Well, we came, we hung out, we went home. The rain this past week was murder on our little family. One vacation a year to the beach and I think we witnessed a ray of sun for 2 hours the entire week.
1. The positives- 15 lbs of royal reds coming home with me
2. Wonderful home to be stuck in- I highly recommend Sunrise Beach and especially "Serendipity"
3. Rosemary Beach real estate dreaming-Wow! and I thought Seaside was nice!
4. A good working blender in our beach home.
We'll be back next year.... BYE
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12Beach Lover
Where did you buy your royal reds
SoWal Guide
Well, we came, we hung out, we went home. The rain this past week was murder on our little family. One vacation a year to the beach and I think we witnessed a ray of sun for 2 hours the entire week.
1. The positives- 15 lbs of royal reds coming home with me
2. Wonderful home to be stuck in- I highly recommend Sunrise Beach and especially "Serendipity"
3. Rosemary Beach real estate dreaming-Wow! and I thought Seaside was nice!
4. A good working blender in our beach home.
We'll be back next year.... BYE
Sorry you didn't get much sunshine and beach time on your vacation
. It was an entire week of rain (which was a nice break from the heat in August) and a bummer for end of season vacationers.Hope you rested, ate good food, watched movies, shopped and played in the rain!
Beach ComberAuthor
Royal reds
Sexton's in Destin
Sexton's in Destin
bean
What are Royal reds? I'm sorry it rained on your vacation! We leave on Friday and i'm hoping for better weather. Looks like rain everyday this week on the forcast.
Beach Fanatic
What are Royal reds?
From the deepest, coldest waters-up to 2400 feet deep. They tend to be large and are frozen on board the ships that stay way out a sea a long time, Royal Reds are a brilliant crimson red, or pink and some think they taste like lobster. A mature Royal Red Shrimp is about 3 years old.(Pleoticus robustus or Hymenopenaeus robustus)
(from http://www.gulf-shores-shrimp-festival.com/shrimp_info_shrimp_recipes.html)
Upside is some people think they have a different flavor than fresh shrimp. Downside is any you buy have most likely been frozen. Try them and decide for yourself.
For my money, the fresh ones in the $3.99 (sometimes $4.99) per pound at Shrimper's on 98 are the best deal. Be advised, though, they are cash only (just for the cheap shrimp--for everything else they'll take cards) and they are head-on shrimp, so buy about 1/3 more than you otherwise would.
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SoWal Expert
From the deepest, coldest waters-up to 2400 feet deep. They tend to be large and are frozen on board the ships that stay way out a sea a long time, Royal Reds are a brilliant crimson red, or pink and some think they taste like lobster. A mature Royal Red Shrimp is about 3 years old.(Pleoticus robustus or Hymenopenaeus robustus)
(from http://www.gulf-shores-shrimp-festival.com/shrimp_info_shrimp_recipes.html)
Upside is some people think they have a different flavor than fresh shrimp. Downside is any you buy have most likely been frozen. Try them and decide for yourself.
For my money, the fresh ones in the $3.99 (sometimes $4.99) per pound at Shrimper's on 98 are the best deal. Be advised, though, they are cash only (just for the cheap shrimp--for everything else they'll take cards) and they are head-on shrimp, so buy about 1/3 more than you otherwise would.
Me loves some head on shrimp. They add so much more flavor.
Beach Fanatic
Me loves some head on shrimp. They add so much more flavor.That combined with your current avatar is a perfect picture.
Beach Comber
As I've told everyone who asked how last week was
The beach access situation was impossible.
Once on the beach, we had to dodge heavy equipment scraping sand.
On top of that, it rained every day, and twice on some days.
So, all things considered -- our week in South Walton was WONDERFUL!
The beach access situation was impossible.
Once on the beach, we had to dodge heavy equipment scraping sand.
On top of that, it rained every day, and twice on some days.
So, all things considered -- our week in South Walton was WONDERFUL!
SoWal Expert
Re: As I've told everyone who asked how last week was
You are funny.
The beach access situation was impossible.
Once on the beach, we had to dodge heavy equipment scraping sand.
On top of that, it rained every day, and twice on some days.
So, all things considered -- our week in South Walton was WONDERFUL!
You are funny.
Meow
Re: As I've told everyone who asked how last week was
Heavy equipment = Land sharks! Everyone off the beach and into the water!! OMG, it's like an obstacle course.
I love your attitude!
The beach access situation was impossible.
Once on the beach, we had to dodge heavy equipment scraping sand.
On top of that, it rained every day, and twice on some days.
So, all things considered -- our week in South Walton was WONDERFUL!
Heavy equipment = Land sharks! Everyone off the beach and into the water!! OMG, it's like an obstacle course.
I love your attitude!
Beach Fanatic
Re: As I've told everyone who asked how last week was
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Too funny!!
Land sharks! Everyone off the beach and into the water!!
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Too funny!!
Beach Fanatic
Re: As I've told everyone who asked how last week was
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Heavy equipment = Land sharks! Everyone off the beach and into the water!! OMG, it's like an obstacle course.
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