G'day Ravi 👋🏻🏖️ The shells and fossils that you find are INCREDIBLE! Thank you so much for parting with these treasures; I know I've said this before, but I'm thrilled beyond words. I really loved the information that you wrote for me too (even if my brain didn't quite read them right while looking through my phone screen) It's wonderful to have all of this data to go along with the shells. Phillip Island and the Mornington area are definitely on my list of future travel destinations!! Once again, thank you so much for this shell trade, this was an absolutely lovely experience 🥰

G'day Brenda 👋🏻🐚❤️ I love the shells, but I also like to nerd out about the shell species too 🤣 Ravi also enjoys these two things, so reading his notes and being educated about his shells was a really, really lovely experience. He absolutely blew me away with the care and attention he put into this package; how could I not appreciate that ☺️ Thank you so, so much for watching this extra long unboxing today, Brenda 🥰

G'day Margi 👋🏻🐚 I absolutely loved Ravi's notes too; I know it must have taken time to write all of those and share his knowledge with me, and I truly appreciate it 😁 When I sent him my half of the trade, I also tried to include as many notes as possible, but I know remember if they were as educational 🤔 I think I mostly mentioned when/when I found a shell, or how common/rare it was to the area...I like Ravi's notes more, I think 😂 My goodness Margi, thank you so much for watching such a big unboxing, I'm so glad that you enjoyed it 🥰

G'day Roberta 👋🏻💖 Thank you for the shout out to Ravi (I think your auto-correct came out this time!!) he really sent some amazing shells 🤩 The Pheasant Shells really took me by surprise; he had told me to expect some, but they really are more lovely in real life than the pictures show on the Internet. The fossils are just amazing; Ravi kept them a surprise - he mentioned maybe sending some kind of fossil, but this really went above and beyond 😲 I'm thrilled with these beauties!! Not going to lie, those sea urchins literally made me run out to try and find my own a few days after putting this final video together 🤣 shelling inspiration at its finest!! Thank you so much for watching the big unboxing too, Roberta 🥰

G'day Jan 👋🏻🏖️ Aw gosh, thank you for giving Ravi that shout out 🤩 I know he appreciates it, and appreciates seeing his collections enjoyed by others! Ahhh Jan, I think it's time for you to move to the coast 🏖️ somewhere on the Mediterranean?? I know, I know, you can't really justify uprooting your life for some seashells 😉 I'm being a bit cheeky. Oh wow, yes, I hope you have a really lovely time visiting your son!! Philip Island is on my bucket list for the area, as well as Fossil Beach (you need a licence, and it's a bit muddy and tricky to walk into, ot so I've heard) but yes, I think you will have some lovely adventures! I'm not sure which beaches around the Flinders areas exactly, so you might need to travel around and visit a few. And of course, Queensland is quite far away from Victoria, but I hope you have a wonderful time when you do come over. If you have any questions about it, please send me a message on Facebook if you want some local knowledge to make your trip smoother. Sorry, I went on a bit of a tangent there 😂 Thank you so much for watching this massive unboxing today, I'm so glad that you enjoyed seeing the shells from different parts of Australia 🥰

G'day Melissa 👋🏻💖 Hehe, it was a lot like Christmas!! I was really spoiled by Ravi; he tried to send one of every species I didn't have, with the exception of a few rare one-offs, of course! The Abalones are crazy cool, and that cones; I can't believe they are one of his most common shells!! Hehe, the urchins were incredible cool; he inspired yesterday me to go to the one beach that has sea urchins washed ashore, so look forward to that video tomorrow 😂 Thanks for watching 🥰

G'day Jan 👋🏻💖 It was a massive unboxing filled with so many amazing shells 🤩 Ravi is a wonderful man to have sent me these shells, it's crazy to think that different parts of Australia has shells like these. Thank you so, so much for watching such a big unboxing today 🥰

G'day Nelly 👋🏻💖 Ravi collected some amazing shells to send to me!! Hehe, there weren't many moon snails to show you, but there were so many other lovely ones to discover! Those Pheasant Shells and the Lightning Turbans have amazing colours and patterns 🤩 I can't stop looking at them!! Thank you so much for watching such a long unboxing this time 🥰

G'day Maggie 👋🏻❤️ Oh gosh, thank you so much!! It was very satisfying to watch back those quick-cut clip of arranging the shells like that!! Editing an unboxing video is always a big job; it takes hours to make the video more streamlined, hours to review and tweak, and yes, hours to export and upload 😂 it's really nice that someone mentions it and appreciates it 🥰 I really wanted to do this unboxing justice, because these shells from Ravi deserve it!! Thank you so much for watching this fun big unboxing right to the end 🥰❤️💖

@@SandCoffeeRocks I can’t even imaging the time it takes to cut down and present a finished product. I do appreciate how well edited your videos are. You know it’s good when an almost 20 minute video feel like it was way to short!

@@maggiebrown9690 Ahh Maggie, you are my favourite person right now ❤️ I have a lot to learn about video editing (I just do the bare basics, really) but I can't tell you how much I appreciate your words 😁

G'day Linda 👋🏻🐚 Ravi collected so many amazing shells from his local area, and he's a great guy for sharing them with me! Thank you so much for watching this big unboxing of Victorian shell today 🥰

G'day Sheila 👋🏻💖 That Helmet shell is so cool, it's got an absolutely lovely shape and really cool colour...I'm suddenly wondering why I don't have big Helmets in Queensland, I only find the bonnets 🤣 actually, it's possible to find giant Helmet shells in Far North Queensland 😳 maybe I'll come across one someday!! Thanks for watching 🥰

I forgot to mention OPERCULUMS!!! Soooo pretty!

G'day Pam 👋🏻💖 It's crazy to think that Australia has so many different types of shells (and fossils) around it's long coastlines! It was wonderful to try another shell trade again; I sent a bunch back to him too, so while I have expanded my fossil collection, I'd like to think that's I've expanded his cowrie and moon snail collection, too!! Those Limpets and Wedding Cake Venuses are so lovely; so similar yet different to what I find here. My goodness Pam, I am only just now getting back to you, and I'm so sorry to hear about your friend Lori 😔 I would have done the same; I don't know why you're not supposed to scatter ashes as the beach (that makes no sense to me) but things like this are important and you made the right choice. My condolences to you and your friend's family 🙏🏻❤️

Morning Trudy, I hope you have a great day. Just remember that you are love and in my thoughts

G'day Trudy 👋🏻💖 I'm so, so pleased that you enjoyed watching this big unboxing ❤️ I barely got it done in time after working on the final edit for several days 😅 Long hours, phew, but it was worth it! The Wedding Cake Venuses are magical, and the Lightning Turbans are amazing for such a common shell! Oh yes, I have a Wavy Volute from you in my cabinet; I think ours both came from Australia's southern waters, just like these ones from Ravi! The Bubble shell is amazing...I find the same species here...but they can't grow that big 🤣 they're just little guys!! The Pheasant Shells here are so small compared to the Painted Ladies, but mine are a different species that are supposed to be small...I think I prefer the big ones 😂 too beautiful! Thank you so much for watching this huge unboxing 🥰 I've had a couple of very big day, but thinking of you, always.

G'day Bonnie Julien 👋🏻💖 Oh goodness, thank you so much for saying so 😁 I'm thrilled that you enjoyed seeing these shells from Ravi, I know I sure did 🥰

G'day Leslie 👋🏻🏖️ I feel like a very lucky lady ☺️ and rest assured, I sent him a bunch of beauties back as part of this trade! Hmmm, the zigzaggy shells, so you mean the green Lightning Turbans, or maybe the Painted Lady Pheasant Shells?? Honestly, they're all so amazing 😍 and those limpets, my goodness, they're not quite like the ones I find here!! I'll have to visit his beaches someday 🤔 it's quite far, though! Anyhoo! Thank you so much for watching the big unboxing 🥰

G'day Erin 👋🏻💖 Haha, I like that word "gigantomax" I think I've heard it before in the Pokemon games 😁 at least, that's what it made me think of! The Pheasant Shells are just amazing, I could look at them for ages!! Thank you for watching such a big unboxing 🥰

G'day Di 👋🏻🐚 Thank you so much 🤩 I'm saying "thank you" on Ravi's behalf, perhaps, because he's the one that did all the hard work on finding these!! Absolutely wonderful. And thank you for watching such a big unboxing today 🤩🥰

G'day Mikhail!! I forgot to say HAPPY EASTER! I hope that you had a wonderful time with your family, and that you also had a nice break from work! Did you do anything special? Ahhh, this is indeed a package; I swapped shells with this man in Victoria. I would like to go shelling there one day, but I will need to save my money first! Victoria is a long way from Queensland, but I will do it one day. I really like the fossilized sea urchins; I will keep the matrix on the largest one, I think it looks interesting 🤔 and YES the fossilised cowries are quite amazing!! The elongated shiny one is a Cowrie: I removed the mud/clay from the opening to reveal beautiful and elegant little cowrie teeth. It's one of my prized shells now. The fossil shells from Victoria are captivating; I don't think there are many places where you can see similar shells like this? I will go to Victoria some day to mostly look for fossils 😲 I wish I could find fossils in Queensland. Once again, I hope you had a wonderful break with your family and friends 😁 did you get some good chocolates?? Thanks for watching 🥰

@@SandCoffeeRocks Thank you very much, Maddie😊! Yes, I specifically looked at Victoria is located far from you🙂 It I think you will definitely visit there. I keep wanting to look up this fossilized cowrie in the paleontological literature, but I had it on my laptop, which was broken, I need to either extract information from it or look for the same literature on the Internet, it’s interesting to see if similar cowries have been found somewhere. And about Easter, today I went to visit again, this time I didn’t congratulate my nephews, I bought chocolate bunnies🐰🐰🐰, candies🍫🍬🍫, a lot of large chocolate Kinder Surprise eggs for my nephews😊😊😊

G'day Nikoleta 👋🏻💖 This was such a big unboxing with so many shells 🐚 Thank you for watching 🥰

@@SandCoffeeRocks You're welcome 🫠

G'day Starfruit Paws 👋🏻🐾 Oh my goodness, thank you so much ❤️ This was such a a big video; I'm absolutely thrilled that you enjoyed watching it and seeing the shells from Ravi! Thanks again for watching 🥰

G'day Adrian! I'm finally replying back to you -- I'm sorry for the wait! I had half a mind to think that the whelks/conches were different species, but I must admit that I didn't look into it much except to notice that these shells were in my favourite shell book but I had never really noticed them~ oops? Thank you very much for this correction; I'd love to go down to Melbourne one day (maybe when the next National Shell Show is there) and I'll want to have all of these shell names to help me when the time comes! Thank you once again for these IDs, and thank you so much for watching the big unboxing video :D

Ohoho!! That is a rather lovely Pheasant shell, isn't it?!! It's hard for me to say which Pheasant Shells is my favourite, but the ones with the pink swirl definitely catches my eye the most 🤩 Thanks again!!

Hmmm, I wonder if these Southern Wentletraps would wash up at the Gold Coast - it's right on the boards, sort of! Strange that it stops almost right at the boarder... I've been thinking about trying overnight trips into northern NSW in the far future, so maybe I'll have a chance to collect my own someday?

Whoa, really!? I had no idea that there's two species of extra large (compared to here) Pheasant Shells down in Victoria! I do see what you're saying about the round/solid shell VS the thin/fragile Pheasant Shells... but I'm not sure if I'd be able to tell them apart without comparing them against each other like this! It's a subtle difference. I think I'd need to collect a lot of them to get better at telling them apart ;D I'd better start saving up for more shelling trips! Thank you so much for letting me know about the Pheasant Shells - that is super interesting!

G'day Phyllis 👋🏻🐚 Hehe, he sure sent some lovely Limpets, Urchins, and Cones 😲 he inspired me to look for sea urchins as a less popular beach 🏖️ it was a wonderful day!! Thank you so, so much for watching the big unboxing 🥰