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Coveting Beach Trips, Free Treasures, Fort Morgan in the Fall

11/2/2014

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Confession. My blue eyes shaded green for years when I heard other moms talk about their annual girl beach trips, pictures of their toes in the sand on their profile.

(To be honest, I did manage to escape once with my sisters and once with my daughter for girl trips. We had a blast.)

But I love the beach. It’s like God opens a treasure chest and sprinkles prizes around for us to find. Shells, porpoise, heron, sand dollars, starfish, sunsets, the ocean breeze, sea turtles, glowing jellyfish, the stars and the waves as constant as His love, and so much more. Another confession. I like to get a flashlight and chase little crabs at night. (I don't hurt them.) Good times. 

Visions danced in my head of a trip where I would read novel after novel and then walk the beach observing God’s natural surprises. No shopping. No putt-putt. No movies. Just beach and books.

None of those moms’ beach trips ever materialized for me. With my daughter in college and my son almost out of the house, too, I figured I’d plan my own trip in a year or two or three. Then last fall, out of the blue, I received an invitation. And the timing couldn’t have been much worse.

Basically, I prayed, then went anyway. Destination Fort Morgan. The first weekend in October. Seemed like an odd time of year, but who cared?

The weather was fantastic, people. Forget spring break, fall is the season. The gulf is still warm. Not crowded, cheaper prices. I’m sure you could land nicely on one of my other favorite coastline resorts, San Destin or Orange Beach, as easily.

But Fort Morgan holds the charm of a bit more isolation. Filling the air with chatter, the trip down passed quickly. But not without picking up pastries at Jody’s Bakery in Hattiesburg. Yum! They have great homemade frozen casseroles, too, which saves time one night for dinner. Stop at the grocery before turning onto Fort Morgan road. Then make another quick pickup at the Fresh Seafood Market for shrimp or fish.

Now don’t leave the condo except to hit the beach.

If you must go out one night, Sassy Bass Amazin’ Grill is further west toward the fort. Yes, there is a cool fort at the end of the road built after the war of 1812. I’d already been there a few times with my kids, so I didn’t feel the need. But if you like history and you've never been, it’s worth a tour. I'd let you leave the condo for the experience. After all, it’s on the beach.

Okay, I’m over coveting for now, but I still love the ocean. The beach reminds me to search for God’s treasures. His gifts are all around me at home, too, I know. If only I take time to look.

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Jackie Layton link
11/2/2014 08:06:44 pm

Janet, we could definitely vacation together. I usually go to North Carolina beaches, and I love fall for many of the reasons you listed. I'm a beach girl at heart.

I've never gone on a girls beach trip. Mostly because I only get 3 weeks of vacation a year, and I usually want to spend that time with my family.

Maybe my first girls' beach trip will be with you.

Thanks for sharing about your trip!

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Janet Ferguson link
11/2/2014 09:30:18 pm

Thanks, Jackie! Beach girls must stick together, right? :)

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Courtney Phillips link
11/2/2014 10:07:00 pm

I love the beach. We used to go to the Outer Banks when I was little. We went a few years ago, and I walked the beach at sunrise. BEAUTIFUL.

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Janet Ferguson link
11/2/2014 11:12:38 pm

Courtney, I love the sunrise, too. I don't always wake up in time, though. Where are the Outer Banks?

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Courtney link
11/3/2014 07:27:08 am

North Carolina. We go to Corolla.


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