How are you today?  I cannot wait until it's warm enough to go to the beach!
Definitely! I noticed you like looking for shells - but are there shells on the shore of Lake Michigan?
I've never been to Lake Michigan, but since it's a fresh water lake, I'd imagine no sea shells there
I thought you were from Milwaukee? The city set on the shores of Lake Michigan? I guess I assumed that's what you meant when you said you like walking on the beach. Sorry for the misunderstanding. Which beaches do you like to go to for recreation?
No sorry.  I love the white sand beaches of the Gulf of Mexico!  Do you know a beach that has a lot of shells there?
I'm very familiar with Texas actually and Port Aransas always had the best shells! Also of course the Northwestern beaches in Florida. Have you been to a beach in Texas before?
I have never been to a beach in Texas.  I've actually never even been to Texas!!!  I  just love all beaches though!  Perhaps I will go there one day
It's really nice! I highly suggest it. But I suppose if you like white sand beaches more then Florida is more your style. There is an island called "Marco Island" that has tigertail beach, I have read that you can find some pretty rare shells there as well.
Have you ever heard about Cape San Blas?  I hear they have some amazing shells down there.
I have actually, mostly because I heard they got hit pretty hard by hurricane Michael. Though by now most everything should be back up and running. And no real seaweed if you go in the summer. Do you like fishing too, or just walking and collecting shells?
I've been fishing a few times.  Once we caught a sting ray and another time we caught a small shark!  Have you ever been salt water fishing?
Yes, once! Got lots of red snapper and a small shark as well. The motion sickness was pretty bad though, did you have problems with that? I found it helpful to focus on the horizon, and it did eventually go away.
We actually fished from the pier, so not from a boat.  But we are going back in a couple of months and I hope we can do the fishing from a boat this time.  I'd imagine we'd get more fish.
I would suggest it, it is a lot of fun. In addition, most of the restaurants in Florida/the Gulf Coast will cook your fish for you. Nothing like eating restaurant quality fish you caught yourself! And I would suggest bringing a cooler packed with ice to keep the fish you can't eat; if you go out on a boat you typically come back with a lot of fish.