R&R at the Sunset House

Finally...it was vacation time!! It took forever to get here and went by too quickly! We had a wonderful time just relaxing by ourselves! It proved to be a great time to go...despite the threat of all the hurricanes! Hurricane Ike spared us and went instead to Houston. I feel bad for Houston but happy it didn't ruin our Florida vacation! The beaches were quiet and not very populated, which is just the way we like it. The house we rented was just off the beach. We had access just outside our door and beautiful views of the beach and gorgeous sunsets. The weather was perfect, only one 5 minute shower on Wednesday. It was still a bit hot but with Ike out in the Gulf, it brought welcome breezes and gusty winds. Wednesday morning/afternoon we had to retreat to the base of the dune as the surf washed away the beach. By Thursday there was no beach. That was ok because we had our own private pool by which we relaxed. Saturday came too fast!

We ate too much and I got too much sun in a very uncomfortable spot. Let's just say JT dubbed my new nickname 'cheeks'. Ahh....back to the grind tomorrow...yuck!

Great views from our lower balcony.


It's called the Sunset House for a reason!
The quiet, peaceful beach before the surf surge.

The house we stayed in is second from the front. The private pool was very nice!

We ate sooo much! We cooked two nights, picking up fresh seafood from a local market. I made baked oysters, baked red snapper, shrimp fettuccine and boiled shrimp! We ate out several times. Our favorites were Bud and Alley's and The Old Florida Fish House.

Baked oysters...Jt's favorite!

The beach Wednesday evening during the start of the surf surge.

Thursday the surf came up to the steps.