuttle - recommend arriving by 9:30 am. We opted to go anyway since this was our only day to go. Recommend calling the morning you plan to go to make sure they plan to head out for day. We were notified that we could only stay until 12:15 bc of the possible incoming storm and the Coast Guard regulations for the day.
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