In September I was in Norfolk, Virginia, and had the opportunity to beachcomb along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. By sheer coincidence, I was able to beachcomb on the Bay during a new moon, which is significant to a beachcomber because of the effects the moon can have on the tidal heights, which impact the […]
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Beachcombing is more than just finding treasures on the beach. The saying “The early bird gets the worm” is often true when beachcombing for seashells, and many people, especially new beachcombers, often race to be the first ones on the shore, as the first person on the beach will no doubt get the biggest and […]
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One of the juvenile whales can be spotted at about one minute into the video above, just after a splash of sea spray. Video by Kristin Hissong. On Sunday, February 6, several juvenile whales were spotted off the coast of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, just south of Cape Point in Buxton. Relatively close to […]
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Hatteras Island night owls reported a sighting of an unusual nighttime object that was seen flying over the island landscape on the night of January 30, 2022. At around 11:30 p.m., an unexplained light was seen flickering over the Atlantic Ocean. The video and pictures were captured in Frisco while looking between the constellations of […]
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A funky, new mural was just completed in Buxton, at the newly renovated Swell Gallery, which is adjacent to the Swell Motel. The Swell Gallery occupies the first part of the motel, and the new mural was commissioned by April Trueblood, the gallery owner. April was in Newport News one day, on a supply run, […]
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Sometimes to change your beachcombing luck, you have to change your perspective, and discover new hunting grounds for shell and seaglass finds. This past week, a couple of shelling colleagues and I did exactly that, by embarking on an inshore shelling trip with Family Water Adventures. Inshore trips that focus on other activities besides fishing […]
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As an avid seaglass huntress, my favorite moment is spying a beaming blue or perfect purple piece tucked into a shell bed that has just been hit by a small wave, making the shells jingle like music as the water is pulled back into the ocean. If there is one piece of seaglass to be […]
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As an avid seaglass huntress on the Outer Banks for the past decade, I am always on the lookout for my next “prized” find, and for me, the chunkier the seaglass, the more cherished it becomes. Seaglass is a new creation that is loved by many in these modern times, but comes from something disregarded […]
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Seaglass hunting is a fascinating hobby that has taught me so much about the history of glassware, how it was made, and what it was used for in the past. But I’ve also learned about the history of the area where I have found seaglass, as it correlates to the glassware that was being used […]
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Pirates raising their rum bottles and clinging them together in agreeance with a shout of “Yarrrrrr, Matey!” is what comes to my mind whenever I find a piece of black seaglass. I always imagine the onion-shaped rum bottles shattering in their hands, with the broken pieces tossed overboard without a second thought. Fast forward to […]
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