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Wendy: we had a great time visiting the Cape! Beaches were absolutely beautiful and the “squeaky” sugar sand brings back memories of my childhood. We spent a day kayaking the leeward side of St. Vincent National Wildlife Preserve and did a hike over the island tip to the beach side. Such a peaceful and enchanting place is St. Vincent! Did some biking another day into St Joseph Peninsula State Park and then south on the bike trail, fabulous biking! So much to do and too little time. We wished we didn’t have to leave so soon. My husband said it is best to leave before you want to because that means you want to return!

Thank you, Wendy, we had a lovely time during our short stay.  We wished we could have stayed longer.  The rental home was nice and efficient. It is truly just a short walk or steps to the beach.  The beach buggy was very helpful to carry the beach items.  Turtle Crawl was supplied with all the starter needs and even came with wood to have a small fire on the beach, however, we did not do-it was way too hot to do so.  Our dogs enjoyed the morning/evening walks on the beach.  It was nice to bring them, although, they were too chicken to go into the water!  The area is very well maintained and quiet, the way we like it.  We will sure be a return customer!!

We thoroughly enjoyed staying at Turtle Crawl.  It’s such a “beachy” house and very relaxing.  We actually came there to ride out Hurricane Matthew.  What a blessing to have found your lovely house.  My sister was visiting from PA and really enjoyed her stay.  We loved being able to walk to the beach.  We ate at Sunset Coastal Grille the last night we were there.  The food was good and the view spectacular.

A little bit of history:  My husband’s great uncle, Ernest Marler, was the Asst. lighthouse keeper at Cape San Blas lighthouse and died in 1938 (he was actually murdered according to historical records, but it is still unknown who did it and why).  There is a book published called “Secrets of Cape San Blas!”  It’s based on Ernest Marler but fictional.  Very interesting read.  It’s a coincidence that the code was the same as the date he died.  Also, there was a picture of the lighthouse on the wall. And the master bedroom had a plaque with “Captain’s Quarters” on it.  My husband is a Captain, his father was a Captain and his grandfather was a Captain.  All from Destin, Fl.  My husband’s name is David Ernest Marler, named after his great uncle.  You can imagine our surprise when we arrived to find all of this.  It was like it was meant to be!

We would love to come back again when were not escaping storms and can take advantage of all that you have to offer.
Thank you for the short mini vacation in your beautiful house!
Debra Marler (The “Captain’s” Wife)

We loved our time in the unit and appreciated that it was clean when we arrived. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and you were spot on with directions on access and flexible with our check-in. We were especially pleased that it all happened at the last minute and you were so accommodating so thank you!

It’s my second stay in these units and I’ll be sure to return. I’m happy to recommend to others.

My wife, our dog, and I want to tell you how enjoyable our stay in your Turtle Tracks, Barrier Dunes 191.  in December was.  When we arrived, we found the unit, and everything in it, to be very clean.  The unit was very well supplied with virtually anything a vacationer could need or want.
The beach was a short walk away and was also clean and wide.  We walked twice each day for at least an hour.  Our dog loved it, but refused to go into the ocean or even get his feet wet.

The time we spent in Unit 191 was the perfect relaxation for us and we hope to return next December.