Shark Teeth Hunting In Peace River

Our best friends, Bob and Robin, have come to Wauchula to camp for the week end.  We have been having so much fun and it is good to be with our friends again.  We spent most of the day doing what most people do when visiting the Peace River.  We went hunting for Shark's teeth.  That's right!  We found them too.  Quite a few, along with some bone fossils and even a Sand Dollar fossil.  It was a beautiful day, sunny and 85 degrees.  The water was cool but not cold and we got use to it quickly.  Now there is not a lot of technique when searching for shark's teeth but you do need the proper equipment and a little know how, like how to tell the difference between what is a tooth and what is a stick, Robin is a resident specialist.  When hunting for a shark's tooth all you need is a shovel and a screening device.  Bob built some great screens that worked well for digging and screening.  We spent a few hours walking around in the river.  Now there are some dangers when looking for shark's teeth.  One being the natural habitats of the river; the alligator.  There were two near the area but as long as we don't bother them they won't bother us.  That was our theory and we stuck with that.  Since it is spring the river is harvesting what we referred to as "green slime".  It is a moss growing in the river and it was a pain to deal with.  It would be scooped up in the screen, collect around your legs, etc.  One word for green slime is YUCK!  We did find quite a few shark's teeth and we got to enjoy the river, the sun and the company of friends all at the same time.  To me that equals a great day and today will be a repeat.  Tomorrow I will post a slide show of our shark teeth hunting excursion.  Happy St. Patrick's Day!