The beauty of Capers Island

Tuesday, November 03, 2009 8:01 AM  |  Printer friendly version | E-mail to a friend |

Capers Island has wide flat beaches with the heart of the island in forest with palm trees. The palm trees were once on the beach but as the coastal line shifted the trees died and the part of the beach is left with stumps and fallen tree trunks. The beach is remindful of the scene of Normandy beach on D-Day during World War II. photo by Wayne Hinshaw, Salisbury Post

In the waterways around Capers Island many crabbers have their baskets to harvest crabs. photo by Wayne Hinshaw, Salisbury Post

On Capers Island the sand of the beach hold many designs and textures while the water retreated back to the ocean at low tide. photo by Wayne Hinshaw, Salisbury Post

One of many varies of crabs that are found in the waters around Capers Island. This varies has very strong claws and uses them to crush shellfish for food. photo by Wayne Hinshaw, Salisbury Post

Capers Island, near Charleston, S.C., has wide, flat beaches, and the heart of the island is still mostly forest with plenty of palm trees around.  Tidal pools fill in   around the tree stumps on the beach at low tide.

It’s a place where oysters grow wild on public land — not at some oyster farm. Many varieties of crabs flourish on the island, including some that have very strong claws they use to crush shellfish for their own food.

Capt. Robert Hoskins uses his charter boat, Sayana, to carry visitors to the island.

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