Guaymas: The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum Field Trip 2012
Written by: John SuauPublication Date: October 28, 2012
There’s still time to join an amazing field trip to Guaymas, Mexico for a shelling expedition that will benefit The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum! Tour guides Anne Joffe and Alan Gettleman will lead you on a fantastic journey to the northwest most state in Mexico. The trip, scheduled for December 9 – 16, 2012, will take you to the coast of the Sea of Cortez, which faces Baja California and is seven hours south of Tucson, Arizona. About 180,000 people live in this quaint fishing village. This is a Safe Zone. Although the trip is limited to 14 people, there is still space available, so make your reservation today! The price of $2200 per person includes the following:
- Round-trip airfare from Phoenix, Arizona to Guaymas, Mexico
- 7 nights at the Best Western Hotel with breakfast daily
- Transportation for all activities during the field trips
- A behind-the-scenes tour of the Pearl Farm for Mexican Black Pearls
- Shelling at different habitats: miles of beaches, tide pools, visits to fishing villages and shell dumps, where there are literally hundreds of shells
To reserve a space, please register on-line at www.shellmuseum.org (go to “Events” menu) or you may send a deposit check of $500 per person to The Bailey Matthews Shell Museum, 3075 San-Cap Rd. Sanibel, FL 33957. You may also call Diane Thomas at (239) 395-2233 to pay with a credit card. You MUST have a valid passport. For more information about the trip, call Anne Joffe at (239) 472-3151 or Sanibelchiton@aol.com.
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