Blogs from Destin, Florida, United States, North America - page 2

After a morning spent in New Orleans, we made Destin tonight around seven. On the way into town, we found a great local retaurant located directly on the beach. We shared a great seafood platter along with beer and wine. The final approach to Destin was tedious! We had 40 miles of bumper-to-bumper traffic and stop lights about every half mile. Still, it was great to finally make it to Destin. The rain had continued, but the temperature was finally comfortable in the 60's! Our camp site (or parking spot for Stormy) is great. Just a few feet from the beach, very secluded and private, yet right in the middle of Destin! The park was an old family estate that was deeded to the State of Florida on the condition that it be used as a ... read more

Friday, 3 December, 2010 We did get out yesterday morning with sunny skies and fairly warm temperatures. Sara and Trevor finally were able to throw up their sails for most of the day. I think they mostly motor-sailed, as the wind was not sufficient to move them with any speed. But with the sails up and the motor running, they made pretty good time. We stopped for the night in Ft. Walton Beach at the City Dock, which was free, a wonderful thing to be. We had just finished tying up, when up from the parking lot came my cousins Gena, Bob, Cathy and Bill. Sara and Trevor arrived a few minutes later and rafted up on our port side. After tours of the boats and cool beverages, we sat and visited for a while. Then ... read more

October 29, 2009 Surprise! Today we left New Orleans heading for Destin Florida. On the way we passed through Mississippi…and here is the surprise…Mississippi has some of the most beautiful cost line that we’ve ever seen! I had no idea!! White sandy beaches, palm trees…I thought I was in Florida…wait until you see the pictures! We bought sandwiches and stopped at a rest stop to eat…and that’s where Professor Kennedy gave his impromptu discussion on…of all things…birds. While we were eating, a couple of black birds were hopping around, hoping for a little snack, no doubt. One of us wondered aloud what kind of birds they were. That’s when John spoke up and said “They’re Tennessee Warblers”. We said “really?!!! (We were in Alabama)And he said “Oh yeah…they’re indigenous to this area”. We didn’t believe him ... read more

  We took our breakfast on the balcony again and decided to go to Shell island. Dad heard about it on the Internet and apparently was an island just filled with shells. Mom wasn't excited, but we  made the 1 hour long drive to Panama City to catch the ferry. Once we got there, we drove around, lost, for 30 minutes thanks to iPhone map. We finally found a old rickety wooden motel that rented pontoon boats to get to shell island. So we all reluctantly got on the old boat loaded down with all our stuff. We drove out into the bay saw wild sting rays! We did not go swimming. We made it to the small island and stepped out off the anchored boat onto a patch of sea grass, which is like underwater soft ... read more

   This morning we woke up at Gilmore Girls inn and tried to move to our Hilton, where we were staying the rest of the week. We couldn't check in yet so we stopped by 'Alvin's Tourist Trap' or as the sign said ' Tropical Department Store.' we bought a couple boogie boards, then we were headed to the beach! Hilton let us use the beach and would call us when our room was ready. So we went to the beach and our boogie boards were almost immediatley taken. Welcome to Destin! Around 1 we were leaving to fast food and dad got in line to check on our room, the boys predictably got into yet another cat fight. The rest of us pretended not to  know them. We ate at fastfood. We then headed back ... read more