I thought that beach was where Camping on the Gulf was still referred to as Miramar Beach, which starts near the west end of 30A.
It is referred to as Miramar. Santa Rosa Beach starts practically in the middle of Sandestin running east.
Shark Sighting today
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It is referred to as Miramar. Santa Rosa Beach starts practically in the middle of Sandestin running east.
It all is a bit confusing. The other day, I saw a road sign reading, "Miramar Beach" located around the Donut Hole, but I always thought it started west of Sandestin.
It's my understanding it starts in the middle of Sandestin. You can't go by the post office, that's for sure because the hospital has a Miramar Beach Zip code, but Publix which is one block west has a Santa Rosa Beach zip code.
The telephone exchanges are another confusing thing. The prefix 267 which is a Santa Rosa Beach prefix starts in the middle of Sandestin.
So, who knows?
The telephone exchanges are another confusing thing. The prefix 267 which is a Santa Rosa Beach prefix starts in the middle of Sandestin.
So, who knows?
It's my understanding it starts in the middle of Sandestin. You can't go by the post office, that's for sure because the hospital has a Miramar Beach Zip code, but Publix which is one block west has a Santa Rosa Beach zip code.
The telephone exchanges are another confusing thing. The prefix 267 which is a Santa Rosa Beach prefix starts in the middle of Sandestin.
Hopefully the fire dept.!!!!
People are WAY too paranoid about sharks. I've been surfing close to thirty years dangling my legs in waters all over the world and every time I have seen a shark they sprinted away as fast as it came around. I am sure there were many, many more I never saw that somehow managed not to take a bite.
The odds of getting attacked by shark are lower than being struck by lightning or snakebite or winning the lottery. Driving to Destin or anywhere is far more dangerous than swimming with the sharks. In the last 115 years only 15 people have died in Florida from shark attacks. There have been close to 500 documented non fatal injuries from shark attacks in the same amount of time; most of them have occurred on the east coast from small spinner sharks.
The Jaws movies and more recently, The Discovery Channel have created a continuing fascination and paranoia regarding sharks. A "shark sighting" should be no more out of the ordinary than a "sea gull sighting."
The odds of getting attacked by shark are lower than being struck by lightning or snakebite or winning the lottery. Driving to Destin or anywhere is far more dangerous than swimming with the sharks. In the last 115 years only 15 people have died in Florida from shark attacks. There have been close to 500 documented non fatal injuries from shark attacks in the same amount of time; most of them have occurred on the east coast from small spinner sharks.
The Jaws movies and more recently, The Discovery Channel have created a continuing fascination and paranoia regarding sharks. A "shark sighting" should be no more out of the ordinary than a "sea gull sighting."
I agree Dave and I tell people similar things all the time, although sharks are more rare to see than seagulls. But I also realize that fear of sharks is primal. It is an irrational fear but runs deep, and perception takes precedence over reality. You have better chance of dying by having a vending machine fall on you, but they have no teeth.
Statistically, you are much more likely to die from a dog attacking you than a shark. For me, seeing JAWS as a young kid ruined it for me. I go in the water all the time, but I often think about the big sharks swimming in the same water with me. I haven't freaked out when I've seen them, but personally, I'd rather swim with the alligators.
Shark siting at grayton beach today! I was swimming in the gulf with jdarg, bdarg, beachmom and another friend carol, when we looked up and saw several folks onshore motioning for us to come in. we all froze. then we saw a guy onshore doing a shark fin on his head, folks still motioning to come in. We hauled ourselves onto shore, which seemed to take many minutes of swimming - we were further out than we realized. 
Once on shore, our friends told us there was a shark, about 6 feet, swimming in our direction, it turned and swam away, then came back in our direction. One of our group (carol) saw it nearby as we were out there.
This was my first scared spit-less encounter in the gulf. Think I'll stay nearer to shore next time (the water was absolutely gorgeous and clear and felt so wonderful. we were really enjoying it until we saw the folks onshore motioning to us. panic!!!) well, bdarg didn't panic. he was the only one...
later we were so thankful we didn't have kids in the water with us.
yes, I realize that if we had never been told there was a shark, that we would have stayed out in the gulf blissfully unaware, and it would have just gone about its own business. probably...
Once on shore, our friends told us there was a shark, about 6 feet, swimming in our direction, it turned and swam away, then came back in our direction. One of our group (carol) saw it nearby as we were out there.
This was my first scared spit-less encounter in the gulf. Think I'll stay nearer to shore next time (the water was absolutely gorgeous and clear and felt so wonderful. we were really enjoying it until we saw the folks onshore motioning to us. panic!!!) well, bdarg didn't panic. he was the only one...
later we were so thankful we didn't have kids in the water with us.
yes, I realize that if we had never been told there was a shark, that we would have stayed out in the gulf blissfully unaware, and it would have just gone about its own business. probably...
Shark siting at grayton beach today! I was swimming in the gulf with jdarg, bdarg, beachmom and another friend carol, when we looked up and saw several folks onshore motioning for us to come in. we all froze. then we saw a guy onshore doing a shark fin on his head, folks still motioning to come in. We hauled ourselves onto shore, which seemed to take many minutes of swimming - we were further out than we realized.
Once on shore, our friends told us there was a shark, about 6 feet, swimming in our direction, it turned and swam away, then came back in our direction. One of our group (carol) saw it nearby as we were out there.
This was my first scared spit-less encounter in the gulf. Think I'll stay nearer to shore next time (the water was absolutely gorgeous and clear and felt so wonderful. we were really enjoying it until we saw the folks onshore motioning to us. panic!!!) well, bdarg didn't panic. he was the only one...
later we were so thankful we didn't have kids in the water with us.
yes, I realize that if we had never been told there was a shark, that we would have stayed out in the gulf blissfully unaware, and it would have just gone about its own business. probably...
I started our own shark thread
