I have a feeling we won’t have many family trips now that my kids are almost all grown.
My three youngest begged to go to the Gulf this last summer, like they anticipate it too.
We visited PCB a couple years ago for a baseball tournament but he didn’t get a lot of free time and had to come home early for more baseball activities.
I love the Gulf and Alabama beaches. It’s still one of my favorite places since I was a kid.
We went to Gulf Shores a couple years ago but my son and husband couldn’t make the trip due to the baseball schedule.
We found a lovely condo at The Palms in Orange Beach, which I think is a perfect place.
We loved an easy dinner our first night at The Shrimp Basket.
We were very close to Publix grocery store, which has so many delicious things we can’t find at home.
Cactus Cantina was some of the best Mexican food we’ve had in many years!
We absolutely loved Wolf Bay, but Doc’s was extremely disappointing. We want to go back to try Big Mike’s.
We did all the cheesy touristy things.
We just love Alligator Alley and the boys really loved it too!
We loved walking around and feeding the alligators and listening to one of the shows. We also saw lots of herons and bugs!
We love the little town of Foley for their shops and vibe. The cutest ice cream shop! We went to several record stores and thrift shops.
He finally got to go to Lambert’s and got his throwed roll!
Of course, my son got stung by a jellyfish, but he said that won’t deter him from more beach and ocean, just no more swimming with purple flags. He healed up very quickly.
We saw lots of different crabs, sand dollars, some rays, cool fish, dolphins, herons, gulls, jellyfish and comb jellies.
There were several storms and we didn’t get to visit the Gulf Shores State Park, but we did get TCBY twice and played a fun game of puttputt at Pirate’s Island Adventure Golf.
We stopped at Blalock’s market to stock up on freezer fish and they are just lovely and great prices.
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I’ve never been there, but it sounds fun. And, wow, the gators! I’m a big fan of Publix, too. :) Thank you for sharing this with us at the Will Blog for Comments #72 linkup!
I’ve been there several times myself and love it. Our go-to is usually the Panama City area, but Orange Beach is fun too!
I used to go to Orange Beach with a friend and her daughter! It brings back memories!
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