Today I discovered that Hermie my hermit crab has "bit the dust," "kicked the bucket," "crossed over the rainbow bridge," "entered that big sand dune in the sky" etc.
I wouldn't be surprised if he died of a broken heart. I told Peter in Hermie's presence, " I am not going to take you to the beach!' No hope of going to the beach may have been what brought his life to an end (or the fact I can't remember when I last cleaned his cage.)
I am pretty certain Hermie would want to be buried at sea.
So it looks like Hermie and I may be headed out on a beach trip after all.