Rain?? No Problem !!

Hey ya'll. Hope everyone's doing good. For those of you down here, the weather is going to be a little yucky this week...but don't be too bummed out because as always I'm here to let ya'll know what's happening in our town. Remember me talking about the Tanger a few blogs back? Well they're still having those amazing sells, at QuickSilver everything in the store is 50% off! Crazy, huh? Its kinda sad also because they're closing, so they have to sell everything. But right behind the Tanger is a really cool bowling alley,you can't miss it, now I know what some of you might be thinking...but bowling is a lot funner than it looks. Surprisingly a lot of locals from Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, and Foley head down there. Its good for little kids during the daytime, and at 10:00 on weekend nights they go into midnight madness mode. They turn off the lights, and everything is lit up by black lights...it's pretty cool. But before you go bowling, an awesome place to eat is on 59 across from the Chick-Fil-A (before Tanger). It's called Lamberts. It's the perfect tourist restaurant. There's only two in the country and we have one down here. It's a huge building with a painting of the family that started it on the side. The restaurant is so cool because the waiters love to play tricks on you, and while you wait for your food to come out, waiters will bring around free side dishes such as fried okra, sweet potatoes, molasses for your rolls and much more! Speaking of rolls, they throw them at you! Yes, actually throw. On any given night during Spring Break and Summertime the place will be packed. But don't hesitate to go because they seat people fairly quickly and they never take reservations.

Jet Skis and Parasailing!!

Hey everyone, hope your vacation is going well and for those of you who aren't here yet, I hope your getting excited because we could not ask for better conditions. I'm just now getting over the stomach virus, ugh I'm so glad that it's gonna be gone before the weekend! One thing that I've missed so much about spring and summer is the jet skis, or wave-runners to some of ya'll out there. For all of you vacationers who are looking for a thrill, it's the perfect way to "wake-up" after several days of relaxing on the beach. Wanna know where to rent them? I'll put a link up for ya'll who are interested. And I know there are a couple of you who are too intimidated to drive one by yourself, so while your buddies are out there on the water, you can be a couple hundred feet in the air looking down on them! Para-sailing is an awesome way to get an aerial view of our sandy, white beaches. I'll hook ya'll up with a link for that too! But I gotta tell you, if you don't wanna be dipped (they'll slow down and put your feet in the water) then just tell them, which I would consider asking them not to because it can be a little scary!! Hope ya'll are getting excited and try not to get too burnt!

Jet Ski and Boat Rental

ParaSailing

Beach Tips Part 2

Aight so I hope ya'll are getting really excited for Spring Break, as for me I can't wait. I already told ya'll about what your gonna need to bring to the beach. You know stuff like sunscreen (and how you need to use it, which you definitely will) and chairs along with a radio. Some of ya'll also like to bring floats to the beach, which I recommend for little kids (who wouldn't?) but the big ones that adults lay on I would not recommend actually having them in the ocean. Why you ask, because your out there on your float, drifting in and out of sleep but the problem is that you have nothing to hang on to, so you end up way too far away from the shore. In the pool, they're not too bad as long as they're not huge, you gotta be considerate of other people too. Goggles come in handy, it's really cool to look under the water, and I would also recommend a net for some scooping fun. Being on vacation down here is a good time to learn how to skim, which the waves don't need to be up for. Don't have a skim board? Our Orange Beach Winn Dixie actually sell them, crazy ain't it? Our Walmart usually carries this stuff too. Those boards are just for someone who is just learning how to skim and won't be near a beach when they go back home. Or you can always get a boogie board, those are really fun! If you want a nicer and more expensive skim board, then I would recommend going to Blonde John's. It's right off Beach Road, where you turn by the Hangout. Turn into the Oyster Bar and it's one of those little shops in there. Meanwhile, hope you have a good time down here and keep reading for more in the know local stuff.

Beach Tips Part 1

For all of ya'll out there that our about to come visit our little town, I gotta say...the weather is absolutely positively awesome! There's just no beating it, during the spring is the best time to come down here because the humidity is lower than it is in the summer and the breeze coming off the shores are so nice. I was thinking about all the out-of-towners that come down here, or what we locals fondly like to refer to as "shoobies" (because they wear shoes on the beach) and I suddenly realized that some of ya'll probably have never really been to a beach...so it makes sense to me that I offer a local's guide to essential beach gear. Of course there's the obvious stuff like sunscreen, the most common mistake shoobies make is that they think if they put it on, they'll still be super white - WRONG. If you're never in the sun you need to put on at least SPF thirty, then gradually work your way into tanning oil, and when you buy tanning oil it's gotta have some SPF in it, and get the kind that says bronzer...it'll make you way darker. Then what are you gonna lay on? Thankfully we have beach service down here, look for an umbrella that's bright orange, or an American flag one and those guys can hook you up with a chair. You'd rather have your own chair to keep? Head to Walmart, they sell beach chairs, or you can always go with the traditional towel. One thing I'd suggest is a radio...you wanna catch some rays right? You can alternate your tunes with the gentle sound of the ocean breeze for a perfect day. Read my blog for more tips about beachtime, see ya later!

Grape Escape & Coastal Video

Hey everyone out there. Hope y'all aren't as cold as I am! For some reason a cold front came through, but don't worry because our warm weather will come back just in time for all the Spring Breakers. But while we wait for that I'll be headed to Coastal Video. I like the one that's in Orange Beach by the Brunos and Winn Dixie because they have a lot of great books if your not wanting to watch a movie in your spare time. Also the one in Gulf Shores has just as many books and movie choices, but the Orange Beach one will most likely be closer. After getting a movie at the Orange Beach one, if it's lunch time, right around the corner is an absolutely awesome place called Grape Escape. I'm telling y'all, if I didn't have to be at school everday for lunchtime I would definitely be at that place! The people are real friendly and the food is the best,  there's also a whole lot of wine for you older folks. Plus they know of this really great lady that can actually teach you how to paint an awesome painting, she talks you through the steps as you paint. I haven't gotten a chance to try it, but I'm sure if y'all head down there, they'll be happy to give you more information on that. Just a couple of things I would recommend ya'll check out until this weather gets better! Peace out.