We had a really mild winter here (for the first time I can remember, NO snow days or delays) and a hot early spring, so it was no surprise that Destin was also warmer than usual. The beach was perfect - hot sun, but cool breezes off the Gulf. The water temperature was just right.
Even this guy approved:
I've mentioned before that I love the beach and the salt water. I love to jump in the waves and boogie board. Wouldn't you know it that one of the times that Mike decided to walk in and cool off that a dolphin swam right past him! I'm talking 10 feet away! There were several times that we saw dolphins swimming near the beach. In all of my years of visiting the Gulf, I've never seen them do that.
Our condo is on the first floor, so we have our own patio and grassy space. The kids were extra silly on this night.
What is vacation without ice cream?
Of the week that we were there, only two days were rainy/overcast. On one of those days, we decided to try miniature golf. How fun! The kids did great and Mike and I tied.
Back at the condo. What's vacation without wifi? Boy, how things have changed!
Whether it's in Cincinnati or Florida, the kids love Fridays.
The weather cleared that night and we decided to do some late-night boogie boarding (me) and sand octopus building.
Yikes, she looks old!
I took the picture below from in the water. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....
The next day was supposed to be rain all day, so we planned an impromptu Dolphin watching tour that morning. Because of the forecast, only two other families were on the entire boat. About 15 minutes into the 2-hour trip, the clouds broke and the weather was beautiful! We really lucked out and saw tons and tons of dolphins.
This is the same captain we had last year. He is so sweet!
We hit the beach later and the kids found the victim I mentioned in the last post. You didn't think it was going to be me, did you?
I have one more set of pictures to add to the next blog. It's pouring and cool here. I miss Florida!
Until next time,
Mommy Kel
