Photos of Grayton Beach from Aug 09 2005

[reece]

ah. the lake outflow. that makes sense - we're used to seeing that...i'm just glad it's not red tide *whew*

usually the lake flows out and goes west in front of gulf trace.
usually we sit in front of t-time, and even if the lake is flowing out, it doesn't flow in front of t-time...

either way, we are so looking forward to our vacation.
how are the crowds?

reece

 

[Smiling JOe]

how are the crowds?

reece

What crowds? School has started so most families are tied down for a spell. Whew! I smell relief in the air.

 

[reece]

woohoo! i am so taking advantage of the fact that i have a 4 year old and so he's not school age(yet). We always go in May before schools out, or in this case, in August, after school starts. we'll do it that way as long as we can. We usually feel like we have grayton to ourselves - and don't get me wrong, i know i'm a tourist, but without the crowds, it makes us sort of feel like "locals".

reece

 

[sunshine]

The lake was still flowing our this morning, but at a much slower pace than in previous days. It also took on a more easterly direction so that the water between Grayton & Gulf Trace was getting back to it's clear, emerald green color.

It apparently broke open Saturday afternoon, after a week of rain. Sunday was beautiful and there were lots of folks enjoying the beach. Many folks were catching crabs with nets in the outflow of the lake to the gulf. It was lots of fun watching the reactions of the toddlers' mothers, who were clearly thinking - my baby is swimming with those things with claws - yikes!

 

[Ocean Lover]

Up here in Ohio we don't start school until the end of Aug or after Labor Day. Looking forward to less crowded beaches too!

 

[Smiling JOe]

Up here in Ohio we don't start school until the end of Aug or after Labor Day. Looking forward to less crowded beaches too!

Here at the beach, school gets out in early spring so that the kids can help the local businesses by working. So they also have an earlier return to school.

 

[OhioBeachBum]

Up here in Ohio we don't start school until the end of Aug or after Labor Day. Looking forward to less crowded beaches too!

Ours starts on Aug 23rd. Been combing the school calendar for a long weekend to maybe jam in an impromptu killer butterfly visit (we have killer hummingbirds up here, at least for a couple more months).

 

[Kurt]

The lake was still flowing our this morning, but at a much slower pace than in previous days. It also took on a more easterly direction so that the water between Grayton & Gulf Trace was getting back to it's clear, emerald green color.

It apparently broke open Saturday afternoon, after a week of rain. Sunday was beautiful and there were lots of folks enjoying the beach. Many folks were catching crabs with nets in the outflow of the lake to the gulf. It was lots of fun watching the reactions of the toddlers' mothers, who were clearly thinking - my baby is swimming with those things with claws - yikes!

The fecal count is quite high after a big rain when the lake opens, and the septic drain fields along the lake have been flooded.

 

[CastlesOfSand]

The fecal count is quite high after a big rain when the lake opens, and the septic drain fields along the lake have been flooded.

Yuk!! I hope your kidding!

 

[Miss Kitty]

The fecal count can get quite high in some of the pools down there!!! We've had pools be closed because of this and it just grosses us out everytime!!! They even have rules now about babies/toddlers wearing special "NO LEAK" diapers in the pool. Sorry to share this...anyone want to go for a quick dip?