One Year Anniversary- On the road to Florida

I am a couple of months late in posting this but it took me awhile because it was a lot of information and I had to remember a few things. hehe! I finally finished this blog posting. Enjoy. 


We wanted to take a trip for our one year anniversary but time flew by so quick. Next thing I knew, we were a few months away from our anniversary and started throwing ideas of where we could go. Somewhere affordable! So we decided on........ *drum roll please* Beautiful DESTIN, FLORIDA!!!! *I mentioned it on my last post* We had heard many good things about this location, we wanted to see for ourself.


Eddie really wanted to drive to Florida. I was NOT looking forward to it but I agreed to it. It was a 9 hour drive but it took us a little longer because I wanted to hit up two restaurants that were featured on Diners, Drive-In's and Dives w/Guy Fieri.


Our first stop was Louie and the Red Head Lady in Mandeville, Louisiana. It was delicious! We arrive around brunch time & decided to eat breakfast. I ordered the Bayou Benedict and Eddie ordered Grits & Grillades. They had a map on the wall where all out of town visitors marked their spot. It was a cute idea! Ever since they were featured on the show, they started having visitors from ALL over the world.

Our waitress was sweet enough to run outside to take a picture of us both by the sign.

Delicious but Im just not a fan of grits though.

Even visitors from out of the country!

Our second stop was at Manci's Antique Club in Daphne, Alabama. Eddie ordered the signature dish Shrimp Po-Boy and I ordered their delicious Jazzy Burger. Yum Yum!!!

Then we finally made it to Destin, Florida..... Gorgeous blue water, white sand, great weather and relaxation! Our first night we wanted to rest after our long drive. We drove around the area and called it a night.


Friday we took a stroll on the beach. I was amazed at how soft the sand was and how clear and blue the water looked.

We hung out most of the day at the beach and finally decided to go back to the hotel and get ready for dinner. We were told to try out Bubba Gump's Shrimp Co., so that's where we headed for dinner. Eddie ordered Lt. Dan's Drunken Shrimp, I ordered their Scampi Linguini and their Frizzled Onion Rings as an appetizer. Oh my god! It was delicious! We were so full! Our waitress had a few Forrest Gump trivia every time she visited our table. Here are a couple I remember, try to answer them if you think you can without google. 1) What war did Forrest Gump fight in? 2) What was Forrest's favorite part of being in the hospital? 3) Name at least two people he Forrest saved in the war? 4) What was Forrest's favorite soda pop? 5) What color shoes did Jenny wear at their wedding?  

After dinner, we decided to take a drive over to Ft. Walton which isn't too far from Destin. We stopped at a beach which had a big outdoors building with shops and restaurants. They also had "Howl at the Moon" and we decided to return later that evening once they opened. We had a good time although we were a little disappointed that our song request was not sung correctly by the performers. Since we were celebrating our 1 year wedding anniversary, we asked them to sing our first song which is "I cross my heart" by George Strait. They sang the first couple of lyrics and after that they ruined the whole song & didn't even finish it. They went on to the next one. Other than that, the night was fun but I have to admit Pete's Piano here in Houston is a whole lot better. We weren't too impressed with their performers. 

At Howl at the Moon

Saturday, we were driving around and found many places that kept advertising dolphin tours, parasailing, jet ski rentals, pontoon rentals etc. I've done parasailing before & I felt a bit nauseous right after we got down. I didn't want to ruin our day and we decided to keep it safe by taking their Dolphin Tour. We enjoyed ourselves so much! We got a chance to ride on a big boat and saw many dolphins. Every time we saw their heads peak up out of the water, we all ran to the side with our cameras like little children. I was able to capture pictures of them. They were so cute! After our boat ride, we took a walk through their shops (I can't remember the name of the place) and took a few photos. We later got hungry & made a stop at Fudpucker's. The food was ok, I wasn't crazy about it. Afterwards, we walked outside and they had small alligators in a pond and a few reptiles. We later called it a night. 

                                                                      Dolphins!!

                                                     This looked like so much fun.

I believe this was called Turtle Beach (I think). Everyone with their boats hung out in this area. The water was not deep at all.

Polly want a cracker??

                                             @ Fudpucker's

                                 Writing was all over their walls. I had to do the same! ;)

 Sunday, we took it easy & went by the beach our last day to hang out. It was a windy day so it wasn't as enjoyable as the first few days. For lunch we ate at McGuire's Irish Pub. I had their Philly Cheesesteak and Eddie had the Reuben sandwich. They were both so tasty!! This place looked pretty neat inside, they had dollar bills ALL over the restaurant. I had to make sure to leave our dollar with our names on it in case we ever returned. I believe their website mentioned they have about a million dollars from all the dollars their guests have hung. WOW!!  

The bus behind us was a little scary looking LoL

 

 We truly had a relaxing weekend in Destin, FL and would love to return. My family has mentioned they would like to plan a family trip and Destin is definitely on the list. Destin, it was fun and hope to visit again!! Thank you for a great weekend! I'd recommend this place to everyone. 

Love, Judy 8A