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In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]Grammy23
(5,810 posts)The beaches, starting about at the AL/FL line are sugar sand. They look like sugar and the further east you go, the whiter the sand. In addition, the water has a greenish hue and gets greener with hints of blue as you go east. It isnt called the Emerald Coast for nothing!
There are historic sites to visit, too. Forts that date to the Civil War era are all along the Coast. Fort Massachsetts is off of Mississippi, Fort Morgan and Gaines are off of Alabama. (Fort Conde is in Mobile.) Pensacola has Ft. Barrancas, Ft. Pickens and remnants of Ft. McRae. The Gulf Islands National Seashore spans along the sea shore across several states and has beautiful wild areas that are undeveloped and rather pristine.
There are more things to see in Ft. Walton Beach and Panama City Beach. Quaint towns like Apalachicola are a little further east. You could just get in your car and make your way across the Coast. There is something for everyone!
Please come enjoy these areas! You never know when tRump will decide to sell them off or open them up for more condos, restaurants and souvenir shops. 🤔 There ARE plenty of those, too, but there are also lots of undeveloped areas to enjoy.
P.S. Dont worry about your NY plates. Lots and lots of snowbirds and retirees are down here so you will blend right in.