Destin Emerald Coast Poker Run
 

Who's all heading to Destin this year?

ramada plaza beach resort
 

is the ramada plaza beach resort in fort walton the place where everyone is staying?:booze1:

We always make reservations as soon as we get home from the trip. Staying at Harbor Landing on Holiday Isle. Always bring a bunch of friends to AJ's on Thursday night to kick off the trip. This PR is always around my B-day. That's all I need - another excuse to get shatty!!:booze1:

We were looking into Harbor Landing because of the docking but could not find one for only 3 nights.

destin
 

If you are looking for dockage SUNRISE MARINA will only charge you $100.00 for your stay.

We normally stay 4 nights. Didn't know they wouldn't go three. Very cool place although it's a little bit long of an idle to get all the way back there. They even have a lot adjacent to the condo buildings for trailer parking.

First year we went we stayed at Silver Shells condos and stored the boat at AJ's for $50 a day, unlimited in and outs and washed (rub rail down) and flushed on each take out. Then, another $20 a day to store the trailer at an off-site lot. Sustained much damage to the boat during the stay including outdrive oil on my interior thanks to the boat stored above me, broken emblems and trim pieces, dead batteries due to leaving battery switches on and one outdrive jammed in gear. Not to mention, the boat was never in the water on time.

After that, we decided to rent a house or condo on Holiday Isle with enough dock space to handle 3 - 4 boats. We used to rent a pink place on Norriego drive called the Flamingo Cottage from ResortQuest. But, the owners have let the maintenance lapse and it was rapidly deteriorating. Harbor Landing is brand new and we stumbled into the Penthouse last year because Newman Daily screwed up our original res. Hope to be there for some years to come.

Good luck finding a place.

I'm going to look again on VRBO.com and see what i can find. It would be nice to just walk out and get in the boat. We stayed in a hotel one year and the following year stayed @ the Palms but it has always been a hassel with the boats. Do you have a contact for Habor landing?

Jax, we went through Newman Dailey, a property management firm in Destin. I don't know how many units they manage there but it's worth a try. Here's their website.

http://www.destinvacation.com/

Thanks i will give that a try also. VRBO.com only had 2 unit open but they did not have slips.

DEFINITELY make sure they have a slip and GET IT IN PRINT!!! That's part of how they screwed up our reservations last year. They had to move us to the penthouse sine they had no more 3 BR available. Since it was so nice, we just booked 4 couples this year and we'll keep the PH.

Pirates cove in Fort Walton, good docks and parking with nice condos...us AL crew stay there for Bowlegs, 4th, and Emerald Coast. Gives you a good ride in the boat to crab island and to navare beach.

Emerald Coast
 

Hammertime is right on! All of the Alabama crew has been staying at Pirates Bay for about the last 8 years. Small condos that sleep 4, with small kitchen. Nice Slips as well. By water it is just out of the "No Wake" zone in Ft. Walton if you are headed west.

I'll be there. Rented a 5br house on Holiday Isle for 7 nights. Not sure when we're getting into town, probably either Wed or Thurs.

I called them today. They have 30 plus studio room still. They could not tell me anything on the boat slips. They said to call back Tuesday and they should have the answers. Thanks for the info.

We will be there Thursday - Monday

We have a house with boat slip rented on Holiday Isle. Booked it through VRBO.com. We'll be there from Thursday through Monday. Can't wait!!

ILL BE THEIR THUR-MON:booze1:

Saw your boat at Prop Stop saturday. Would have introduced myself but never saw anyone around it.

With all the boats leaving from LA, we need to get a caravan going. :booze1::booze1:

We are leaving a day early, gonna be there 13-18. Staying at East Pass towers on Hoiliday Isle, right across the harbor from AJ's.

Sorry I missed you. I was on the party barge that was parked next to me a lot. Hopefully we'll run into each other sometime on the river or in Destin next month.

We leave on Thursday morning and always hook up at the Petro truck stop on I-12 in Hammond between 8:00 and 9:00am. We usually have between 6 and 10 boats towing together. Works out well when someone has trouble. You've got a lot of help. Anyone's welcome.

I'm ready to leave now, dammit!!!

IM IN :rock

If I can get my crew up and out of bed we'll try to hook up :string

Works for me. Just the guys going in the morning, woman are coming later so it shouldn't be a problem getting on the road early. Is that at the HW 51 exit?

Meet & Greet
 

A little invite to the Boat Freaks brothers & sisters that plan to be in Destin for the ECPR. We will be hosting a meet-&-greet party at the Harbor Landing condos on Friday, August 15th from 7:00 - 10:00. There is a huge outdoor deck and after dark, the sea breeze is nice on the 9th floor. I'm sure it will run a little later than 10:00 but........:rock

We are putting this on in conjunction with the crew at Gulf Coast Offshore (www.gcoffshore.com) and thank them for their help in combining our two parties. Great cajun cuisine will be provided by our friends at 1-800-NU-AWLINS but if you want to taste the fare, you may want to get there early - it tends to go fast! Since there are so many different tastes in drinks we are asking everyone to BYOB.

There is an electronic gate at the complex and we will have someone available to arrange entry. Parking may be a little sketchy but we will work it out. Anyone interested in attending, shoot me a PM and I'll get you my contact info.

Look forward to seeing you there!:drink:

Just wanted to say hey and hope to meet some of you.
Also Candlebox is playing live at the swamp on the island on aug 13 for any of you coming in early.

And here is a list of boat ramps
http://fishingdestinguide.com/BOATRAMPS.html

David

David do you know if you can leave a trailer at Joe's with out a truck, and just pay the daily fee?

Not sure, I belive there is a sign saying no over night parking but i have parked over night before with no problem.