This lifeguard chair marks the entrance to the Seacrest Beach resort on Scenic Highway 30-A. My family and I chose to buy a vacation home in Seacrest Beach, not only because the area is gorgeous, but because the community offers everything we want in a vacation spot. Once we get to Emerald Views we park our car and leave it in the driveway, because shopping, recreation, fine and casual dining, galleries, spas, and entertainment are all within walking distance. We love to walk along the quiet streets and pedestrian paths that run through Seacrest Beach and the next door communities of Alys Beach and Rosemary Beach. It is a short stroll to the lagoon-style pool or to the beach, but if we don't feel like walking or have a lot of stuff to carry, we can always hitch a ride on the neighborhood tram. If we are feeling energetic, we might rent bicycles and ride along the 30-A biking/hiking path to the communities of Seaside or Watercolor. My sister and I love to get up early in the morning, walk over to Wild Olives for coffee and scrumptious pastries, then sit and enjoy our breakfast while admiring the Gulf of Mexico. If we are lucky we may see dolphins or a turtle. One morning we saw thousands and thousands of shore birds floating just offshore. Every few minutes they would all take to the air as one and then settle back onto the water a few hundred yards away. The birds' white plumage contrasted against the clear blue-green water was just stunning. The chocolate croissants weren't bad, either. ;) THAT is my idea of a great start to the day.
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