136K views · 124 reactions | Sound on for this one, folks. This annual conch-blowing contest, which sees Floridians aim to impress judges with their shell-blowing proficiency, ended in a marriage proposal. Retiree Mary Lou Smith, who won the women’s division contest, agreed to marry fellow ‘conch-honker’ Rick Race – and they celebrated with a duet. | The Guardian | Facebook

12K views · 262 reactions | Highlights from the 59th Conch Shell...

Blowing the conch shell was a means for escaped slaves to communicate across the mountains and dense forests they ran away to. They had complex coding through the varied conch shell sounds that slave owners could not understand the meanings behind the conch horn. A story via oral history of Saint Lucia states that slaves were told when they heard the sound of the conch - they knew that they were free. The conch shell was then sounded on Emancipation day across the valleys. #knowyourcaribbean #co