Gulf Islands National Seashore Florida: Best Beach Camping

[@dinabutler5797]

watching the Blue Angels gives me goosebumps!

[@claramullen]

I love watching the Blue Angels my Daddy served 30 years in the Navy we use to watch them all the time.

[@dinabutler5797]

I forget how amazingly white the sand id there!😍 😎

[@caligirl8752]

Happy 21st Birthday Jonathan It was beautiful and bty y'all looked so nice. ⛱️🏊🌊🛶⛵🎉🎊🎂

[@debraparsons2618]

A Very Happy And Blessed Birthday, Jonathan😎😇🎊

[@dianenoonan2068]

After seeing your Vlog we camped at Fort Pickens National Seashore May 2 to 7th. The beach was absolutely gorgeous! The weather was beautiful and we went to eat at the South Market at your suggestion and had the Meatloaf. This is absolutely going to be a yearly trip for us. No other Florida beaches compare to the beauty of the National Seashore. The only thing is it sure was hot! Have to get that fan!

[@kirneyc.thibodeaux649]

One of your best vlogs. Couldnt have picked a better place for it. Great job. Charles

[@ricardoguerra9411]

Chilling out on the Beach, hard to beat that !

[@ericinnc]

Kelly, you look as though you just got out of high school. Really enjoy your cooking! Great to see y'all with Jonathan and Erica having fun together. Can't remember the last time I was in Florida...I think it was 1990...wow?!

[@tennesseetammy8716]

Glad y’all had a great trip!!! So beautiful there!! Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@JulesSmith4]

Sitting in my recliner in Pensacola thinking tomorrow is a beach day for sure!! I really enjoy watching your videos!

[@donaldlaclair9077]

You know what's funny I didn't notice the canopy at all😉😇

[@dawndietz4654]

So so beautiful 💙. So much fun watching you 4 have fun in the sun. Love seeing dolphins 🐬 . That white sand in the gulf is my favorite. Y’all got a free air show from the Angels!

[@teresap.5991]

Great video you guys everything looked like so much fun and the food looked phenomenal as usual. I'm so glad you're having a great birthday jonathan, you deserve it. 👋‼️🙂🎁🎂👍

[@ontariotrailcameras6619]

Awesome video guys! Beautiful campground.

[@exploringcoasttocoast0203]

OMG guys - that's one of the perks of staying in Pensacola is seeing the military aircraft flying around. Y'all got your own Blue Angels airshow right there - awesome. Happy Birthday Jonathan! I love your short videos of the beach - I might have to paint one of them.

[@haroldbrett8726]

Enjoyable as always guys

[@kmk5219]

Wow I am SO excited about the cookbook - can’t wait to level up my camp cooking skills 🤍 love y’all so much!

[@sonya2852]

We retired to Panama City Beach last year, and we are loving life! They definitely call it the “Emerald Coast” for a reason. Welcome to Florida! So glad you are enjoying yourselves on our beautiful panhandle. BTW, we travel with a small teardrop, and have really enjoyed your channel. Thanks for the great content and recommendations. You’ve really helped us in our travels this year! (You are welcome any time to stop by for a hot shower and do some laundry if you come through our town). Stay safe!

[@Alextodd007]

Hello Sonya

[@rebekahwells3737]

OMG! Those shrimp and grits look awesome! My son is a shrimper on Galveston Bay.

[@jodyreay733]

Oh so fun to watch! Love y’all!

[@michelle_ajema]

Thanks for sharing your corner of the world with us. 😊

[@coleengoodell7523]

The shrimp and grits looks amazing!

[@Gidget410]

Y’all were down the street from my house!!! Glad y’all enjoyed!!

[@kit3182]

We were just there week before last! Beautiful place! Happy birthday Jonathan! ✨✨✨

[@LadywolfT]

Looking forward to trying that shrimp and grits recipe! Loved watching you all enjoying the boat and the beach. The restaurant food/ambience looked amazing! So sweet that Erica was preparing something special for Jonathan. What a great trip!

[@sharonspivey781]

Thanks for sharing good times on such a beautiful beach!! Dinner of shrimp and grits looked so yummy. ( Mouth watering) enjoy your special birthday, Johnathon!! Sincerely, Shay's Ways

[@rogerkrull1444]

Lazy Dayz at the beach… very nice!

[@bertkelly7650]

Yay Johnny, Erika, Kelly and Cody!

[@mena580]

Happy Birthday Jonathan! That beach was something else.. me sitting here in the desert! Kelly so looking forward to making this recipe and getting your cookbook...my husband will love it! Cheers!

[@commonsense246]

I was a mountain gal until my first cruise and the water in the Caribbean! I was hooked! I still love the mountains, but love the ocean which fixes everything! And by the way Shrimp n Grits are my favorite shrimp dish!!!!!!! The Faded Rose's in Little Rock has the best ones hands down!

[@annajo1963]

Yummy! Can’t wait for the cookbook!🦐🍤

[@outdoorjeepadventures1416]

I go to Pensacola Beach at least 4 times a year. I love that place.

[@derekrichard9189]

Looks to be a great birthday vacation!! Be a hard choice to choose Kelli cooking or going out !! Girls looked amazing at dinner !! Enjoy your time there and thanks for the great video as usual

[@maryellen1129]

Best place to Kayak in Florida is Rainbow River. The water is clear and the river leads to a spring for swimming. Hope you can get a chance to go there!

[@lrparrish227]

Thanks so much for sharing. Going Camping next week cant wait!

[@78twood]

This brings back great memories!! I lived in St Petersburg and we had a boat. We would go out to Ft DeSoto and take the boat to a little island right off the coast. It had old fort ruins with an old jail. The water was SO pretty, it wasn’t crowded and was so relaxing 😎

[@Jodiwms1969]

Hey you campers, I thoroughly enjoy watching your adventures, and your zeal for hiking fishing kayaking what ever y’all can find to do to make a new adventure finding waterfalls it’s all so enjoyable to watch and the food that Kelli cooks is amazing, keep the videos coming with New and exciting places to see and to learn and to enjoy and make lots of memories! Y’all are doing a fantastic job bringing the life of tent camping to The public.

[@judyherman1249]

Happy Birthday Jonathan! Cody, Kellie is pretty all the time weather she's dress up or not. Glad all four of you can be together and enjoying life.

[@jgpainting8815]

Oh my gosh what a beautiful time y all had! I am retired now, I think I’m going to use your vlogs to follow some of your spots. Just added this to my list! And I can’t wait for the cookbook! Shrimp n grits OMG! Delicious 😋

[@LilChefKimi]

Y’all always have such a great time. Love it!💜

[@dinabutler5797]

can't wait to try the shrimp and grits recipe, yum!

[@brendahone2509]

I love shrimp and grits, and have never added corn. Looking forward to that cookbook! I am glad you bought that fan, we are in for a very hot summer.

[@brenthiteoutdoors]

Great Video! Thanks for sharing!

[@sandin48]

AWE!!! I miss the Blue Angels

[@sandin48]

Happy birthday Jonathan! !!

[@judyrobinson9556]

The beach and crystal clear water were so pretty and the pontoon ride was nice. Kellie, your shrimp and grits were mouth watering! We dont have grits here in the north but I think we call it cornmeal mush. I was raised with mush and loved it. Enjoyed the video and the new powerful fan.

[@cloverhills1369]

I've enjoyed your trip so much😊I especially loved Cody and Jonathan last week trying to get that canoe out in last week's. They were having so much fun😆 Glad you have had such nice weather and water. Kelly the food looked good, as always💚🌲🌊Can't wait til next week

[@amywest9642]

I'm new to your channel I love watching your videos I'm going camping for the frist time this summer I'm a little nervous but I think it will be fun

[@leilanajafi1264]

Looking forward to watch another video 😃🏕🙏🏻

[@jdillard8940]

Hello from beautiful Pensacola. Yes, George Bistro is amazing. Never disappoints (just like our beaches).

[@inMotionOutdoors]

Love the videos. Just sharing a tip that I’ve learned last few years from taking cooking classes. Instead of placing the index finger on the heel of the blade, try to grab the knife by the blade with thumb and index and not put your finger down the heel. It offers much more control over the blade and a better chef cookings scenario cheers

[@78twood]

If you notice actually physically feeling better after being at the beach, the waves hitting the shore produces ions proven to make you feel better 😎 I always wondered why I felt better after going to the beach and found out there’s an actual for real reason for it. Ahhhh 🥰

[@Sage-1111]

My Birthday is today. May 19th. And I took a trip from Central MS to Pensacola Beach.. Happy Birthday Jonathan!!!! Have Fun. Don't get burnt.... Where did ya'll camp. It's humid,. We went snorkeling. Didn't know ya'll would be there. We probably passed you. Can't wait for the cookbook. Love shrimp in anything.

[@veeemit9719]

Wow, you got to see the Blue Angels!

[@pageroo9644]

Hey everybody, let's take a shot of Tequila every time Cody says "phenomenal"! 🤣🤣

[@lynnebunning7273]

The color of the water was perfection & the fly over & dolphins, what a bonus for Johnathans birthday week. ?1 what is half & half guessing milk cream ?2 what is Grits Thankfully for a change I had eaten so your cooking didnt make me hungry. Autumn here & chilly Pumpkin Sweet potato, potatoes & leek soup. English muffin with vegemite Yummy Have you ever tried vegemite? Loved the video Cheers Victoria Australia 🇦🇺🐨😃💙💛💙💛💙💛

[@CodyandKellie]

Grits is corn meal and half and half is milk

[@silby77]

What a superb video! The beach there is gorgeous and the water is so clear. My daughter has never been to the beach...we may have to plan a trip! I have got to try the shrimp and grits because it looks incredible. Also...I noticed a funny detail...when you guys went out to eat, I'm guessing the empty water cup was Cody's lol?? Looking forward to the next vlog! -Hedy

[@johnrusso4943]

Living near New Orleans, I love the Florida panhandle! But what I really crave are those dishes ya'll cook. When there was a question of her cooking or a restaurant, I can't believe you picked a restaurant, lol.

[@GreyEagle42]

I wish I could have some of those scrimp and grits. Look so delicious it makes me hungry.

[@janschneider361]

What a great trip you are having! For collared shirt storage, keeping wrinkles to a very minimum, we use an Eagle Creek Pack-It Garment folder. It is flat and it works! FYI

[@jimbattista1120]

Bubba shrimp with grits Kellie style (~);}!!! Great video as always. Safe travels back to Arkansas. Thanx for sharing.

[@jimbattista1120]

The longer you simmer heavy cream the thicker it gets. You also get a creamier flavor. Here's one for you. Dice a shallot and saute it. Add our heavy cream on low low heat. Let's say 30 minutes. Add chopped fresh dill and salt and pepper. If you have Mrs. Knorr veggie boullion or seafood boullion just break off a piece and add that to the cream. Don't use the entire piece. It will be to salty. Or you could add a little of that veggie broth Serve it over fish or You can toss cooked boiled potatoes in it.

[@donaldlaclair9077]

You guys need to go to St John Virgin Islands Trunk Bay you fly in to St Thomas go check out mermaids chair then you can take your car on the ferry and they take you over to St John its awesome

[@peggymcgraw1856]

I bought my son Brian your cookbook for Christmas and we made the shrimp and grits today. Your cookbook ingredients list says cornmeal but Kellie is saying grits in the vlog. Brian bought cornmeal which is what we used. It was still delicious but I would have used grits. I have never heard of cornmeal being used like that in a recipe before. Brian thought the shrimp would be good over pasta as well. We will be making it again.

[@CodyandKellie]

You can use cornmeal. It just depends on what the store has.

[@mikefarrell5996]

I'll just reuse the bacon plate! Too funny!

[@WVWes]

I enjoyed the reggae tune at the beginning... more reggae please! always more reggae!

[@kevincrooks639]

An FYI: If you lose the plugs out of the ends of the pokes on the big tent 20 mm chair leg inserts fit them. Drill a 3/16" hole for the little peg and you're all set.

[@darksideemt]

bucket list item: meet you guys and eat something Kelly makes

[@SharaBinghamMills]

I would have garnished with the green onions if you were worried about presentation Kelly. I had read in novels were southerners ate shrimp with grits but could never picture it till now. Now I get it. It looks good and I want some.lol.

[@akowboysjourney9514]

Never forget to go to Jerry's restaurant! It's the oldest restaurant in Pensacola!🤠

[@laraw9356]

Looks like so much fun! Have y'all ever been to Cocoa Beach? It's beautiful too! Love your videos

[@lcinflorida8728]

I 💕 love ft (slim) pickens! Thank you for the content!! Edit: if you're still in the area, please go to seville quarter and let me/us see what it looks like these days... It's been too long since I was there!

[@hollyr1049]

The water really is just soo blue in Florida isn't it!? We have the BEST lobstah roll and the blue angels here in Maine 😃 You should come visit!

[@livingus4583]

Watching this you know it’s definitely summer time 😌🍻 ☀️ 🏖 I wonder if there are no electric needed irons hmmm 🤔

[@tentingaroundflorida]

On your way out stop by big lagoon and do some trails you will like it

[@nielsv.8168]

Thank you for another great episode!! Is the cook book available for ordering yet or do you know when it will be? I’m sure it will be awesome!

[@ronniestewart5898]

You should take a trip all the way down to the Florida keys. Hopefully next year Alaska

[@lilivicordero8077]

Awesome

[@ursinidaho]

Man...Im sitting here and its all Novembery outside. Grey is the predominate color. This is so inviting, I just want to dive in that water. I would have been way out there with Erika swimming and looking for dolphins. 🏊🐬🐬🐬

[@currybushnell9236]

Stop it y’all, you making me hungry

[@fancishmanci]

Great vlog! What section of the campground at Fort Pickens do you recommend?

[@CodyandKellie]

Anything with shade

[@currybushnell9236]

Try camping at PCB Panama City Beach, fl.

[@sharontucker3656]

Happy Birthday Jonathan. Looks like y'all had a great time. Wish I was there. Kelly how do I order your cookbook?

[@CodyandKellie]

It will be on our website domelife.camp

[@annieoakley5075]

YumO…I need a link for cookbook.

[@ahcork2002]

next time in Pensacola check out this seafood Joe Patti Seafood

[@lynnsteiner1580]

Yum!

[@yvettemolina5473]

Awesome 😎 Thank You for sharing your phenomenal videos 🤭🤩😎 A question; why are you guys walking bear foot 🦶🏼 on that sand? Isn’t hot sand? 🫣🤔🤗 Ouch, ouch, ouch 🥵

[@CodyandKellie]

It’s not hot at all

[@skadbeau]

Watching your videos fills in the gap between my camping trips and I just love them. Question for you - what would you say is the difference between your Everest stove and your old Coleman (which I assume was stolen ?). TIA!

[@CodyandKellie]

The Everest stove has higher btu and push ignite. Way better quality all around

[@skadbeau]

@@CodyandKellie picked one up at the REI sale this weekend and so excited to use it ! I keep buying stuff and telling my husband it’s what Kellie is using so I gotta have it !

[@skadbeau]

@@CodyandKellie btw - I’ve looked in your links, what are the pots/bowls you for mixing use with the black handles ?

[@sandin48]

That's Perdido Key, known as mosquito island

[@bondy0075]

Kellie and Cody...I have an ingredient question for you both ---- Is gritts polenta? Great vlog once again keep enjoying Jonathan's Birthday 🎂🎊🎉🥂🍾 stay safe and well everyone Ciao Wendy 🇭🇲 in 🇮🇹❤️✌️👋❤️😘

[@CodyandKellie]

It’s similar. You can use polenta but I used corn meal

[@bondy0075]

@@CodyandKellie Ciao Kellie and Cody, thanks so much ... ❤️✌️😘👋 Wendy.

[@nikkigoldsmith3909]

Hi guys, looks like your having a lovely time, that beach is amazing. Is it always that empty?.😊

[@CodyandKellie]

Yes in the national sea shore

[@nikkigoldsmith3909]

@@CodyandKellie my idea of heaven. 😊

[@shsimpleman]

I'm interested in the air blower, power bank size and how long that would last... I vanlife. We met at CCO.

[@melodys3996]

I live on the gulf and I will not eat anything else. Gulf shrimp is the best, hands down.

[@yoyomom1]

Beautiful! What is the fan you’re using?

[@CodyandKellie]

Blower fan from lowes

[@ISLAND_GYPSEA]

My husband and I were married 35 years ago by the west side of the pier. There is absolutely nothing like Pensacola Beach. YOU GUYS HAVE TO GO TO JOE PATTY next time your in town. Those BLUES outs a cherry on top with any experience down there. We live in St Pete and we work on Anna Maria Island at a beach market. I love it here for work but PENSACOLA HAS OUR HEARTS❤️❤️🥰

[@ISLAND_GYPSEA]

*puts a cherry…

[@davidcolinstillman5585]

BREATHTAKING BEAUTY COLORS VIEWS SCENERY VIDEO WEATHER LANDSCAPE FOOTAGE WILDLIFE , BEACH ⛱ & THE OCEAN WATER WAS GORGEOUS ! YOUR MEALS MAKE US SOOOOOOOO HUNGRY ! WILL HAVE TO CHECK ✔ OUT GEORGE BISTRO & BAR IF EVER DOWN THAT WAY ! GLAD THE LITTLE FAN IS HELPING WITH THE HUMIDITY WITH A BREEZE ! BE SAFE ! HAVE FUN ! ENJOYED 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 THANK YOU 🙏

[@MathewsonFamily]

Im curious as to what started you on this journey of travelling in a dome tent? I would love to hear your origin story some time. Love your videos

[@CodyandKellie]

We did a video on it. You’ll have to scroll through and check them out

[@cziegle3794]

Yay top 199 and top 18 likes and comments. Love this content. Best to you and your families.

[@rogersmart1766]

That’s my hometown

[@NarleyAdventures]

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