069 Alabama Beaches Gulf Shores

This week, Kim and Tamara chat about one of the United States' prettiest white sand beaches (that most people don't know about!) Find out why the Alabama beaches should be on your family vacation radar. ON THE PODCAST 00:33 - Talking with Kim and Tamara about white sand beaches in Alabama 02:07 - Towns along the coast 03:57 - Differences between the two beaches 08:06 - Adventurous experiences 11:38 - Tamara’s dolphin and sunset cruise 15:25 - Ziplining experience 16:13 - Bike riding in Gulf State Park 17:00 - GolfQuest Maritime Museum 18:55 - Favorite food places 32:45 - Tip of the week TIPS FOR VISITING THE ALABAMA BEACHES Orange Beach and Gulf Shores Alabama have beautiful white sand beaches and are not well known outside of the south. Dauphin Island is another one of the popular beaches in the area. Orange Beach has more high rise rental properties and a lot of restaurants. Gulf Shores is more laid back with surf shops, mini golf and other things like that. Sunset cruises are better when you are trying to see dolphins. They are more active in the evening and during the day, the sun light makes it hard to see them and get good photos. GulfQuest Maritime Museum is a bit far from the beach areas, but if you are looking for a indoor activity to do if it's raining or you just need to get out of the sun for a day, this is a great place to go. The museum itself is laid out similarly to an actual ship. Instead of being called floor one, floor two, est. they are named deck one, deck two, etc. TIP OF THE WEEK Laura’s Vacation Rentals and Young's Suncoast Rentals are the rental agencies that we have used to find great places to stay in the Alabama beach areas. MENTIONED ON THE PODCAST Sail Wild Hearts GulfQuest Maritime Museum Laura’s Vacation Rentals Young's Suncoast Rentals We3 Travel Alabama Posts Stuffed Suitcase Alabama Posts FOLLOW US AND SPREAD THE WORD! If you liked this show, please be sure to subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play and leave us a review! Have a question or comment? Send us an email or leave us a voicemail at +1.641.715.3900, ext. 926035# You can also follow our travels on Stuffed Suitcase and We3Travel, or follow the Vacation Mavens on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter. Thanks for listening!