Thursday 18th Sept - Exploring Sandestin

We awoke to gloriously sunny morning with temperatures in the low 80s. Mike had a dip in the nearby outdoor swimming pool before breakfast and we then started to explore the place on cycles. We visited the marina where a motor boats and sailing yachts were moored and then on to the beach side of the resort. Mike had a dip in the sea whilst Christine remained on the deck of the restaurant overlooking the beach, it being extremely hot! On our return to the cottage Jim and Susan took us out to see the resorts on the beach east of Sandestin and to have lunch at one of their favourite eateries, The Seagrove Village Market, where Grouper is their speciality. This was an intriguing place, the eating area being at the back of an inauspicious looking shop, but their seafood was excellent! On our return once more to the cottage Jim got his 4 person electric golf buggy out and we did a tour of the site, stopping to look inside one of the new builds. These golf buggys are a great form of transport and are used extensively on site which reduces the amount of motor traffic on the resort.