Newbie Here Needing Info!

[reipan40]

Hello! My name is Renee and in June my family (12 in total) will congregate to Seagrove Beach for a week of fun! We have never been there before and have rented a house in Summer's Edge. Please let me know what and where we "should do, see, eat, etc." My husband and I live in Texas and haven't been to Florida since our honeymoon in Fort Walton 26 years ago! The rest of the family is coming from Tennessee. Thanks!

 

[Mermaid]

Welcome to the beach, Renee! All the info you need is here on the message board--sit yourself down for a few hours (days/months/years) and READ! Everything beachy is discussed here. You name it!

Another good source of basic info (and fabulous photos) is www.sowal.com. You'll find the lists of events, shops, restaurants etc. useful. And don't forget--sometimes you don't need to do much at the beach but relax!

 

[swantree]

welcome :clap_1:

 

[Miss Kitty]

renee! I am a Houston native...grew up going to Galveston....nearly fell over when we arrived here for the first time in 1986 and saw this place!!!!

 

[Paula]

Renee. This is a beautiful area for vacationing and this board, as Mermaid says, is a wealth of information. This board has turned into a real "community", complete with helpful advice on everything from places to eat to great summer reading, gossip, lively characters.

We are a family of 4 (two children) and our routine when we are there always includes sunset at the beach, sometimes with a snack or drink (sunsets are awesome here). You'll have plenty to do close to Seagrove.

 

[MKH]

Hello! My name is Renee and in June my family (12 in total) will congregate to Seagrove Beach for a week of fun! We have never been there before and have rented a house in Summer's Edge. Please let me know what and where we "should do, see, eat, etc." My husband and I live in Texas and haven't been to Florida since our honeymoon in Fort Walton 26 years ago! The rest of the family is coming from Tennessee. Thanks!

Hi Renee! My family will be coming to Sowal at the end of May. This is our 3rd year to visit, and we love it! We rent a house in Seacrest Beach, which is very close to Seagrove. We live in Memphis-where is the rest of your family coming from?

M

 

[OnMackBayou]

renee! I am a Houston native...grew up going to Galveston....nearly fell over when we arrived here for the first time in 1986 and saw this place!!!!

Hey Renee, I'm a Houston native too...grew up going to Galveston and thought that was the greatest beach in the world when I was a kid.

Discovered this area in 2000. Whoa! are you guys in for a treat. Like they said, just peruse this board and you'll be up to speed fast on where to eat and play.

 

[Paula]

Here are a few other thing we do when we're there:

Go to Grayton Beach State Park. It costs about $5.00/car and it's a gorgeous beach with no homes on the dunes so you can see what it used to be like here. It has bathrooms, picnic tables, changing areas. We love it there.

We also go to the Red Bar for dinner, but we go VERY early (we get to the door before 5:00 and wait so that we get a seat). It gets very crowded but worth the wait.

 

[Cork On the Ocean]

Welcome Renee (my daughter's middle name ). You're gonna be very surprised in the changes since you've been here. Have Funn!

 

[Destiny]

Renee!!
I'm from middle Georgia. SoWal beaches are beautiful. There is as much to do there as you want to do. There is also shopping east and west so no problems. The best is the beach with the most beautiful sunsets!!