Dennis - damage reports & requests - merged to this thread

[kygirl]

Thanks for all the info and honest assessment. This website has been extremely helpful! Thanks! I really feel for the people who live and own there.

We are due there 8/6-13 and do not wish to come now. Do you have any idea if owners and/or BRoSW are allowing cancellations and deposit refunds since it's really not what was reserved originally? I understand that there are other things to do there besides play on the beach, but the beach is virtually GONE and that's the reason we were going to drive 12 hours to get there. If we wanted a condo/hotel with a pool, area concerts and movies etc, we could stay home.

Any advice for a renter ?

 

[gbbullard]

My name is not Kurt, but you can have this one to watch over your house.

SJ
That is just so kind of.
I will save this file and make it bigger and print it on my Lambda printer and hang it in the house.
:clap_1:

 

[Smiling JOe]

SJ
That is just so kind of.
I will save this file and make it bigger and print it on my Lambda printer and hang it in the house.
:clap_1:

Go to my photo album and pull it up, maybe about 3 pages back. You can double click it to enlarge. It will get fuzzy as poster size, but will probably work well as a 8"x10."

 

[Carpe Diem]

The Red Fish Blue Mountain

Anyone have any information on the Rental House "The Red Fish"
Blue Mountain road...Photo's?
Comming Down Aug 27...............Any Local news on Brooks Bridge Marina at Ft Walton?
Thx
Carpe Diem

 

[Seashell]

My husband and I have been coming to this area for many years now. We have been there before and after storm damage. We have seen the beaches in all their glory and when they were not. However, even when we wished the area looked like previous times, we always still had fun. The people were great, and we always had a great time. Sure, we had to be careful when walking the beaches when the sand wasn't the same as the trip before, but the water was beautiful. Our walks were still peaceful.

If we couldn't be on the beach as much, there is always so much to do. Yes, a lot of things will take time to repair, etc., but the locals and owners, (some renters) take great pride in this area and will work extremely hard to get things looking good again. We have never been disappointed by lack of site seeing, and fun activites to do. Whether it was great beaches, poor beaches, rain or shine, there is such an experience to be had in this wonderful area! We drive over 18 hours to get there, and are thrilled to go down any chance we get, even after such a storm!

Our prayers are with all at this time, and we wish we could get down there to assist in the clean-up, but we can not get away from work at this time. We will be down as soon as we can. Hang in there all!

 

[southof30A]

Thanks for all the info and honest assessment. This website has been extremely helpful! Thanks! I really feel for the people who live and own there.

We are due there 8/6-13 and do not wish to come now. Do you have any idea if owners and/or BRoSW are allowing cancellations and deposit refunds since it's really not what was reserved originally? I understand that there are other things to do there besides play on the beach, but the beach is virtually GONE and that's the reason we were going to drive 12 hours to get there. If we wanted a condo/hotel with a pool, area concerts and movies etc, we could stay home.

Any advice for a renter ?

You could reschedule instead to Beauty, Kentucky (look it up on the map).

In all seriousness, sorry Mother Nature "ruined" your vacation plans. We didn't want it either... Most rental agencies will be understanding to your decision. How about you agree to a full refund, applicable to the same accomodations next year? Give us a chance to get some walkovers built, the beach cleaned up, and hopefully with Mother
Nature's cooperation, some sand replacement.

 

[Rather B Paddlin]

Thanks for all the info and honest assessment. This website has been extremely helpful! Thanks! I really feel for the people who live and own there.

We are due there 8/6-13 and do not wish to come now. Do you have any idea if owners and/or BRoSW are allowing cancellations and deposit refunds since it's really not what was reserved originally? I understand that there are other things to do there besides play on the beach, but the beach is virtually GONE and that's the reason we were going to drive 12 hours to get there. If we wanted a condo/hotel with a pool, area concerts and movies etc, we could stay home.

Any advice for a renter ?

It is a shame you feel that way. The area and its people have so much to offer other than the beach. This is why I value my returning renters so much. I had my renter enter my house yesterday. It was not cleaned, it was still boarded it up, the pool had turned green; guess what no complaints. They were happy to be there and made the best of it. They know life is not perfect. It is probably best that you stay home. I am sure if you complain enough you could get your money back. There are renters from the Destin area searching for replacement rentals.

 

[Allirow]

Thanks for all the info and honest assessment. This website has been extremely helpful! Thanks! I really feel for the people who live and own there.

We are due there 8/6-13 and do not wish to come now. Do you have any idea if owners and/or BRoSW are allowing cancellations and deposit refunds since it's really not what was reserved originally? I understand that there are other things to do there besides play on the beach, but the beach is virtually GONE and that's the reason we were going to drive 12 hours to get there. If we wanted a condo/hotel with a pool, area concerts and movies etc, we could stay home.

Any advice for a renter ?

Which house are you staying in? If it was beachfront, you may have your cancellation taken care of for you. If not, depending on the area, maybe there will be beaches open by the time of your vacation. Not every area of 30-A has cliffs requiring beach walkovers...Grayton and part of Dune Allen have flat access points. BRoSW told us today that they are intending to rent all rentable houses as of this weekend.

 

[Rather B Paddlin]

My husband and I have been coming to this area for many years now. We have been there before and after storm damage. We have seen the beaches in all their glory and when they were not. However, even when we wished the area looked like previous times, we always still had fun. The people were great, and we always had a great time. Sure, we had to be careful when walking the beaches when the sand wasn't the same as the trip before, but the water was beautiful. Our walks were still peaceful.

If we couldn't be on the beach as much, there is always so much to do. Yes, a lot of things will take time to repair, etc., but the locals and owners, (some renters) take great pride in this area and will work extremely hard to get things looking good again. We have never been disappointed by lack of site seeing, and fun activites to do. Whether it was great beaches, poor beaches, rain or shine, there is such an experience to be had in this wonderful area! We drive over 18 hours to get there, and are thrilled to go down any chance we get, even after such a storm!

Our prayers are with all at this time, and we wish we could get down there to assist in the clean-up, but we can not get away from work at this time. We will be down as soon as we can. Hang in there all!

I feel blessed that there are people like you who love the area and its people as much as we do.

 

[Jdarg]

I'm with Seashell. We are driving 12 hours (from KY) on 7/23- and we wouldn't miss our 10th year in Grayton for anything. Other trips throughout the year are optional, but Grayton is MANDATORY. So everyone look for the goofy happy family of 4 paddling around the lake, picking up debris (and maybe finding treasure?), taking nice evening walks, grilling yummy seafood, and in general, being glad that Grayton is still there, in whatever condition, and thankful the residents and property owners are so wonderful.