Richard and Karen - Glass Beach Washington

by David Schneider
(Port Angeles, WA)

We met Karen and husband Richard (not shown)

We met Karen and husband Richard (not shown)

Lin was feeling not too bad yesterday, so we headed to the beach.

Although it was drizzling when we left home, the weather cleared up and it was a beautiful winter day.

We weren't the only ones who found it that way.

We ran into several other pairs of people looking for sea glass and quite a few out walking their dogs.

After we had been at the beach for an hour, we met a couple, Richard and Karen, who love to comb the beach also.

Both Richard and Karen have the most agreeable British accents (as a contrast to our sloppy American accents - just kidding!)

Although they have not lived in the area long, Richard and Karen have lived in the States many years and now are living right near our favorite beach.

They are out on the beach quite often, so perhaps you'll run into them.

We had a good time talking with both Richard and Karen and getting excited over some of the beautiful pieces that both Richard (fire melt red and white) and Karen (see photos) had found.

In the photos above, Karen selected her favorites out of the sea glass and beach pottery they found.

When it comes right down to it, you just don't meet many unfriendly people when out beach combing. The unfriendly ones are not the type to go for a long walk on the beach enjoying the outdoors and "wasting" time!

Here are some more special people you'll find on the beach in all kinds of weather:

Sea GlassSisters Japan Okinawa
 Sisterly Love
It was wonderful to start this new hobby with my baby sister when she came to visit me in Japan! This picture just showed all the hard work we put in every Wednesday of July...

Sea Glass Girl and dog
 Shelley and Jake, Long Beach, Gloucester
It seems like people you run into at the beach are in a positive, if not festive mood. They might be visiting from somewhere else, walking their dogs, or just enjoying the day.

Sea Glass Day at West Beach
 Tegan, John, and Charlotte - West Beach Sea Glassers
Tegan is an accomplished Egyptian Belly Dancer, classical style. They live near West Beach/Moran Beach and collect sea glass and other strange things...


And here are two must-read pages (if you haven't read them already):

Milford, CT sea glass Where to Find Sea Glass
Three important factors you must know to really get started on finding the best sea glass beach near you.

Sea Glass
 Formation of Beach Glass - About Wind and Waves
The body of water where a good beach for glass can be found must have:
Sufficient wave height and Sufficient "fetch." Without wave action to tumble the glass...



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