Beach Living at its Best!

Living the Dream is ready for relaxing days on the porch enjoying the breezes from the Gulf of Mexico!

A delightful evening can be spent at the picnic table while cooking  the days fresh catch on the park style grill!

Spend the day at nearby Fort Morgan or grab a bite at one of the nearby restaurants!

"Living the Dream" is a well maintained, custom built, spacious, 3 bedroom / 3 bath beach home featuring an open floor plan, new furniture and coastal interior decor where guests can relax and enjoy the best in beach living. This coastal home is in a quiet beach community and is adjacent to the Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge. There is a large front deck with a gulf view and a smaller rear deck with a view of the wildlife refuge where you can enjoy morning sunrises and evening sunsets with friends and family. You will want to take advantage of the fun, enclosed outdoor shower when returning from the beach.

"Living the Dream" is on a third tier Gulf view lot far away from the nearest high-rise condos. It is only a short walk to the beautiful, quiet, white sand beaches of Fort Morgan peninsula and the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. And with only a short, 15-minute drive to all the attractions, shopping, special events, and restaurants in Gulf Shores this home is a perfect island vacation getaway.

The home accommodates a maximum of 8 guests, with a queen size bed in the primary bedroom, a queen size bed in one guest bedroom, twin beds in the second guest bedroom, and a queen size sofa bed in the living room. For entertainment basic satellite television is provided by DISH Network and complimentary wireless internet is provided by Bright Speed. In the living room there is an entertainment center with a large flat screen TV, and AM/FM/CD stereo system; and each bedroom has a flat screen TV with DVD's and inputs for game consoles or streaming devices.

The kitchen is fully stocked with all the cookware, utensils, and dishes needed for home cooking, or if you prefer there are restaurants nearby. There is plenty of storage for your grocery items and there is a private "park style" charcoal bar-b-que grill for outdoor cooking along with grilling prep station with hot and cold water.

Linens and bedding are provided for you.  Also, the house has a large laundry room with a full-size clothes washer and dryer. Adequate starter supplies of bath soaps, laundry detergent, liquid dishwashing soap, dishwasher pods along with 1 roll of paper towel and 1roll of toilet paper in each bathroom are also provided for your convenience.

The nearby wildlife refuge is a 6,000-acre nature preserve that offers several easy trails through sawgrass, marsh and sash pine forest where you can encounter 500 different animals and bird species. The Fort Morgan Peninsula is in the bird and butterfly migration route. In the early spring and late fall, the whole peninsula is alive with birds and butterflies including Monarchs and Gulf Fritillaries. In addition to the usual gulls and sand pipers, you may find kestrel, anhinga, osprey, great blue heron, and several different species of hawks, including sharp-shinned and Cooper's. Bring your camera so you won't miss that photo of an American Alligator.

There is no boat parking available, however the Gulf Shores Yacht Club is only 5 miles away where you will find a marina, boat dock, and Tacky Jack's Restaurant. There is also a boat launch located 4 miles East at the entrance to Kiva Dunes. Historic Fort Morgan is 6 miles to the West on Highway 180 where you can explore this civil war fort, enjoy the beach, search for sand dollars and mermaids' purses, catch the Mobile Bay Ferry to Dauphin Island, and visit the estuarium. There are two premier golf courses nearby at Kiva Dunes and The Peninsula and there are several outlets for rental of water sports equipment nearby.

**Minimum age of 25 years of age to reserve and must be present during full stay***

**Living the Dream" is not pet friendly.

**This is a non-smoking property.