Another windy trip, 4/11/2010

Low tide was late in the afternoon and it was windy again. I took my neighbor Justin along and we hit the beach around 3:30. As soon as we started up the beach another collector passed us heading in the other direction. At that point I thought, "bet he picked up the big ones" but we kept going out the beach anyway. Just 50 or so yards down the beach I noticed a flat surface just exposed in the sand. It ended up being a nice little meg with most of its serrations, my trip was made. As we continued up the beach the teeth were actually plentiful and Justin found a large mako missing a root lobe and a worn meg. Later he found a split meg with a slant height of about 3.75 inches. Maybe another day he will find the other half. On the return trip, the surf was covering a large amount of the beach. The waves would break cover a large portion of the beach and then recede for a very short time before more waves would cover the beach. I was walking in a couple of inches of water when I noticed a surface of a vertebra break the surface of the water. I watched the area as the waves washed in and out and I was astounded. In the matrix were 5 associated dolphin verts about 1/3 exposed. I grabbed my pack and started looking for my camera case. Nooooooooo!!!!!!! I left my camera at home. I spent some time looking around but could not find any portion of skull. Without any tools or means to transport the verts I watched one more wave cover them and then headed towards the car. The wind was blowing the tide out so maybe they will be there next time for a picture. I have just completed a glass bottom box allow for a picture if I find them again.

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