My husband and I have always been beach lovers. We spent our honeymoon in Gulf Shores when we right out of college, though we only had $100 between us. We stayed at Gulf Shores Motel and paid $9.00 per night.

Later, we took our three children to the beach at least once each summer. Always on a budget, we often stayed in Laguna Beach, FL in some of the little cottages across the road from the beach. Many of them were quite humble, with well-worn furniture and often featuring little crawling things I'd rather not write about. Still, we wouldn't trade those family times for anything. They are still favorite memories we and our children - now grown - share whenever we get together.

Our family's dream was to own a nice, clean (and uninfested - LOL) beach vacation home in a family-oriented complex. We believe Gulf Shores Surf and Racquet Club is the perfect place. When we are there, it's as if we have gone to summer camp, rather than just to the beach. There are so many free things to do - swimming, tennis, shuffleboard, fishing, beaching, etc., that we don't have to spend a lot of extra money on entertainment and no one is ever bored.

We feel very blessed to own the beach condo we always dreamed about and to share it with our children and our grandchildren. We would be delighted to share it with you and your family as well.