We will be arriving this Saturday. Definetly ready for the beach. We are a little disappointed about the June grass, but maybe it will thin out before the weekend. We can hope anyway. We are bringing my oldest son who is 19 and his girlfriend. Is there a good place (that they are allowed into at 19) that would have some good music and fun? Hoping for good weather. We used to live in Naples, Florida so we know summer brings afternoon storms. We can deal with those. Our son made the mistake of getting on weather.com and freaked out about the 60% chance of rain several days next week. Sometimes the ability to get too much info is not helpful. It will just be great to have sand between the toes! Hopefully my husband and son will catch some fish and we can grill some fresh fish. Capt Larry (Dead Fish) always puts them on the keepers.
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Kentucky Girl, I will probably get my butt kicked for saying this, oh well here goes, he may have to drive to Panama City.
There is Spinnakers and Club LaVela and I've forgotten the name of the beach club. (Too many years ago for me to remember). Sorry everyone, but he is 19. I guess it really depends on the type of music he likes and if he wants to drive to Panama City, but he will have funn if he stays in SoWal and goes to Pandoras on Tuesday night and goes to 331 on Thursday night. Have funn. You will be down there with the rest of the Kentucky crew. I'm envious. 
There is Spinnakers and Club LaVela and I've forgotten the name of the beach club. (Too many years ago for me to remember). Sorry everyone, but he is 19. I guess it really depends on the type of music he likes and if he wants to drive to Panama City, but he will have funn if he stays in SoWal and goes to Pandoras on Tuesday night and goes to 331 on Thursday night. Have funn. You will be down there with the rest of the Kentucky crew. I'm envious. 
Skunky
Kentucky Girl, I will probably get my butt kicked for saying this, oh well here goes, he may have to drive to Panama City.
I think it is great advice. Those palaces of teen hedonism are a right of passage, kinda like the tassle on the rearview mirror when you graduated high school! He will get older and fall into the more sedate stuff in time. :roll:
Beach Lover
he can come see the waco ramblers at Pandoras in grayton next tuesday. it is a restaurant/bar so he can see the music.
Beach ComberAuthor
DO YOU NEED RESERVATIONS FOR PANDORAS? I THINK THAT WHEN WE THERE LAST SPRING WE COULD NOT GET IN WITHOUT A RESERVATION?..
I MAY BE CONFUSING IT WITH ANOTHER PLACE, BUT I DON'T THINK SO?
I MAY BE CONFUSING IT WITH ANOTHER PLACE, BUT I DON'T THINK SO?Beach ComberAuthor
What type of music do they play at Pandoras on Tuesday evenings?
Beach Fanatic
What type of music do they play at Pandoras on Tuesday evenings?I don't know, but according to another thread, the Waco Ramblers are playing. I would go on Tuesday night if I were you because that is when several of the SoWal posters are going to meet. :clap_1: As far as reservations, we have never had them but we go early and we haven't been to Florida in high season for several years and I really miss it. Something about all the excitment of summer vacation that just can't be beat. Oh well, I'll just have to settle for the dreaded October vacation.
beats on hood
Kentucky Girl, I will probably get my butt kicked for saying this, oh well here goes, he may have to drive to Panama City.Yes, until they get 21, they drive to PCB, cruise, go to Club LaVela (sp?), and many of the females flash for beads. Driving to PCB is what my daughter did in the 18-20 year-old stage. She met her boyfriend (and I think future husband) during Spring Break 2005 when she was just 20. They had stopped at a gas station while cruising PCB, noticed that both cars had Georgia Tech stickers, and realized that her sorority house was across the street from his frat house. Then the crowd ended up at our house in Seagrove (which became Animal House) to party.
Thankfully the pool guy woke them up at the crack of dawn, made them with their hangovers get the beer cans and Silly String out of the pool, and came back in an hour to clean the pool.:funn: I laid down the law after that - no more using our house if they didn't respect it, and I personally drove down to inspect it on the last day of their visits. They behaved, so I restored privileges.
Now that she turned 21 in January (and her boyfriend is a GT graduate working in the ATL), they cook at the beach house, have a few drinks, and act like respectable adults.
Those stages of life really happen fast.
Admin
WaCo Ramblers is a beachgrass outfit. If you want to sit inside and have dinner you might want a res. But better to just go hang out at the bar out back and put your name in for a table if you like. They don't serve food at the outside bar. Inside they have a quiet dining room and a family dining room.
Beach ComberAuthor
BEACH GRASS??? CAN I ASSUME THAT IS A LITTLE LIKE BLUE GRASS?
SoWal Insider
dbuck, I bet you are talking about Sharkys. The few times we went by there it was packed. Popular hangout! Alot more for them to do in PC Beach if they do not consider it too far to drive. I heard Club LaVela was being sold though and closed up! Read it on some Panama City Beach site several months ago.
Beach Fanatic
dbuck, I bet you are talking about Sharkys. The few times we went by there it was packed. Popular hangout! Alot more for them to do in PC Beach if they do not consider it too far to drive. I heard Club LaVela was being sold though and closed up! Read it on some Panama City Beach site several months ago.
I had forgotten about Sharkys. It was Schooners I was thinking of. It finally came to me.
picky
Maybe your son and his girlfriend would like going over to Baytown Wharf one evening. Sometimes the free concerts over there are really good.
http://www.sandestin.com/w_baytowne_calendar.asp
I wouldn't worry too much about the kids entertaining themselves, though. Last July we brought four teens to the beach (two 16 year olds and two 18 year olds) and we worried about them being "bored." Fat chance of that. Kids are pretty ingenious about keeping themselves occupied, especially in the summer when SoWal is crawling with kids of all ages. Our bunch had a great time.
http://www.sandestin.com/w_baytowne_calendar.asp
I wouldn't worry too much about the kids entertaining themselves, though. Last July we brought four teens to the beach (two 16 year olds and two 18 year olds) and we worried about them being "bored." Fat chance of that. Kids are pretty ingenious about keeping themselves occupied, especially in the summer when SoWal is crawling with kids of all ages. Our bunch had a great time.
Beach Fanatic
Maybe your son and his girlfriend would like going over to Baytown Wharf one evening. Sometimes the free concerts over there are really good.
Mermaid, I love Baytown also. I love those rocking chairs they having sitting around on some of the porches. Could sit and rock for hours.:clap_1:
Beach Fanatic
Just have them hang out in Seaside. There is always something going on and tons of teens.
Beach Fanatic
dbuck, I bet you are talking about Sharkys. The few times we went by there it was packed. Popular hangout! Alot more for them to do in PC Beach if they do not consider it too far to drive. I heard Club LaVela was being sold though and closed up! Read it on some Panama City Beach site several months ago.The deal with Club LaVela is on hold from what I understand and should be open.
Meow
Some trash bags and the beach....first one to fill their bag with trash wins....a trip to the beach!!!!
Beach ComberAuthor
Leaving for the beach in the morning!:clap_1: Can't wait. The kids think Baytown warf looks interesting. We will give it a try. Looking forward to the surf and the sun. There used to be an Italian Rest. in Seaside. It had a fire a year or two ago. You could sit outside and eat. We really liked it and our son's girlfriend really likes Italian. We thought it was going to reopen does anyone know if it did?
Meow
Leaving for the beach in the morning!:clap_1: Can't wait. The kids think Baytown warf looks interesting. We will give it a try. Looking forward to the surf and the sun. There used to be an Italian Rest. in Seaside. It had a fire a year or two ago. You could sit outside and eat. We really liked it and our son's girlfriend really likes Italian. We thought it was going to reopen does anyone know if it did?
Yes, Cafe Spiazza has reopened. Have funn in the sunn!
beats on hood
Here's something teens seem to like doing. Get them some big flashlights for cruising the beach at night. Make sure they have a cell phone and that they travel in groups. Actually when my daughter was in her early to mid teens, she and her friends liked taking a net to the beach and catching sand crabs at night.
SoWal Insider
Here's something teens seem to like doing. Get them some big flashlights for cruising the beach at night. Make sure they have a cell phone and that they travel in groups. Actually when my daughter was in her early to mid teens, she and her friends liked taking a net to the beach and catching sand crabs at night.That's exactly what my teen son does too.
Beach Fanatic
That's exactly what my teen son does too.Mine too.
Beach Fanatic
Just please don't let them do this in late summer - early Fall - when the turtles are hatching there should be no lights on the beach to confuse the little guys trying to make there way to the water. This goes for gulf front homes as well - keep those outside lights off please.
Here is a fact I recently learned - turtles in our area take longer to hatch - because of the white sand - it doesn't get as hot and therefore the turtles take longer to hatch than if on a brown beach. Plus because of the temperatue - white sand - our area produces more males than females.
Here is a fact I recently learned - turtles in our area take longer to hatch - because of the white sand - it doesn't get as hot and therefore the turtles take longer to hatch than if on a brown beach. Plus because of the temperatue - white sand - our area produces more males than females.
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