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kathydwells

Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname
Dec 20, 2004
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Lacey's Spring, Alabama
Reporting from Seagrove Beach. Day 1 (yesterday). Arrived in Seagrove about 1:30. We were able to check in early. We were happy. Unpacked the car, made the trip to Publix for groceries (glad we got that done). Made our trip to Goatfeather's to get some steamed shrimp and tuna dip to bring back to condo for our first meal here. Our annual tradition. It was wonderful, as always. Met up with the rest of the gang and visited for a while. Laughed my butt off at Butch Shumate and Pat Miller. Went to check out the beach, and there was no beach in front of the condos. The surf is VERY high. Saw a couple guys surfing. You don't get to see that very often here. They were pretty darn good. The seas are still very rough this morning. It is overcast and dark. I don't think there will be any going down to the beach today. The rest of the week isn't looking very good right now either. We will make the best of it. We are all together and that is what matters. Kelly and I are going to the Red Bar at 12:00 today. I am looking forward to that. Hopefully I can see some of my SoWal buddies!
 

kathydwells

Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname
Dec 20, 2004
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Lacey's Spring, Alabama
Kinda late in my trip report......

We had a wonderful time in SoWal. The weather the first couple of days not so good, then all clear by Tuesday morning. I took the boys to Elmo's Tuesday night for dinner. We had a great time. Great service and great food!

We made our traditional visit to Goatfeather's Seafood Market when we arrived on Saturday night for our Steamed Shrimp and Smoked Tuna Dip. It was marvelous as usual. Everyone that works there is awesome!!!

Enjoyed the beautiful, beautiful water from Tuesday through Friday. We finally got to see dolphins on Wednesday. I was so happy to see them again. I saw several Stingray's jumping out of the water while we were there. They are pretty neat critter's.

We ate our traditional meal at Seagrove Village Market on Thursday Night. It was so GREAT to finally get to meet Kitlit in person. Bless her heart, we got there early it was calm. It didn't take long before the place was hopping and she was slammed! Hopefully will get to chat longer with her next time. This is always one of our most favorite meals of the trip. It didn't disappoint this time either. So, So, good.

The rest of the meals we cooked at the condo's and ate there. We are some pretty good cooks if I do say so myself. We like to eat as a group on the lawn at sunset. Perfect atmosphere!

Friday morning I took the younger girls for Manicures, (Pedi for me) to Angel Nails and Spa. They were awesome. Probably the best pedicure I have ever had. Luckily we got there right when they opened because about 15 minutes later, that place was packed. I highly recommend them for your nail needs!

Saturday morning was leaving day. :sosad: However, we had a wonderful guest come and see us before we left. Jdarg! So good to see her again and visit for a little while before we had to finish packing up and leave. So bittersweet for us.

We drove over to Grayton Beach on the way out to buy some Red Bar T-shirts and stickers, but they were closed. We really needed to hit the road so we didn't wait for the to open. We will get them next time.

Even though we missed two beach days because of Debby, we had a wonderful trip and can't wait to get back! Hated I didn't get to see anymore of my SoWal peeps, but we will be back! :D
 

DD

SoWal Expert
Aug 29, 2005
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Great report Darlene!! I love that you love it so much. xoxo
 

BeachbumAggie

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Glad ya'll had a great time too! We went to Pier Park for a movie on our rainy Sunday and went to the beach in the biting wind on Monday, even though we couldn't get in water it was nice to play in the sand! Great boogie boarding on Tuesday!! Wed-7/5 the water just got prettier daily-I need to win the lotto so I can move down!
 
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