My cousin and his family moved to Destin, Florida earlier this year and we finally made it down to see them. It was a long drive (about seven hours!) but oh man, it was worth it. Those few days at the beach were good for our souls. Words or photos can’t even begin to describe that aqua clear water and those pristine white sand beaches.
We did a little exploring ourselves the first couple of days. One highlight was definitely our time in Grayton Beach. We hit up the cutest little coffee shop (because anywhere I go, I WILL find a cute coffee shop:) before some time at the beach, then strolled around the town and enjoyed the food scene. It was SO fun and definitely brought back some pre-kid traveling days memories … ooohh to be young and free again;) If the kids hadn’t been having numerous meltdowns, Niall and I probably could have strolled around for hours. Ah well — we’ll take what we can get!
The ‘Airstream Row’ in Seaside was great — with so many options, everyone was happy. Niall and I opted for Raw and Juicy which was delicious and hit up The Meltdown on 30A for Méabh and Eamon — the kid’s grilled cheese even came with the crusts cut off:) We just had to try a donut from Five Daughters before hitting the road. At this point, it was like a thousand degrees out and the kids were not too happy — so we enjoyed our sweet treats on the road home!
Our last full day we waited until after nap time to hit the beach which was a good choice. We stayed long enough to see a 6 pm wedding ceremony … it was such a gorgeous evening, I’ll always remember it. I could have stayed for hours.
I carried Eamon up the stairs and looked back at the beach to snap one last shot — Destin, you were amazing and we’ll be back! But now — I’m more than ready for some fall weather. Hoping it cools down within the next few weeks … until then, I’ll be dreaming of these beaches:)