On The Beach

The beaches in Destin are spectacular; this area of the Florida panhandle is called "The Emerald Coast".  The sand is like white sugar, and the ocean water is a beautiful blue/green color and crystal clear.  Yesterday morning we got to the beach at 10:30.  At that time of day, the serious partiers are still in recovery mode from the night before so we were able to get a parking spot across the street from The Whale's Tale.  We rented a beach umbrella and chairs for the day, parked our butts on the beach and started people watching.

While waiting for the Spring Break beach action to begin, Jim noticed a pair of sun glasses washing up on the shore; he went in the surf and fished them out.  Wow!  He Scored!  They were a pair of ladies Ray Ban's in perfect condition and fit me like they were made for my head.  What a great husband!

By 1:00 the party was on. Traveling in packs, the steady stream of mostly young, tanned and buffed, beach goers paraded up and down the beach carrying coolers and huge plastic mugs of beverages, and talking on their cell phones.  Behind us people lay strewn on towels soaking up the rays. Tables were made for Beer Pong by digging 3 foot trenches in the sand forming a "table" and players stood in the trenches playing the game.  There were lots of Frisbees and footballs being tossed around, as well as improvised games of the bean bag toss game using empty beer cans filled with sand.  Ingenious kids...their college education is paying off!

The weather has been perfect and I'm kinda sad to leave Destin, but the RV park is full and someone is waiting to move into our spot.   Today we return to Alabama and will stay in Montgomery for a few days.