aljolie: Alys Beach (by Allison)

Yesterday my family and I went to a wonderful place called Alys Beach. It's a beautiful beach town on Highway 30A. We ate at a really fancy restaurant (and I mean FANCY) with the most delicious seafood menu. I had mussels that had been cooked in a coconut sauce. It came in a really fancy, steamy bowl. Delicious!

I love how the population includes cats! (and dogs) We love cats!

Afterwards, we drove through one of my favorite Florida Beach towns: Seaside. My mom and I like to drive through Seaside when we go to the beach at Grayton State Park (Which is my favorite beach. Ever.). It has beautiful beach houses and lots of mangrove-y trees, and (of course) it lies right on the ocean.

I love the buildings in Seaside. This is the post office. It's so cute!

It had been a little crowded earlier in the afternoon when we drove to Alys beach, but by the time we were done with dinner, the vacationers' commotion had died down.

We parked our car and walked around the town for a bit. Then, we crossed a beach access to the wonderful beach. I love the beach accesses on 30A because they are all unique and creative and beach beautiful! The one we went on was just a plain wooden one, but it passed through a forest of trees and shrubs and also by a pretty blue beach house.

You can't see the colors of the flags in this picture, but they were red and purple.

The flag for the water was red and purple, which means that the currents were rough and there was dangerous marine life in the water. When we got to the beach, however, the water looked pretty calm. Maybe it had been rougher earlier in the day? We also didn't see any dangerous marine life. I wonder was it was, though!

The water was absolutely gorgeous.

The water was nice and warm, which was surprising! Loli, Jordan, and I took a beach trip not too long ago and the water was pretty cold!

The sky was so pretty. Do you see the star in the middle of the picture? It was the very first star that night.

By the time we got to the beach, the sun was already past the horizon. On the east side, it was already dark. On the west side where the sun was setting, the sky was pretty shades of pink and orange. I took tons of pictures because the light and colors were just amazing!

As we walked along the beach, my family and I saw this thing. I have no idea what it was, but I took a picture with some very bright flash for further examination. Any ideas? Speaking of strange things that the sea washes up, a long time ago when we lived in Maryland, my family and I went to the beach. My dad and I took a long walk and we found parts of a small whale that had washed up on shore. Poor whale. Anyway, that's what this mysterious beach thing reminded me of.