finally!

[reece]

well, tomorrow's the day - we head to grayton! finally :biggrin:
much to smiling joe's dismay :cool: we chose may to come down this year.
we're very excited. i mostly lurk on this board - so i know i'll be looking around trying to figure out if the people i see are part of this Funn crowd :)

is the seaside wine festival this weekend?
i've been reading up on Amore, Great Southern(is this where shades was?)
and Cafe spiazzia. any recommendation on which would be good for kids too? i'll have to read back through the restaurante threads again today.
i really want to try great southern.

we are so ready for a vacation.
i'm hoping for good weather and no flies - but i'll take what i get!


ok - well, y'all hold down the fort til i get there :funn:

reece

[Cheering472]

:welcome: Reece and have funn in the sun!

[kdp4th]

Reese:

Hello fellow lurker! Amore is great for kids. Elmos is too.

kdp4th

[Allifunn]

much to smiling joe's dismay :cool: we chose may to come down this year.

:idontno: Now, why is this...:scratch: :popcorn:

we are so ready for a vacation.
i'm hoping for good weather and no flies - but i'll take what i get!


ok - well, y'all hold down the fort til i get there :funn:

reece

I hope you have a WONDERFUL time...look for the fellow SoWallers...they are EVERY WHERE!!!!

[Allifunn]

Reese:

Hello fellow lurker! Amore is great for kids. Elmos is too.

kdp4th:welcome: The fountain outside at Amore is excellent for kids to play in...and they don't mind if the kids play in it! Olive said it was the best investment they made!

[InletBchDweller]

:welcome: Lurker!!! Have a great time!!!

I went to Bayou Bills crab house the other night and it was full of kids, also the spicy noodle...

[reece]

[QUOTE=Allifunn]:idontno: Now, why is this...:scratch: :popcorn:

just joking - SJ has made remarks in jest(i presume:)that may is horrible month and tourist should stay away during that time. course, i know he's only being sly, we come every year in may to miss the summer crowd and the heat. it's one of the best times of the year in SoWal!

reece

[Smiling JOe]

[QUOTE=Allifunn]:idontno: Now, why is this...:scratch: :popcorn:

just joking - SJ has made remarks in jest(i presume:)that may is horrible month and tourist should stay away during that time. course, i know he's only being sly, we come every year in may to miss the summer crowd and the heat. it's one of the best times of the year in SoWal!

reeceOh, you know you are lying. The only reason the rates are cheaper in May is because the water is filled with Sargassum and June Grass, the air is filled with Mosquitos, Deer Flies, Dog Flies, and poison from the mosquito spraying trucks and airplanes, Alligator mating season is at its peak, causing Alligators to be very territorial on the Coastal Dune Lakes, Sharks are starting to swim in closer to shore to eat the pompano, the wind is blowing hard, sandblasting you when you are on the beach, etc.

Are the cheaper rates really worth coming in the shoulder seasons? :idontno:

[reece]

nice try joe :razz: i'll be there tomorrow!

reece
:biggrin:

ps- how are those flies by the way?

[Smiling JOe]

nice try joe :razz: i'll be there tomorrow!

reece
:biggrin:

ps- how are those flies by the way?Deer Flies are starting to come out -- ask KimmiFunn, though I haven't seen the Dog Flies. Temps are supposed to soar to 90F today and continue throughout the week.

You better grab you some Bug Juice, and I don't mean that crap with Deet, which doesn't work on the flies.

[kurt]

SJ is not kidding. This guy is hungry and horny, or pregnant, or all of the above.


http://www.sowal.com/060517-topsail-350.jpg

[Cork On the Ocean]

And the NASTY Yellow flies started the other day! I hate those guys! Don't forget the military planes chasing the UFO's the other night!

[Smiling JOe]

And the NASTY Yellow flies started the other day! I hate those guys! Don't forget the military planes chasing the UFO's the other night!speaking of military, did you guys feel the three big bombs that went off this morning in Eglin? They were huge and shook my house more than Hurricane Katrina winds did.

[Lady D]

These horrid dog flies we were bothered by last year. I was told I think they come in when the winds are out of the north or something! Out of the five years we have been coming to the beach, we had never had any problems with them until last year. And you are right, we bought some sunscreen with deet and some repel with deet and none of it kept them off of us on the beach. What will? Hate them! Found a pic of a deer fly! These are the same as what we call May flies. And they do bite hard!

[Smiling JOe]

These horrid dog flies we were bothered by last year. I was told I think they come in when the winds are out of the north or something! Out of the five years we have been coming to the beach, we had never had any problems with them until last year. But what do these deer flies look like? And you are right, we bought some sunscreen with deet and some repel with deet and none of it kept them off of us on the beach. What will? Hate them!

http://insects.tamu.edu/images/animalia/arthropoda/insecta/diptera/tabanidae/chrysops_unknown_adult_dorsal_m_01.jpg

Deer Fly


Smilie J's Bug Juice works well at repelling Mosquitos, Deer Flies, and Yellow Flies, but I have not taken it to market just yet.

[Smiling JOe]

http://october13th.net/scrap/mayfly2.jpg
May Fly
I have never been bitten by a May Fly. They like to hang out in trees overhanging the water.

[Lady D]

So that is an actual May fly. Whatever that weird fly is we find up here and at my mother in law's in the country looks like a stealth bomber as to its wings and bites the heck out of you. And they are only seen in May, that is why we refer to them as May flies. Couldn't actually tell you what they are. That May fly looks gross! Wouldn't want that on me! Thanks Smiling Joe.

[scrltbegonya]

And the NASTY Yellow flies started the other day! I hate those guys! Don't forget the military planes chasing the UFO's the other night!

The first time I got bit by a yellow fly my foot swelled up so bad I could not put on my tennis shoe and barely my Birkenstocks - extended to the last buckle. However, I have not had a bite swell that bad since then. It's almost like I gain more immunity every year. Or maybe it is all in my head. Probably the latter.

AND Reece - I hope you enjoy your trip! See ya around!

[reece]

ok well, i hope those flies take a hike before tomorrow. we've been coming in may for 4 years and never had a fly problem. we came last year in august and it was terrible. i assumed, incorrectly i guess, that they weren't out in may since we've never experienced them. guess we've just been lucky.
hopefully our luck hasn't run out :blink:

whatever - we'll have a great time.

sj - what's in the bug juice again ? vinegar? i remember a thread about it - it sounded quite smelly :)

reece

[whitesands]

SJ ya know we love you! I see what you're sayin'...Reece, you're going to love your vacay in Sowal...it's SOWAL...gotta love it! We go in Jan/Feb...wish we could go in May...okay... in Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec (okay not Dec. because we'd miss Christmas with our children and grandbabies)...well, 11 out of 12 ain't bad!!! Have a GREAT VACATION IN SOWAL REECE! Keep us posted!

[whitesands]

speaking of military, did you guys feel the three big bombs that went off this morning in Eglin? They were huge and shook my house more than Hurricane Katrina winds did.

Almost wish we did SJ...we were in Sowal in Jan/Feb earlier this year...went on a pontoon boat ride into St. Andrew's Bay and saw/and heard what we thought were "bomb" smoke and noises...it brings it home...

[aquaticbiology]

Almost wish we did SJ...we were in Sowal in Jan/Feb earlier this year...went on a pontoon boat ride into St. Andrew's Bay and saw/and heard what we thought were "bomb" smoke and noises...it brings it home...

might have been the pirate ship - nothing like getting blasted by black powder!

http://www.piratecruise.net/images/Sea-Dragon-post-card.jpg

http://www.piratecruise.net

[Unplugged]

Deer Fly

Smilie J's Bug Juice works well at repelling Mosquitos, Deer Flies, and Yellow Flies, but I have not taken it to market just yet.

The Deer fly is a nuisance for sure - and so is the dreaded Maine 'Moose Fly' which really hurts :eek:


http://www.surfbirds.com/blogs/jaredclarke/archives/moosefly.jpg

[kurt]

The first time I got bit by a yellow fly my foot swelled up so bad I could not put on my tennis shoe and barely my Birkenstocks - extended to the last buckle. However, I have not had a bite swell that bad since then. It's almost like I gain more immunity every year. Or maybe it is all in my head. Probably the latter.

AND Reece - I hope you enjoy your trip! See ya around!

Yes you do build a resistance over time. They hardly even bother with me any more. I laugh at them. :lol:

[Smiling JOe]

Yes you do build a resistance over time. They hardly even bother with me any more. I laugh at them. :lol::floor: