The DON’TS of GULF SHORES, Alabama! What You Shouldn't Do on Your Beach Vacation!
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- Опубліковано 23 тра 2023
- These tips will be helpful if you are traveling to the Alabama Gulf Coast! We like to visit Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, and Fort Morgan when we get the chance!
I took my kids the last week of June. It was the first time we had seen the ocean. We arrived in gulf shores around 6am and went right to the beach. There wasn't really anyone there that early which made our first time getting in the ocean really nice. The whole trip was awesome, especially since it was just the kids and I. It was very family friendly while we were there other than the heat during the day. Oh, and we got got stung by jellyfish. It was a blast!
Glad you had fun. As a New Englander and living along the coastline just wanted to let you know applying meat tenderizer to a jellyfish sting will lessen the pain. Been there done that.
August has always been just right for me. Kids are starting school and most have used up their vacation time. A lot are still there, but it's so much better than june and july.
As a New Englander and have visited the Gulf of Mexico from Cedar Key, Fla up to Gulf Shores camping with a travel trailer and Love every place I camped and the people I met. The seafood and southern food was awesome and just need to get back down there.
Im going to gulf shores in june i knkw its going to be crowded but i mainly just wsnt to go to the beach and check the stores out but im excited.
Going to Orange Beach in a few weeks. We hit Gulf shores last year for 3 days. Going for a week this time. Looking forward to it.
Hi Bella - what about coming mid-March for spring break? Is water too cold to enjoy?
Fort Morgan in Alabama in August 10th to 20th is so great
Just remember that the further West you go towards to the Bay, the darker the water will usually get. Fort Morgan and Dauphin Island are really cool with a lot less people than OB or Gulf Shores, but the water isn't usually as clear. Also a lot less to do in terms of non water activities and restaurant choices unless you make a pretty good drive or take a ferry. OB is where we always end up going back to, but it is getting so busy down there compared to what it used to be!! And if you are worried about jelly fish, be prepared to encounter a few, or many. They are very common in the summer, depending on the time and a few other variables. It's not the moon jelly (clear) you need to worry about, but the sea nettle (clear w/brown stripes) that'll get you!!
We drove out to Fort Morgan and took the ferry to Dauphin with our car and really enjoyed it. Agree there’s a lot less to do there, but kind of nice if you’re looking for a more chill vacation experience. I’d like to stay on Dauphin for one of our trips. We visited the bird sanctuary while we were there.
Dolphin watching is totally a big GO, it’s so much fun and it will get a bit crowded
We did get to do a dolphin cruise in PCB and it was super fun! They swam along the boat with us. I would say I will not go back to PCB. That place was crazy.
Great Great video
I commented on another commenter comment that using meat tenderizer on a jellyfish sting will lessen the pain tremendously. Been there done that.
We’re going at the very end of august , do you think the weather / crowd will be bad. We usually always go in may or so but I’m hoping it won’t be too bad
School will have started back by then, so hopefully it will be less crowded. Enjoy your trip!
Close to peak hurricane season
Were you able to maintain your weight loss on your vacation? Are you still doing Ozempic?
Yes and yes! :)
How’s the weather in October? Thinking of going the first week of October
First week is fine. Humidity is usually way down. Can get cooler at the end of October.
Later in September is also usually quite nice. The extreme heat of August is gone, humidity is much lower. Skies are typically a bluer bluer a so gorgeous. The only real problem is Hurricanes but you have a fair amount of notice when one of those is coming. We’ve been there a number of times in September and it was much less traffic. The beaches are beautiful as usual, with a lot less people. Most of the rental lounge/umbrella places are only putting out maybe half their inventory so those are spaced out more. Sometimes they charge less than summer rates and depending on when you are going even the condo/hotel rates are better.
I go the week of Thanksgiving in November. The wind is cool, but the sun is still shining and warm. It's great.
Hello! Could you send me a link to the condo?
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One thing that we have done to avoid the lines at the grocery store is do a pickup order
Good idea!
Is this worth the visit? Hows the water?
The water is great in gulf shores
Usually clear and gorgeous. Last time we were there I had never seen the water so incredibly beautiful with shallow areas a deep emerald green and then further out an area of sapphire blue, yet up close the water is quite clear in the shallows.
but are there black vacationers there?
I’m sorry I didn’t do a census when I was there. There were families of all kinds on the beach when I went though!
Yes there are black vacationers, and also black residents. I don't even understand what kind of a question this is lol
I live close by and visit the “Hangout” often. Not a lot of us, about 80/20 ratio. Still the best kept secret in America!
Yes there is
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No strip clubs? Lol.
I'm sure they have some, but we did not visit!
I woulndt waste money on that dude.
I want to move there this year 👍🏻