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Nov 13, '07 · 5:45 PM995

10 things that most signify SoWal to you?
I'll start, maybe this will help with the ornament exchange

1. Obviously the beach, crystal blue waters and sugar sand
2. Family and friends at the Wash-a-Way
3. Red Bar
4. Eastern and Western Lakes
5. 30-A
6. Dread Clampit
7. Grayton bonfires
8. Kayaking in the gulf, the lakes or Peach Creek
9. Art, lots of beautiful art
10. Last, but not least, the SoWal website :wub:

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Beach Fanatic

Nov 13, '07 · 6:02 PM#2

1. bavarian creme donuts from the donut hole
2. marine life
3. grayton state park
4. bike trail
5. relaxation.
6. cocktails anytime. esp. bloodymary's
7. water lots and lots of water. (we haven't seen much of in georgia)
8. you know you're in sowal when you see TOM THUMB.

Edited Nov 13, '07 · 9:12 PM

SoWal Insider

Nov 13, '07 · 6:24 PM#3

the old pier at Inlet Beach
spending time on Grayton Beach, by the lake, with wonderful friends
beautiful water and sand which Kurt captures so well...
Eden State Park
driving from one end of 30-A to another (when I am not in a hurry:roll
the wildflowers that bloom year after year
a #1 at Summer Kitchen
crossing the Phillips Inlet bridge entering into SoWal...
beautiful architecture in the area
SoWal.com, of course....

SoWal Expert

Nov 13, '07 · 6:56 PM#4

Great idea!

In no particular order:

1. Emerald water and sugar sand
2. Dune lakes
3. SoWallers...local and not so local
4. Grayton Beach
5. Great restaurants
6. Red Bar
7. Beach town feel
8. Marine and wildlife
9. I'm going with IBD on this one...driving from one end or 30a to the other....love doing that!
10. SoWal.com and all it encompasses

Beach Fanatic

Nov 13, '07 · 9:00 PM#5

1. Bonfires on Grayton Beach
2. Running into friends almost everywhere you go...
3. ... and making new ones when you don't see anyone familiar.
4. Sundays with Dread Clampitt at the Red Bar
5. Sunsets over the Gulf.
6. Driving down 30-A with the windows down
7. Dancing to the Steenos or the WaCo Ramblers on the deck at Pandora's
8. Good food just about everywhere you go.
9. Spending hours browsing through books and music at Sundog Books/Central Square Records
10. SoWal.com.... duh. :cool:

bean

Nov 13, '07 · 9:27 PM#6

The TREES!
Shopping at Seaside...the toys store, Fusion and Sundog are always a must.
Grayton Beach and GBSP
The Red Bar
Grouper Poboys at Seagrove Market
Funky art!
Gumbo and benigets from Blue Orleans
Long walks along the beach looking for sand dollars and shells. I always find at least one sand dollar.
Meeting sowallers .... sometimes randomly. (BR & Big D)
Sowal.com!

I have to add the driving too!!! Love to drive from one end to the other!

Edited Nov 13, '07 · 11:01 PM

SWGB

Nov 13, '07 · 9:57 PM#7

I'm just gonna watch, if I stop at 10 or even 100 I'll :pissed:

someone or something off that I missed.

beats on hood

Nov 13, '07 · 10:03 PM#8

Meeting sowallers .... sometimes randomly. (BR & Big D:wave

Awwww! Ditto.

beats on hood

Nov 13, '07 · 10:33 PM#9

Absolutely gorgeous crystal water and sugar sand.
Biking to Deer Lake State Park with Big D and Beach Jacket and enjoying the beauty of this wonderful part of the world.
The friends who are always there for me that I?ve made through the community created by sowal.com and our neighborhood in Seagrove.
Watching the sun set over the Gulf of Mexico while having Big D?s margaritas.
Watching our standard poodle Pepper bouncing in the sand and just loving the beach.
Eating at the bar at Borago and talking to Jenna.
Caf? Thirty-A martinis and wood-oven-roasted salmon.
Bud & Alley?s, Taco Bar, and talking to Dave without having to ask for Junior League donations any more, now that I?m a sustainer.
Watching the interesting characters at the bar area at Red Bar while munching on a grilled mahi-mahi sandwich.
Watching college football and college basketball in the off-season while dining at the local non-chain restaurants.

hmmmm......can't remember

Nov 13, '07 · 10:41 PM#10

It changes every time I'm there (which is fine by me,) but here's what comes to mind:

Originally, all my memories were associated with solitude; I used to go to Gulf Trace to hole up inside myself and not have to be sociable:

Sitting in a beach chair in the edge of the water (which I take with me EVERY time I go in!) and devouring a stack of books. I liked to go early in the morning, before the other people in the house/neighborhood were up.
Biking anywhere from Dune Allen to Seagrove at a leisurely pace along the bike path, often stopping to explore Seaside and Watercolor. Once upon a time, my practical reason was to go to Modica Market for something or another. Now, if I really need something I go to Publix, but I might stop by Modica anyway for the heck of it.
Another early morning bike ride to Seaside on Sunday mornings, before anyone else is really stirring. I like to go to the church by myself.
Back to the beach late at night, by myself.

Later, it was

Seeing my old friend Hop and Mrs. Hop, who had just moved there.

Now:

Kickball
Attempting to surf
(Insert some other new, funn activity here)
Catching up with new friends
"Family time" with very old friends...

This makes me realize that I really, really need to build a hut down there...

Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname

Nov 14, '07 · 9:48 AM#11

The night sky.
The sunrises.
The beautiful water, and beautiful sand.
The smell of the ocean air.
Funn time's with friends.
Seagrove Villa's and Motel......
Seagrove Village Market.
Hammocks.
Watching dolphins play.
SoWal.com

Moderator

Nov 14, '07 · 10:05 AM#12

1. The solitude of the beach during the off season
2. Skies so black that you can see the Milky Way and on good nights even satellites!
3. Taking our furry kids to Draper Lake to let them play in the sand and water
4. Driving 30A from one end to the other on my motorcycle (I'm with ya PV and DD!)
5. The inevitable James Bond marathon that hits either T'Giving or Christmas. We can lounge for hours watching them!
6. Sitting at the end of the dock at Eden looking at nothing
7. Kayaking in Destin harbor and the bay
8. Riding my bicycle along 30A (not on the path...sorry!)
9. Wandering through the woods with my dogs on the nature trails
10. Not being here in Atlanta!