The tours are at the home of Dr. Rick Batt & Dr. Robin Harris. Three dates are available.
-January 16 from 11-2 pm
-February 8 from 11-2 pm
-March 29 from 1-4 pm
There is room for 14 people for each tour. Please respond to Susi at jbutler895@aol.com to reserve your spot, asap.
Dr. Rick Batt and Dr. Robin have invited our club back to visit their home in Cape Coral. They have an impressive collection of over 7,000 seashells and other marine life, plus a fossil and rock collection, and garden tour. His collection has spanned 60 years, having started collecting when his grandparents brought Philippine shells back from a souvenir shop in Florida when he was a child. He didn’t live near beach until his retirement in the recent past.
Rick possesses a number of world or near world record specimens, especially his favorite, melo volutes. They are of a spectacular size! He also has many freak species – some of which really “went off the rails!” This usually occurs when the mantle is damaged or diseased. For reservations or details, please email Susi Butler at jbutler895@aol.com. Hope to see you there!