June 2008
Most of our trip was spent in this area. We took a dolphin cruise in Destin and spent a day at a seventh floor beachfront condo in Fort Walton Beach. We also made a few stops at a fish market in Destin to keep our dinner plates full!
The part of Florida we stayed in is known as the Emerald Coast
The beaches in and around Destin are so white it looks like snow!
Destin Harbor is a hub of activity
Crab Island is an underwater island in Destin. Just anchor your boat and walk around! It's only waist deep.
Crab Island is an underwater island in Destin. Just anchor your boat and walk around! It's only waist deep.
White beaches and emerald water, who could ask for more?
White beaches and emerald water, who could ask for more?
My mother and I on the beach in Destin
A great blue heron checks out the water in Destin
A great blue heron takes to the air in Destin
This boat sank twice because of the negligence of its owner. Now it serves as a lesson to others!
This house belonged to Bette Midler
This blue heron is Destin's version of a hitch-hiker
Jaws 2 was filmed here
New condos and stores just keep popping up in Destin
Off to go fishing
Off to go fishing
A pelican buzzes our boat
A dolphin comes up for a look around
A dolphin in mid jump
A dolphin in mid jump
A baby dolphin shows off!
The beach is ready for the tourists
You can see the line in the water where the water from the bay meets the water from the Gulf
A mother dolphin swims by with her baby alongside
That's not a shark, it's a dolphin!
Crab Island is an underwater island in Destin. Just anchor your boat and walk around! It's only waist deep.
There are colorful houses all over the area
A view of thunderstorms over the Gulf of Mexico in Fort Walton Beach
The beach at Fort Walton Beach is full despite the many passing thunderstorms
A view of Fort Walton Beach from a seventh floor condo
A view of thunderstorms over the Gulf of Mexico in Fort Walton Beach. It makes the Gulf looks like glass.
A view of thunderstorms over the Gulf of Mexico in Fort Walton Beach
The Gulf of Mexico as seen from the seventh floor in Fort Walton Beach
The Gulf of Mexico as seen from the seventh floor in Fort Walton Beach
My cousin Ed and his wife Barbara enjoy a lunch of cheese & champagne on the balcony