So.. how are things looking one week after Dennis?

Beautiful! This is the Seagrove I remember from previous trips. Does anyone know if the beach access across from Cassine Garden is up?

There is an access open to the east of One Seagrove Place - public access.

Thank you Kurt! What a happy picture.
It is SOOO wonderful to see that beautiful green water again. :clap_1:
Especially since we're at T - 3 weeks and counting! See ya soon!

Seagrove Beach, Dennis + 2 weeks

Great pic Kurt. Just thought owners and others (renters) planning to come down post Dennis might want to hear what a current renter said about the condition of Seagrove this week. They said that they are very happy about their decision to come down to Seagrove just 2 weeks after a major storm.

Her exact words from the email she sent me were..."there are very few signs that a major hurricane blew through here just a few weeks ago...".

The Eastern Lake access west side of the lake is open with steps down to the sand and the lake channel out to the gulf has been trenched and moved east to allow people access to the gulf (and to allow for backfill/repair for a few houses undermined).

We all know the damage that was caused (see pictures from 2 weeks ago)and this is not to say there wasn't any damage or affects but for renters wondering as to whether to go down for their planned week/stay it might help in the decision.

After alot of hard work and a short period of time, the area seems to be recovering well.

Thanks for the picture Kurt! Dennis knocked out my plans to come down in July so I'm coming down August 12th. This desperate housewife from Kentucky can't wait!!!!

Hi everyone-
Here in SoWal this week, the beach looks so good right now! Come on down! Emerald green water as clear as can be and about the color of jade glass. The sand is coming back onto the shore. Yes, the dunes are pretty cut up, but there's enough sea and sand to keep your eyes filled with beauty. I wasn't sure it would be looking so nice only 2 weeks after Dennis. I'm so happy. Lawdie, I love this place.

Hi everyone-
Here in SoWal this week, the beach looks so good right now! Come on down! Emerald green water as clear as can be and about the color of jade glass. The sand is coming back onto the shore. Yes, the dunes are pretty cut up, but there's enough sea and sand to keep your eyes filled with beauty. I wasn't sure it would be looking so nice only 2 weeks after Dennis. I'm so happy. Lawdie, I love this place.

Katmoo is so right. We're here too and to me the beach looks the best it has all summer, with the exception of course being the dunes. Tons of new sand, just a little of that grass that Kurt was talking about on another thread and the water is the clearest and greenest I've seen it since almost Feb. Everyone should be here now!

I'll be there in 2 weeks - can't wait!

Blue Mountain Beach access today

The anticipation of heading down to Seagrove next Friday is killing me! Glad to hear all is returning to normal since all the storms. What about the local Golf Courses? Did any sustain any major damage? Any help and local knowledge on pricing and the most "bang for my buck" would be extremely helpful. Any web links would be equally welcome. We plan on playing a couple of rounds and hopefully the weather will be conducive to an enjoyable round or three. Great to see a bunch of Louisvillians have the same taste and make Seagrove their vacation spot also. We are from Jeffersontown and can't wait to get all 9 of us down there! Thanks, B.K. :clap_1:

The anticipation of heading down to Seagrove next Friday is killing me! Glad to hear all is returning to normal since all the storms. What about the local Golf Courses? Did any sustain any major damage? Any help and local knowledge on pricing and the most "bang for my buck" would be extremely helpful. Any web links would be equally welcome. We plan on playing a couple of rounds and hopefully the weather will be conducive to an enjoyable round or three. Great to see a bunch of Louisvillians have the same taste and make Seagrove their vacation spot also. We are from Jeffersontown and can't wait to get all 9 of us down there! Thanks, B.K. :clap_1:

None of the courses are damaged. There is another thread with some opinions on golf:
http://www.sowal.com/bb/showthread.php?t=691&highlight=golf
Post specific requests on that thread and maybe we can get some more input on it.

And a list of courses here:
http://graytonbeach.com/golf.html

Hi everyone! This is my first post, although I've been lurking for awhile Kurt!! lol !! We just got home from SoWal last week. (Picked up my sticker too, while I was there). We had a fabulous time on the beaches! Beautiful as always! The water was great! We'll be back at the end of September!! Thanks for all the info, this is a great site. If anyone has any doubts of whether to go or not... I suggest you go!!

Hi everyone! This is my first post, although I've been lurking for awhile Kurt!! lol !! We just got home from SoWal last week. (Picked up my sticker too, while I was there). We had a fabulous time on the beaches! Beautiful as always! The water was great! We'll be back at the end of September!! Thanks for all the info, this is a great site. If anyone has any doubts of whether to go or not... I suggest you go!!

What was your favorite thing?

That's a tough one!!! Just being on 30-A makes me happy! But.... sitting on Seagrove beach with a cold beverage, watching the waves and listening to them crash was pure heaven! Oh, and toes in the squeaky white sand!! We enjoyed hunting for shells too! We found some nice ones! This trip we were total beach bums!!

That's a tough one!!! Just being on 30-A makes me happy! But.... sitting on Seagrove beach with a cold beverage, watching the waves and listening to them crash was pure heaven! Oh, and toes in the squeaky white sand!! We enjoyed hunting for shells too! We found some nice ones! This trip we were total beach bums!!

Excellent

That's a tough one!!! Just being on 30-A makes me happy! But.... sitting on Seagrove beach with a cold beverage, watching the waves and listening to them crash was pure heaven! Oh, and toes in the squeaky white sand!! We enjoyed hunting for shells too! We found some nice ones! This trip we were total beach bums!!

Glad you had a good time...lucky you ...you get to go back soon. I am so looking forward to being a beach bum. 12 more days until I can sink my toes in the sand.

Tina

Yes, even if it's cold and/or rainy, we just enjoy being in our third floor sitting room, enjoying the view of the Gulf, watching sunsets, cooking fresh seafood, etc. Even during bad weather, it's a great time to get some work done in a relaxed manner. We absolutely adore the 30-A area! We've traveled the world, and there's nothing to compare to it. Yes, there may be more luxurious beaches (Monte Carlo, Maui, Barcelona, the Italian Riviera, etc.), but the 30-A area is such a relaxing place to be, close to home.

Thanks for the mental image of sitting on the beach, making the sand squeak with your toes and watching the waves...that's the memory I always try to imprint on my mind that last day! I love hearing how everyone visiting falls under the spell of this place!

My husband and son will be going down for a few days in August and I will stay home with the new pup, Molly. Don't cry for me SoWal lovers....I just reserved our place for the entire month of October!!! Another pup will be introduced to the place we all know as paradise! That's enough to keep me going!

Alright AMYLOU- we returned home to the 'Ville today (and yes we are bummed to be home). We have NEVER seen the water as beautiful as it was last week in Grayton. Crystal clear, the perfect aqua, awesome sandbars, lots of sea life to see...best week we have ever had. If you have room in your vehicle I could be persuaded to go back down! I tried to write everything in our rental's guestbook, but there was too much fun to get it all. So if the owner of Blue Crab reads this- we had an awesome week and your house was perfect for our crew. We stayed on the beach pretty much the entire week and did not venture much further than Red Bar and Bud & Alley's. I think we drove the car twice since we brought our bikes and rented a kayak. There was really no reason to do anything else but enjoy that beautiful place!

I keep repeating- 2 WEEKS next year, 2 WEEKS next year.

At least we have graytonbeach.com to keep us sane until the next visit- thanks Kurt!

We saw rays (big and small, spotted eagle ray and southern stingray), crabs (blue and hermit), hilarious pelicans, both the "bad" jellyfish and the "good" jellyfish, dolphin, sanddollars, a few friendly Labs (yellow and chocolate), little white fish that nibble your feet, tiny velvety-textured black fish (anyone know what they are?), lots of fish big and small, many jumping around or in huge schools, a gigantic Hercules beetle, but sorry, no turtles.

The most interesting critter find was the Eastern Glass Lizard (looks like snake, but stumpy). It was hanging outside of the Red Bar. I hope we didn't relocate the local "lounge lizard" by mistake. He is now living on Garfield St. behind the Blue Crab house.

Oh- and we found the weirdest little critter around the sandbars- possibly brittle starfish, but the picture we found does not match exactly. The main body was a small disk about the size of a pinky fingernail. Five stringy spaghetti-like legs came off the body. The legs were somewhat inflexible. The whole thing was bone white. We found them several days in a row.

Rent a kayak and you will have lots of cool things swim under you!

I know not everyone will agree with me, but it was nice seeing a few dogs romping in the surf and barking at the waves. Our kids found out where the yellow lab was living and took him home when he got tired. And I always visit the dog wall to see who survived another year.

I just got back...it was wonderful. Few crowds, lovely beaches.

The sand dunes are gone & there will be major rebuilding of them...but the water was perfect, weather wonderful...my family did NOT want to leave this morning. We will return next summer!

Oh- and we found the weirdest little critter around the sandbars- possibly brittle starfish, but the picture we found does not match exactly. The main body was a small disk about the size of a pinky fingernail. Five stringy spaghetti-like legs came off the body. The legs were somewhat inflexible. The whole thing was bone white. We found them several days in a row.

Rent a kayak and you will have lots of cool things swim under you!




Cool!! We love to explore and experience nature too! Thanks for sharing.

Rent a kayak and you will have lots of cool things swim under you!

I am glad you mentioned this! We're thinking about renting one for our trip later this month. How far out did you go? Did the kids go too, and were they okay with sea stuff swimming around under you? Did the kayak seem stable in the waves? Did you keep the kayak for the whole trip, or just rent one for a day? Got any pictures to share? Sounds like you had a great time! Thanks for sharing it with us! :clap_1:

OK - You guys are making us happy we didn't cancel. We will be there Sat.
Does anyone know how the Eastern Lake inlet has ended up.
Last picture I saw it was up around the boardwalk? Has it made back to normal? And how is that boardwalk coming off Cottage St and the Red Bar area? Thanks for all your help I've been watching the site, extremly helpful.

I am glad you mentioned this! We're thinking about renting one for our trip later this month. How far out did you go? Did the kids go too, and were they okay with sea stuff swimming around under you? Did the kayak seem stable in the waves? Did you keep the kayak for the whole trip, or just rent one for a day? Got any pictures to share? Sounds like you had a great time! Thanks for sharing it with us! :clap_1:

We rented a 2-man for 5 days, and it was suprisingly cheap. I am a bit of a chicken when it comes to going out so far that I can't see the bottom, so I stayed in the "light" stripe (shallow) areas of water closer to shore. Still lots to see. The water was very calm, so stability was not an issue. My husband and son had no problem going far enough out where they couldn't hear me yelling to come back in closer! Many people were way out in the darker blue deeper water. We also used it in Western Lake- actually put in the lake every day and paddled down the outflow, then dragged it to our beach "spot" for the day. It was very useful for hauling our stuff off the beach at the end of the day!

Yes we have some pics of kayaks, but better than that, the beautiful water and beach. Getting a few posted will require me to figure it out, so give me a few days!