About This Trip
This was a 5-day beach trip for our family of four in late June 2021. We took a direct flight on Southwest Airlines from Dallas Love Field to Destin and got a discount on the fare since it was a new city for Southwest at that time. We rented a car and stayed at the BEST AirBnb - PaPa Cantina Beach Cottage. This house had an outdoor shower, screened in patio, beach chairs, umbrellas, sand toys, towels, extra plastic bags for wet stuff, just everything you could possibly need and it was a short walk to Miramar Beach. This was ideal for us since we flew here instead of driving like we normally do for beach trips. It also made this the easiest vacation ever to pack for. The boys loved the AirBnb so much they cried when we left it.
Weather and Seaweed Tracker
Rain was forecast for the entire trip so I was getting anxious about that, but we lucked out and it only rained a bit our first day there. There were high tides, however, and the beach was on a "no swim" red flag on at least one of our days.
Most people were swimming and getting in anyways though until the beach patrol kicked them out. Check seaweed levels before you go - we also lucked out on that this trip (we don't always; see Gulf Shores).
Food & Drink
Bad ass coffee was a great way to start the mornings. We made sandwiches for most of the beach days (the house had a cooler for us and we had also brought our own soft-sided cooler). One day we were bored of that, so Eric walked over to Pascalli Kitchen and ordered the boys a pepperoni pizza and some salads for us which was a nice change of pace.
On our last night, we took the boys to eat at Whale's Tail - which was a cute but crowded place.
Activities
Besides the beach, we also enjoyed a fun afternoon at Baytown Wharf/ Baytown Adventure Zone. Such a cute area with so much to do - restaurants, shops, activities, zip lining, a ropes course. Some of it was pricey but not surprising for a place like this.
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