Beachcombing

There are many places to go and find great beachcombing. What are we looking for? Shells, driftwood, interesting rocks, bones of giant sea mammals, antique artifacts and detritus from around the Pacific Ocean wash up on shore. This is pure kid's play and everybody loves it! 

Real treasures to find are the round, hand-blown glass floats, antiques once used by Japanese fishing vessels to float their nets.

Most floats were made in Japan or Korea 30 to 60 years ago, and are shades of green because that is the color of glass from recycled sake bottles (especially after long exposure to sunlight). However, clear, amber, aquamarine, amethyst, blue and other colors were also produced.