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VACATION BLOG
Coast Awhile Vacations properties are each in their own unique and wonderful location with lots of activities, attractions, events and festivals festivals, restaurants and bars, and shopping. While working hard to improve each home throughout the year, we take time to review new restaurants, attend street festivals for inspiration for blog posts to share with you.
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Meet the Great Blue Heron: The Seahorse Retreat's Feathered Superstar
If you’re wandering around the Santa Rosa Sound, get ready for a surprise guest appearance by the great blue heron!
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Experience Luxury at the Seahorse Retreat - New Exclusive Amenities Await!
Get ready for a vacation experience unique to anything else in the Panhandle of Florida. Updates to the Seahorse Retreat are completed...
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Paradise Found: Unveiling Our Spectacular Waterfront Oasis
Welcome to your next dream vacation destination! Nestled along the pristine shores of the Santa Rosa Sound, our vacation rental villa is...
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The Best Ways To Play Poker Near Navarre Beach
If you’re looking for a place with emerald waters that’s perfect for water sports, outdoor activities or just relaxing, Navarre Beach is...
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UpSide Deck Ceiling DIY Project
The Seahorse Retreat was recently featured by ColorGuard, the manufacturer of UpSide Deck Ceiling for our DIY project.
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Summer Property Update
We would like to update previous and prospective guests on efforts where we have recovered from Hurricane Sally, which greatly impacted...
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No-See-Ums Identification, Prevention & Treatment
The coast is home to minute biting insects known locally as "sandflies" (elsewhere as "no-see'ums”), biting midges is the correct name.
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Trips To Discover: Best Waterfront Rental
We are pleased to announce our vacation rental home, "The Seahorse Retreat" was named Best Waterfront Rental in Trips To Discover...
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Trips To Discover: Best Waterfront Rental
We are pleased to announce our vacation rental home, "The Seahorse Retreat" was named Best Waterfront Rental in Trips To Discover: "12...
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Fish, Fish and More Fish - Don’t Miss the Destin Seafood Festival Oct 4-6, 2019!
October is a magnificent time to visit the Emerald Coast, and if you come in early October, make some time for the 41st annual Destin...
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Our Property Story: The Seahorse Retreat & Palm Breeze Beach House
Ravaged by Hurricane Ivan The land where The Seahorse Retreat and Palm Breeze Beach Homes stand today was once ravaged by Hurricane Ivan...
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Today's Navarre Beach Surf Report
Today's Navarre Beach Surf Report (medium hazard, dangerous marine life). Surf Report at the Seahorse Retreat and Palm Breeze Beach House?
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Best Place To Snorkel Or Scuba Dive In Navarre, FL
Fishing. Beach combing. Kayaking. Paddle Boarding. Kite Surfing. Biking. The list of outdoor activities is extensive in Navarre, FL -...
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Fishing on the Santa Rosa Sound
“Can you fish from your dock and what can you catch?” This is one of the top questions we get from guests who book The Seahorse Retreat...
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Kayaking on the Santa Rosa Sound
If you book either The Seahorse Retreat or The Palm Breeze Beach House, you will most likely want to kayak on the beautiful Santa Rosa...
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Celebrate Juana's Pagodas 30th Birthday in Navarre Beach
Juana's Pagodas & Sailor's Grill turns 30 this year. This is Navarre's oldest family owned and operated business. Although I have been...
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Our Property Becomes a Refuge for Sandpipers Impacted by Red Tide
Although technically called Sanderling, you may know them better as Sandpipers. Presently, these plump little peeps have migrated to our...
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VRBO / HomeAway vs. Houfy
The next time you shop on AirBnB or VRBO/HomeAway or any of the big sites, ask the owner, "Are you on Houfy yet?" In an attempt to...
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360 Degrees - A Virtual View of The Seahorse Retreat & Palm Breeze Beach House
Here's a unique virtual view of our gracious property, beautiful amenities and stately homes. If you've got them, get your Google...
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A Game of Ping Pong Anyone?
We’re always trying to think of what additional amenities we can offer to our guests at The Seahorse Retreat. Last week we had one of the...
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