Shark Adventures
This past weekend my mom and I took a spontaneous trip to Jacksonville, Ponte Vedra Beach to be more specific. We visited some family while we were up there and stayed with my grandmother who literally lives across from the beach. We lived in Ponte Vedra for two years, and I’ve never really missed it like I did this trip — probably because I was at the beach three days in a row! Saturday morning we went to brunch via my uncle’s boat. It was fabulous to start out the day with the cool breeze in my hair and warm sunlight on my back.
Each day I took some “me time” and strolled along the beach. In three days, I found more than 60 sharks teeth! I found them ranging in size from a pin head (I have no idea how I spotted them either!) to about two inches long and ranging in color from dark black to light brown. From what I understand, unless they’re white, the sharks teeth are all fossilized, which means they’ve been floating around in our oceans for hundreds of years. But I also think the lighter they are, the younger they are, so it’s very cool to find different shades of colors and wonder what shark it came from and where.
I forgot how abundant sharks teeth are amongst the shells on Jax beach. I got back to Stuart wondering why none wash up on our beaches here. I did some research to no avail. Many believe the more north you go, the more sharks teeth you will find. Maybe Jacksonville is the most south you can find them, although many believe you can find them on any Florida beach. It’s sort of a mystery why sharks teeth wash up where they do and in copious amounts.
When I lived in Jax, as I mentioned before, I developed a huge collection. I probably had between 300 and 400 sharks teeth of all shapes and sizes. I even found a huge one once and made a necklace out of it, which I still have. Unfortunately, with all the moves from North Florida to South Florida and everywhere in between, my collection has been misplaced. I was very excited to reboot my collection this weekend, and although it might sound like a dorky hobby, it’s a never-ending challenge which is what draws me to hunting for sharks teeth.
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