I booked a couple of rooms at the Wakulla Suites, over in Cocoa Beach for a few weeks in August. The place is very clean and mellow, with the most absolute beautiful pool garden I’ve seen in awhile. Being pretty deluxe, despite it’s tacky exterior, hides a gem consisting of beautiful 2 bedroom fully furnished apartments….right next to the beach. We go over there pretty often, and the place is always fully booked, but being good customers has that magical way of making a deluxe room appear before our eyes. The Wakulla is spotlessly clean, a bit older, yet thoroughly modern. The Wakulla is very surfer friendly, which is the main reason I like it. It also offers a Waffle House right next door for early morning grinds,
This is shaping up to be our last vacation, as John is going back to college, and will probably want to outgrow surfing as surfing is frowned down by the Dons,(or any physical activity that is frowned upon by the School of Clssical studies). For that, I’m going to make him surf from dawn to dusk. One last shot of father and son surfing, youth recaptured….should be nice.
Jeff
If you’re ever in Cocoa Beach, stay at the Wakulla. It’s not the Hilton,,,,,but it’s sure a whole lot more fun.
http://www.wakullasuites.com/ Check out the site, take the virtual tour, and you will see why it’s easy to fall into the routine. Plus, the rooms also have very fast internet connections for those who need to bang out a trade.
Here’s another link with more pictures.
We’ve always made Cocoa Beach or New Smyrna Beach our favorite dash to the other coast, and try to get as many runs in as possible whenever there’s a swell. Swell or not, we’ll enjoy grinding at DakineDiegos, dining at the Pit, and eating at the restaurant of the pier….that is if we have free time. Most time is spent in the water, Cocoa Beach Surf Company even has a Starbucks on premisis.
I alwaus sleep a sound, restful sleep after a day of surfing. All of my problems in life seen to go away, and i’m living for the moment. This one will be good and John has buy in.
You can physically outgrow plenty of sports (old bones and muscles make it impossible) but, as you’ve proven, I don’t think surfing is one of those sports. If he really likes to surf it would be a damn shame to give it up because its frowned upon by some ivy leaguers. You’ve got to be proud of where you’re from and what you’re a product of
Enjoy your rides together.
Comment by tommymoose — July 16, 2008 @ 4:06 am
Tommy….thanks for stopping by, and thanks for the kindness.
Jeff
Comment by masteroftheuniverse — July 16, 2008 @ 11:01 pm