Hello!
As promised, there will be a blog post on my shelling trips. So here it is, managed to visit punggol point again. One lesson learnt though, never go to the beach for shelling during high tide. I didn't have a really great shelling trip but did manage to find some shells that were never seen on the beach before. :)
So here is the beautiful Sunset i managed to catch. Luckily, the weather was perfect for such photos. I got many of these. :)
This is one of the usuals, the jingle shells. Found about 10 of these. Due to the high tide, i could only comb the upper swash line which is quite sad... T_T
And here it is, a Lineated Nerite. This one's alive but i managed to find an empty one later. It was still high tide so speaks alot on the snail's ability to tolerate heat.
The shell "colony". There was a Chinaman's hat shell but i decided not to pick it as it was a juvenile. :)
And the pick of the day! An Olive shell!!! It was lying within a shell clump and i almost missed it! However, i'm not so sure if it is a native species since the sand here is reclaimed.
The shell and coral.
The coast was covered with sea almond trees. I used to use the dried leaves and soak it in water. It stains the water tannin brown and is really good for Fighting fishes.
Sunset again...
And again... i guess this is my fave . the beach looks so clean!
And the water is really clean too! By now the tide ws receeding real quickly. The sand bar offshore was also slowly showing.
The end of the shore. By now i guess it's 7.15pm. Suprisingly, the beach is pristine so is the water. Kinda like those in Bintan.
Haha! Found this stick in the sand and wrote this on the sand. I also left it on the shore for those who sees it to figure out who wrote it! :P
Barnacles. Acorn barnaclesto be exact. These guys managed to colonise the whole tree root. Btw, the whole tree is uprooted and long dead.
The sand bar. It seems to inch closer to the shore after during every visit. I eventually managed to step onto it when the tide had receeded far enough.
And just for the record, another Melongena Shell!!! This guy was feeding when Iyanked him out but I am really apologetic as it was totally an accident.
This is Johore. Highly industrialised Johore. You can also see Serangoon Island in the centre.
And at 7,45pm, i managed to take a snapshot of thewater beneath. Crystal clear. This is interesting... -From the Jetty.
Worm Shell. Thit time, it is empty. (The last time I colected one still had its resident in it. Oops. )
Keyhole Limpet. You do see many of them along the shore d to the high number of sponges in the intertidal area in which they reputedly feed on.
And two lovely pink clams. the clam on the top is much richer in colour.
So here it is, the day's haul. It isn't really alot but i'm pleasantly suprised at the range of shells available since I have never seen many of these species around before. :)
