DeeLeisa-ous Travels: Grayton Beach

All photos copyrighted: Leisa A. Hammett

Pink and gold sunsets on ice-blue, rippled waters beyond white, sugary stretches of sand.

Morning walks to Starbucks followed by sumptuous, hot oatmeal laced with brown sugar; quiche-of-the-day and everything-but-the-kitchen-sink cookies at Hibiscus House.

B&B owner Cheri's daily message board.

The saw grass-bordered and lily-padded blue water bays leading to sandy dunes.

Bud and Alley's $$, the bar at The Southern Cafe, the airstream cupcake lady and, as always, an ode to Modica Market...ala Seaside.

 

Per-spi-cas-ity's outdoor bazaar--no trip to Seaside complete without a wonder-and-awe browse thru. Sundog Books: wooden tables bearing stacks of crisp pages begging to be devoured by hungry readers. The ambiance and vibe of Seaside. (Even though they did build succumb to greed and build on the waterfront and copycat Watercolors closing in all claustrophobic-like.)

Bike rides down the board walk. (Follow the rules of the road. PLEASE!)

Grayton Beach. A part of Florida still Southern.

Hibiscus House--a niche in "Old Florida." Every corner and cubby a curious find. It works, Cheri. It works.

Stinky's Fish Camp. The "Great Big Salad" with corn, potatoes, green beans and red peppers." Oyster Po'boys with lip-and-finger-licking roumalade. Santa Rosa Beach.

Grayton: we *heart* you. We'll be back.

And, btw: thems be my boots. On my feets. The same ones that went to Costa Rica post rainy season and shoulda gone to Trinidad. They were perfect for beach walking in the chilly October weather, which ranges from lows of mid-40s to highs of barely 60s.

This is an abbreviated DeeLeisa-ous Travels from our mini-Fall Break to Grayton Beach, Fla. Our travel blog is yet unofficially launched. We have still blogged our travels, but haven't posted but a few online. This trip the laptop was in Nashville while we were in Florida. An operation performed, ripped it's innards and placed them into a new computer home. I'm supposed to rescue it and take it home later today. Then, I hope. I hope. I hope to launch DeeLeisa-ous Travels by year's end. Wish me luck.

 

Comments

[Tom]

I know these comments are moderated and this isn't a story about autism but I saw your name mentioned in a story in the Tennessean today about autism:

"TN struggles to count children with autism
Number affects ways they could be helped"

I have used the Individual with Disabilities Educational Act (IDEA) Part B data (.csv files) but they appear not to be totally accurate.
http://www.ideadata.org/PartBChildCount.asp

My own theory is that Autism Spectrum Disorder is related to increased sleep disruption of infants and children which has a negative impact on Stage 3 and Stage 4 NREM sleep (AKA "Deep Sleep"). The phrase "sleeps like a baby" has gone out the window since the 1992 Back to Sleep Campaign began. Other things that impair deep sleep are giving a child a binky before bed and not covering there head. I'm also aware that these things prevent SIDS. So, it's probably a very worthwhile and easy trade off as anyone would rather a child have autism than die of SIDS.

Anyway, here's my blog if you are interested:

http://tummysleepcentral.blogspot.com/

[Leisa A. Hammett]

Well. That is certainly an interesting theory, Tom. Thank you for stopping by. I will feature the article you mention here in my Monday post.

[Rebecca at Toothwhale]

The sunset is beautiful and the cereal looks so yummy! All of the pictures are great, but these two are my favorite. You've made me want to go to Grayton Beach.

[Leisa A. Hammett]

That's a high compliment from a Florida gal! Thanks!

[Mary@The Writer's Block]

I love that picture of you, Leisa. Such a beautiful beach!

[Leisa Hammett]

Thank you! Yes, I was looking at our pictures from Grayton last night and for a moment recaptured the peace of our fall break.