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Looking for a nonsmoking/no pets rental for 10/22-25. Oceanfront or close would be great. Responsible professional couple looking to have a great time in sowal. Feel free to pass any recommendations my way. Thanks.

Anywhere you would recommend going or not going with a 3.5 yr old? Should we try Stinky's for lunch? Any suggestions for 'last dinner' on this trip?

Just wanted to report that we found what we needed today at For the Health of It. It was such a lovely experience, very friendly and helpful staff. We joked that now we can move here cause we know they have the food we need. DH said when we win the lottery we'll spend winters here ;) Thanks...

Thank you all this is SO helpful! Does anyone know where I can find Amy's Gluten Free Casein Free macaroni (frozen)? Haven't had any luck yet. We have been Fresh Market and Publix.. We will still check out these other places you mentioned. If anyone uses the above macaroni though and knows...

Hi, My son has autism and is on the gluten free casein free diet. He eats some particular items (picky) that are allergy-free. We can find them here in MD at health food stores, whole foods, etc. I have heard of one store (For the Health of it? is it called) It sounded like a smaller store...

Hello, I will be at the beach with my son (who has autism), and my parents and my brother & his girlfriend the 2nd week in July. My mother will be celebrating her 60th birthday. I was thinking as a gift for her I could have a photographer take a pic of all of us on the beach. The thing is, I...

I need a rental for the week of July 4. Looking for something reasonable in price. We love Sowal and try to come down every summer. It will be myself, my husband, my 2 yr old and my parents. Looking for 2 bedroom, preferably 2 kings, but at least 1. Message me if you've got something that...

So what's the deal with black flies? Is that an Oct. thing? Is it every year? I am not familiar. I have one vague childhood memory of them though..

Yeah, I know, we just left and I'm already trying to come back.. Is October swimmable? Weather.com said the avg high was 80. I'm thinking that might be a little cool for my toddler (?) Or is it really warm enough to swim? Maybe Sept would be better?

Well I'm not a local but I hope I can chip in. I love the sand and I love the water. I love the feeling and the pace. I love coming back to Sowal every summer that I can. I love the memories I have of Sowal. I love the state park at Grayton. It is my happy place. I carry it around in my...

We wound up at Vin tij (which was lovely, good food - packed, entrees were slow to arrive, but otherwise a great night) Stinky's was on my short list - didn't get to go this trip.. maybe next!

I was thinking about this today and I think that waffle may be my favorite thing I ate the entire trip. Just the combo of the PB, honey, coconut, fruit, pecans, yum. At least I think that's what was in it. But it was yummy.

We're looking for somewhere to eat dinner tonight, ideally around 7:30 and I was trying to make a reservation. (Looks like Stinky's doesn't take 'em) Party of 6 plus a toddler (highchair) Looking for somewhere "nice" (according to my parents) but I'm more concerned that no one will mind my...

We went to Hibiscus today (with baby, so no date.. maybe Fire tomorrow) but food was yummy... I had the waffle even though I was skeptical about the peanut butter - very good. Hubby had pancakes.

Parents of a toddler who has never slept looking to reconnect since the grandparents are here to babysit. Could do dinner out but thinking breakfast/lunch may be easier on the sitters. I thought about.. grab breakfast somewhere (where?), take to beach. I saw Flip Flops beignets recommended in...

we tried 98bbq tonight - not bad! thanks for the rec.

We haven't hit the sowal beach yet (we've been in Destin) but I thought the water looked pretty nice & clear. Maybe I'm just comparing it to our last trip here.. there was a lot more june grass then.

Thank you for this rec! We went last night for dinner. Felt like I was "in the know" as there was no wait and Red Bar was packed (we also like red bar, we've been before) The view is beautiful, staff are super friendly, nice cute restaurant, great service, yummy food. We had steak (husband is...

Where is the best bbq in sowal/destin area? Is there a thread somewhere or a "best of" - for restaurants, etc? Thank you!

you guys are the best! thanks for all the great tips!

Hi! I am coming down with my family Monday and had a few questions: 1) any recs for a natural/organic food store in Sowal or Destin? 2) I read the thread about the tent city. If we bring a tent to the beach and we always take it back down when we leave is that OK? Or will bringing stuff like...

we're scrambling to try to get down there the last week of july.. (PM me if you have a reasonable 1 week rental for 2 adults and a baby - preferably very close to the water and a pool would be a plus) BUT if we can't.. we're looking at Aug/Sept/Oct.. what's the weather like? We do need the...

oh, I just PM'd you.. I don't know if this is your only availability, but we can't do these dates :(

I registered to ask for recs on places to stay this summer in sowal.. we have been lucky enough to spend our last 2 vacations down your way.. one oceanfront at blue mountain (heaven!) and another in grayton close to the beach. this summer we can't stay a week :( but we're hoping for 3-4...

Hi We're hoping to make it to sowal for 3-4 days in july - we've only stayed in weekly rentals.. obviously we could pay for a week & just not stay the whole week, but that's not a very attractive option :) are there any other options? thanks for any tips! it's just 2 adults & a well behaved 6.5...

JB, In my humble opinion, you are a jerk for saying that budget seems to be an issue with me. You're right. It is. The amount we spent to visit Grayton is a lot of money to people like us. We spent about the same amount to visit last year. We stayed at Blue Mountain. It was our 2nd...

I'm sorry you found my post overwhelmingly negative.

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Our rental didn't leave any chairs because they wanted us to use a chair rental service. The service was too expensive for us to want to use it.

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Hi! I hope someone got our chairs/umbrellas. We ended up having to leave them by the trash can for someone to come pick up. I've always been afraid to leave them at the unit for fear I'd get slammed with a $50 fee for "not removing my property" or something. (We use rental agencies to find...

I love june grass. :roll:

My husband loves bbq - ribs especially. The place we went last year - corkys - is gone. Any suggestions? We live in MD and the bbq isn't too good up there. We've had jim and nicks once and he didn't like the ribs very much. Thanks!

You guys kept telling me to go with the flow... So I figured bending the rules fit right in with that. Besides I was pretty amazed someone called within five minutes!!!!!!

Hi On the blackberry again so it's kinda difficult to read the boards- hoping someone won't mind giving a quick suggestion for a restaurant near grayton (basically just not destin) where we could have a good seafood lunch tomorrow. We've already done red bar. Is smiling fish a good idea...

Re: anyone want our chairs/umbrellas Saturday? Claimed! Someone called early and we bent the rules :) Thanks!

We bought 2 chairs and 2 umbrellas rather than use the beach service at like 90 dollars... We leave Sat. We did this last year too and left them by a dumpster and someone picked them up before the trash came but if anyone here wants them call us Friday 240 401 4651. I noticed a goodwill in...

Hi! The party boat concept is totally new to me. Thanks for the advice! I looked up a couple of them, and it looks like it could be fun and much more affordable. We might do it. :) thanks!!!!!!!!!! Laura

Thanks for posting this - we leave Saturday and I have the same question! We need places to eat that aren't too expensive. We plan to splurge a couple of nights but we can't do it every night.

Hi, It's me again. Thank you for answering all my many questions so far I really appreciate it. Here's yet another one: We were going to try a fishing charter next week but due to the cost, it looks like it's getting knocked off our trip. My husband has never been fishing and was...

yay! thanks for the pictures. it looks beautiful. we'll be there Saturday.. can't wait!

I understand what you're saying, but we have no children. It's myself and my husband that I want the picture of. That's hard to pull off when you're vacationing alone. Unless that is you like the tourists who walk up and ask you to take their picture. :)

Does anyone know if this is appearing in Grayton as well?

Thanks Joe! Now aren't you the resident photographer? (or am I confusing you for someone else) You aren't offering your services yet though right? ;-) I did email Dawn. Thanks!

Hi, Will be at Grayton in June and would love to have some beautiful beach portraits taken of me & my husband... BUT read in another post the sitting fee could be 800 and that's without the actual pictures... No way in heck I can pay that (the amount I'm paying to visit Grayton coming from...

So I take it this new restaurant is open? How is it?

Hi, My husband and I would like to return to 30A this summer. We don't need a big place and I'm looking for a reasonable price. We'd pay more to be beachfront but we'd at least like to be close to the beach. Let me know if you have a rental, have a friend that has a rental, recommend a...