Stacey and I love to comb beaches for seaglass. In our 32 years of marriage, we have found that it has become increasingly sparse, with the pieces found shrinking. I think the best we ever found, in both quantity and size, was at Lovers Point park in Pacific Grove CA back in 2001. We seemingly grabbed fistfuls at a time!
Second best was Cushendun in Ireland. What a truly special place that was. As noted in an earlier blog, (“Seaglass hunting & Belfast 7/21/23”) All beaches are special. Below is a peak at Cushendun and sea glass…
Nowadays, the search takes more time and effort. That makes the reward even sweeter. Usually, our walks on the beaches of Scituate find us on Seaglass Beach. Locals, and those in the know, would correct me and tell me the proper name is Museum Beach. But Stacey has called it Seaglass Beach since we met, so that’s the name.
Anyway, we find ourselves on Lighthouse Beach much more often for this stay, as it is less than 100 yards from our front door.
One of the first things Stace found was a tiny glass tube. It is perfect for collecting the smaller pieces of seaglass and shells we’ve happened upon. Below shows our progress in filling that jar over three days.
I find that gently running your fingers through the top layer of beach often reveals treasure just below the surface. So… don’t always judge a book by its cover.
