SoWal Favorites - Where?s your favorite place to unwind?

Just the thought of being in SoWal decompresses me and makes me smile! But I always enjoy Rosemary Beach and I also enjoyed Fonville Press last time I was in. Walking the beaches early AM and at sunset.

I'm not much of an early morning person, wish I was because I would love to see some sunrises for a change.

Sunset at Watersound, either on our tower, where you can see the dunes that look like sand covered hills or sitting on the beach in my favorite beachchair, sipping a really good glass of champagne and just listening to the ocean sush while hoping to see the green flash. The colors at that time of day are absolutley breathtaking, the sand when it is cool on bare feet, I like to dig them further down where you feel the temperature change. Life does not get much better.

I'm not much of an early morning person, wish I was because I would love to see some sunrises for a change.

Just stay up all night. :clap:Those are the best sunrises and then off to nap land. 😀

Sunrises on the beach are the definite unwind.

Any beach in SoWal that I can dig my toes in and see that beautiful water. Or....at the Tarpon Club with the Kitties, the Dargs and the MerPeople, and of course FBB.

Any beach in SoWal that I can dig my toes in and see that beautiful water. Or....at the Tarpon Club with the Kitties, the Dargs and the MerPeople, and of course FBB.

It's even better to be there with all your best peeps around sunset time, with your guesstimate about when the sun's going to drop written on the chalk board, waiting for the bell to clang!

Another favorite place in SoWal--one that we never fail to miss--is on Western Lake in a kayak. There are so many little watery nooks and crannies in that lake that you could never, ever get bored of being on it. One of our best "swimming holes" is at that little pass linking the old Grayton Beach side of the lake to the Grayton Beach State Park side. It's fairly shallow and the dunes are high enough that you can't see any houses. It's an unspoiled, beautiful place to take a dip.

Tending about 2lbs of grouper (salt pepper and olive oil) on the grill, watching the kids play in the pool, and digging the sand from between my toes. Ok, that may be kinda gross, but it sounds great to me.

Any beach in SoWal that I can dig my toes in and see that beautiful water. Or....at the Tarpon Club with the Kitties, the Dargs and the MerPeople, and of course FBB.

It's even better to be there with all your best peeps around sunset time, with your guesstimate about when the sun's going to drop written on the chalk board, waiting for the bell to clang!

Loved them all! I agree...and I so wish I could be with y'all at sunset tonight! :wave: I also love walking the beach in the morning or evening when you have it all to yourself...even carrying a bag for trash pickup is funn!

I know one thing, I did not unwind in the Political forums today. That place is wound UP! 😱

I don't know if this counts, but I feel like I can finally BREATHE the moment I turn left on 30-A from Hwy 98. Just the act of driving through Rosemary is an attitude adjustment. It can take me from this :angry: to this :clap: pretty quickly.

My skin is sun-sensitive, so my favorite spot is any beach at any sunset, the beach right before a storm, and the view from our tower room in the middle of the afternoon, preferrably with a book and a box of Cheezits.

Many people have listed the beach at sunset or sunrise as a great place to unwind and I agree. But the beach is an altogether different experience. When it is clear and the stars and blackness collaborate or when the moon is round and bright and reflected off of the gulf waters, it is magical. The waves crash against the shore creating a rhythm. The wind streams across the water with a momentum that makes you wonder about its origin. It makes me relax, but seemingly, I always get sentimental and wish I had someone to share the moment with.

Walking or biking the trails in Point Washington State Forest, or one of the outstanding parks along Scenic 30A in SoWal.

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The beach and dunes at Grayton Beach State Park. I also love the trail there.

sunrise at the 83 beach access, hello to neighbors, quiet, reflective the a.m. is truly the locals time at the beach

On the steps in front of the Zoo Gallery on a Saturday night. Not exactly quiet, but for people-watchers like me, I can't think of a better spot in SoWal.

Walking east on the beach in the morning as the sun comes up. being able to notice how the beach comes alive in the morning. From Seacrest east towards the old pier.