Beachcombing taken to a whole new level

I always enjoyed beachcombing at our summer place on Gabriola Island even though I don't remember finding anything very spectacular. Sounds like John Anderson has been pretty lucky in finding treasures. From: Nice News Plenty of people enjoy spotting and snagging beach souvenirs — pretty shells, a sand dollar, perhaps. But for John Anderson, picking up treasures from the shore is more than a casual hobby. The Washington state resident has been beachcombing for nearly five decades, and he displays his countless finds in a makeshift museum that opens to visitors each summer. ​ His exhibits represent a vast world beneath the waves. He’s got thousands of colorful rubber buoys arranged into giant sculptural installations; a collection of Raggedy Ann doll heads from a container spill in the 1970s; a binder full of messages found in bottles; a juvenile gray whale skull; chains from medieval ships; and so much more. ​ “There’s a lot of history, and there’s a story in everything,” Anderson explained to NBC News of his passion for scouring the sand, adding: “One of the things that I never gave up from childhood was adventure.”