Lee and I heard about this island in Biddeford, Maine that is only accessible by foot and only at low tide - but that supposedly has loads and loads of sand dollars. So one morning during our vacation, when the tide chart looked right, we headed up to Biddeford to try out luck at hunting sand dollars. Well, we found a bunch of islands and walked out to a few of them, but we had no luck finding sand dollars. It was a pretty neat experience, as the beaches in Maine are so completely different from those in New Hampshire. The Biddeford Pools are alive with all sorts of creatures, mucky sand and interesting tide patterns. It was a fun experience that we all enjoyed.
Low tide at Biddeford Pools. You can see the islands in the distance and we were already quite a ways from shore.
The Stage Island Monument was built in 1825 to deter the many shipwrecks off the coast of Stage Island.
Looking for sand dollars, shells and sea glass.
Taking a quick dip.
Lee and I had been talking about how we never see razor clam shells on the beaches in New Hampshire anymore (they were everywhere when we were kids). Not only did we find razor clam shells all over Biddeford Pools, but we found an actual razor clam (a first for me and the girls!).
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