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CAPE ESCAPE II DETAILS:
Upper Floor:
King master suite with private, dedicated porch overlooking a fresh water lake with limited gulf view, full bathroom, cable TV with DVD player, ceiling fan, portable phone, and radio alarm clock.
Queen suite with private porch overlooking the lake, full bathroom, TV with VCR, ceiling fan, portable phone, and radio alarm clock.
Laundry Area: There is also a full laundry area with a full size washer, dryer, iron & ironing board. We provide laundry detergent for your convenience. The laundry area is between the King & Queen bedrooms--just where you need it the most!
Main Living Area/Lower Floor:
You'll find a fully equipped kitchen, dining room, breakfast bar with stools, a half bath & a back deck overlooking the lake.
- Kitchen: Fully stocked with refrigerator with ice maker, stove, oven, dishwasher, microwave, toaster, blender, coffee maker, dishes, pots and pans, crock pot, crab crackers, waffle maker and a phone with an answering machine. We also supply many extras like spices, saran wrap, dish soap, dish detergent and more!
- Dining room: Seating for 6 with 2 additional breakfast bar stools.
- Living room: Queen sleeper sofa, love seat, coffee table for playing games, cable TV, DVD, "grown-up" & children’s videos, puzzles, games, cards & poker chips, books for all ages & a deck! There is also a window seat with custom cushion which allows for lots of extra light! Much of the artwork in the living room & dining room are original pieces of the area by a local artist!
- Deck Overlooking Fresh Water Fishing Lake: The deck includes chairs and end tables. You can fish or feed the turtles in the fresh water pond without having to leave the deck (see picture below!).
** From comments in our guest book, you should bring an extra loaf of bread to feed the fish and turtles--this seems to be a hit with old and young alike! Bring your fishing rod too--fish FROM the back porch!
Covered parking: Under the unit you will find covered parking for 2 cars or a car and a small boat. There is also a hot & cold shower for washing your sandy paws and toes, a hose for washing your boat or dog & a retractable clothes line for all those wet beach towels! We also added a bench so you can enjoy watching the birds and turtles in the lake! You will also enjoy a fish cleaning station and gas grill!
Easy to forget item are already here waiting on you--makes packing easier and fewer trips to the store (saves $$ too!):
- Plastic wrap and foil
- Dishwashing detergent, dish soap
- Laundry soap
- Soft soap in the bathrooms
- Scrub brush for dishes, etc.
- Kleenix
- Extra Garbage Bags
Little extras for the beach: For your convenience we have provided some extras that we hope will clear some space in your car!!
- Beach chairs
- Buckets and shovels
- Boogie boards, rafts and floats
- Cooler
- Beach Toys for the kids
- Crab Cage, crab nets and buckets -- blue crabs make a GREAT dinner!
- Casting net (this is our only rental that offers the crab cage & casting net!)
- A beach cart to get it all to the beach--though it's only a 60 secon walk!
You may even be surprised by other treasures left for your enjoyment by the last visitor--last time we checked, there was a large and a small fishing rod!
For Quiet, Indoor Fun When Not at the Beach:
- Kids and some "grown-up" VCR movies
- Kids and grown up DVD's
- Puzzles
- Cards and Poker Chips
- Games for kids and adults!
- Books for all ages
A Kitchen to Enjoy:
- Fully stocked with everything you would expect, plus
- Spice Rack
- Crock Pot
- Waffle Maker
- Crab Pot, Crab Crackers and Pickers
- Blender
We also have a Pack and Play portable crib for the youngest guests and a removable bed railing! Please bring your own sheets for the Pack and Play, all other linens are provided -even the dog towels!
See all the AMENITIES that Cape San Blas, Barrier Dunes and The Cape Escape II (#91) in Barrier Dunes has to offer!
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(we have 6 other Barrier Dunes Vacation Rentals if your dates are booked--see menu on LEFT!)
MAP OF BARRIER DUNES - The Cape Escape II is Barrier Dunes 91. We also rent Barrier Dunes 12, 67, 27, 2, 52, 62, 11 & 191.
MAP QUEST Link to 134 Sand Pine Lane, Port St. Joe, FL 32456-4149 - Barrier Dunes 91
See our GUESTBOOK to learn what other guests have had to say about this Barrier DunesVacation Rental and their stay in Barrier Dunes on Cape San Blas!
PICTURES
The Cape Escape II was repainted inside & out 11/07. We added bead board throughout the living area, The living room opens to a back deck where you can fish or feed the turtle RIGHT from the deck! Very relaxing, but don't forget to bring extra bread!
Dining room is ready to seat 6 or just enjoy the breakfast bar overlooking the FULLY stocked kitchen. You'll find everything you need to cook and enjoy your catch of the day (and, clean up with ease!)
King Master Suite with Cable TV/VCR, Private Porch with limited gulf view & private bathroom!! Yes, the other lamp works! Next time I'll remember to turn it on! You will also find a radio alarm clock, ceiling fan, cable TV & DVD, writing desk, reading chair with lamp and a telephone!
King Master ... view as you walk in. You have sitting area to relax and read (there is now a lamp on the side table) and writing desk!
Queen Guest Room with Cable TV & VCR, Private Porch overlooking lake and private bathroom!
Yes! You really can catch fish without ever leaving the back porch! JP and Emily showing off their first catch of the evening! If you are staying in Barrier Dunes, and especially The Cape Escape II you may want to bring an extra loaf of bread to feed the fish and turtles!
Bench on the lower level: Sit and enjoy fishing or watching the many birds and turtles on the lake!
The Cape Escape II is the unit on the Far Right. This picture was taken from the fishing pier. Barrier Dunes has 3 fresh water fishing ponds and you can simply fish FROM the back porch of The Cape Escape II!
Lake View from Queen Bedroom!
A view of the fresh water fishing lake from the lower patio...you can fish or feed the turtles with without leaving the unit! The beach is only 200 steps out the front door!
Some of the things provided by The Cape Escape II (Family & Dogs Not Included!) We provide beach chairs, boogie boards, beach cart, crab nets & crab buckets, various rafts & floats, & a beach cart to get it all there, though it's only 200 steps to sand! Come experience the BY OWNER difference! * Note, we no longer provide beach umbrellas as so many have been broken.
The Jackson Family enjoying the Cape San Blas, FL Beaches!
(also called Cape Sand Blast, Cape San Blass and St. Joseph Peninsula)
Kathy Maguire, one of our guests in The Cape Escape II enjoying a Crab Feast--caught fresh that day! (August 2005)
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GUEST EMAIL:
Valerie and Tim Holt, April/May 2008
Just wanted to give you a report on our trip to the Cape. We really enjoyed your beautiful condo and furnishings..... the weather was beautiful, cool and crisp. We went to St. Joseph State Park and hiked the trails, took day trips to Apalachicola and to Port St. Joe.
I love how your condo is decorated, great taste! I especially enjoyed your window seat. Did lots of reading and enjoyed sitting on the balcony off the living room and listening to the water fountain with the lake view--very soothing and relaxing.
All in all, it was a most wonderful getaway and thank you so very much for sharing your beautiful place!
Melissa Savino and Family (NY- 4-time guests!) April 2008
We are back from another great week at the Cape. The time seemed to fly!! It was a little cool at first, but it warmed up beautifully. Emily went horseback riding this time!
Everything was great as usual. I will figure out times for next year and let you know :-)...counting the days!
Kelly Shepard, Dec/Jan 2008
This year was even more special than last year! I can't thank you enough for keeping such a beautiful condo--I cried about 5 times before we left! We were taking last night about our next trip, we have dates picked out and will call you this week after we check out the other rentals you have now! The dogs had the best time and everyone loved them in the window seat! Thanks again!
Mary Murphy, September 2007
John and I just returned from down South and yes, we did enjoy the Cape and we were very comfortable at your condo. The weather was great and we couldn't get over how private it was. We did see quite a few beautiful sunsets. Thanks for returning the deposit check!
Melissa Tessmer, September 2007
We had a great time!!! We will definitely be back. We were amazed on how quiet it is there and how friendly everyone is. We definitely said that if we were coming to Florida, we we go no where else but Cape San Blas. We have been to Daytona, Miami, Key West, St. Augustine, Tampa and Orlando, but they do not compare to the Cape.
It definitely was paradise and we are looking forward to coming back soon! We met a gentleman that owns a condo in Dunes Club and it got my husband's wheel's spinning. He thought, what a great idea to own a place down there someday. We are hooked. Thanks again and I will be forwarding some pictures soon.
Al & Michelle Doman, August 2007
We had a wonderful time at the Great Escape II. The accommodations are beautiful and you certainly provide everything a family could want for a beach vacation. The scalloping and fishing were terrific and we very much enjoyed having Fritz with us for the week. Looking forward to doing it next year.
Tiffany Stevens, August 2007
We had a wonderful time. We will definitely be back. I've attached some pictures of the dogs. They had a blast!
Tiffany's labs enjoyed the pet friendly beaches!Ann Cotter, June/July 2007
I just wanted to let you know we received the deposit check today. Thank you. And thank you also for the nice, relaxing vacation in your condo. It was so nice to have everything we needed for the beach there already. The boys had a great time with the boogie and skim boards, and we weren't expecting the added bonus of the umbrella (which the elderly beagles loved!) Morgan (the aussie/lab mix) would've kept going until she dropped. We would stop throwing her toy (which we bought at Petunia in Apalachicola) so she stop running into the water and swimming and the rest, but then she would throw it around on the beach (throwing sand up along with it!). The only way to get her to stop was to leave!
Ag home, she can't stand to be inside very long, always wondering if there are squirrels in the yard that she's missing, but she doesn't have the beach here to wear her out! After we hosed off the dogs (we brought them up to the deck and closed the gate so they could thoroughly dry outside) she would just come in and sleep!
We gave the kids the master bedroom so they could all sleep together and they loved having control of the TV. They didn't mind relaxing and just watching TV either! Here at home, they're always busy riding their bikes and playing with neighbors. As nice as that is, it was great to just spend time alone together.
Thanks again for a great vacation spot and I have already recommended your website to several people! I'll send you some pictures when I get them off my camera and into my computer!
Hassie Breaux, June 2007
We had a wonderful time on the Cape. It was awesome! We went to the beach, we went to the beach, ate, slept and went to the beach!
I loved that there was not many people. I am sure there is even less during the "off season". We went to the state park one day and spent the day there. It was beautiful! On another day we rented a boat and went to the end of the Cape like you suggested and that was absolutely fabulous!
I didn't want to leave! It was like we were on an adventure. We found wonderful shells. We saw a huge spotted sting ray and 2 blow fish. We also saw bunches of hermit crabs. The kids went crabbing in a little pool of water there and we caught lots of crabs. They were small so we didn't keep them, but it was very fun.
Your condo is wonderful! I love the floor plan and we found everything we needed. Your art work was beautiful too! Thanks for being so generous.
I really do hope to get back next year or even in the fall season. I loved it. Thanks so much for everything!
Lou Ann Eskildsen, June 2007
I just wanted you to know we had a great time this week! We loved the beach, the condo and how quiet it was all week. We got in plenty of rest and are refreshed. Liza did great! It was here week being pampered at the "spa". We are forever glad we found you. Thanks for your hospitality and thanks for the directions. We sure hope to come back next year!
Luke Miller, Russellville, AR, June 2007
We all had a great time and appreciate all that you and your family have done to make that such a special place. When we return to the Cape we will absolutely give you a call. I have passed your web page to a couple of our friends here in AR, so you may have some more Razorbacks giving you a call!
Lexie Yarborough, Atlanta, GA, May 2007 (Adopt a Golden Atlanta)
I can't tell you how much we loved Cape San Blas! We have been going to St. George for years but I'm afraid we are sold on the Cape San Blas now, and your townhouses in particular. It smelled so fresh when we walked in and was immaculate. I loved everything about it. We want to come back soon! The dogs loved it and met some other friends!
Jackie Mengel, May 2007
Thanks for everything, it was a great trip! We will definitely be back! The dogs had a great time and were so good. We met lots of nice people and lots of other dogs. I'll let you know when we start planning for next year!
Linda Minnix, Lady Lake FL, April 2007
Just got back and wanted to write a short note. Everything was great!! There is truth in your advertising. Could not have been more pleased. We would love to go back during scallop season. Do you have anything available?
Mike and Pam Poole, Hampton, GA. November 2006
We're back home today after our wonderful long weekend at The Cape Escape II. Oh my goodness...this was (without a doubt) the most relaxing vacation we've ever had! I have always wanted to visit the ocean during cooler weather. It was as quiet and peaceful as I had hoped. It really as like having our own private beach!
We couldn't have asked for a nicer stay. The Cape Escape II had so many extras!! Thank you again for providing a most welcoming and comfortable "home" for our first (but certainly not last, I hope) Autumn beach excursion.
Susan Hamrick and Family, October 2006I just hope you and your family had a wonderful a time as we did!! Just wanted to thank you again for the wonderful web site that you provided because it gave us so much information to help plan our trip.
Your home is beautiful and it is so great of you to allow our dogs to come with us on vacation. It made it so much more enjoyable for us. We cannot wait to come back again -- trying to figure out how quickly we can do it!!
We did do much of anything--just relaxed and went to the beach. I hope to send you some pictures when I have them developed - I am anxious to see if my dog JD still looks like Buzz because they looked a lot alike as puppies.
Can't thank you enough, just wanted you to know how much we enjoyed our "Cape Escape". Have a wonderful week!
Brad and Tracey Smith and the Smith Gang (Jake & Rudy)
Yes! We had a GREAT time. We loved The Cape Escape II and are talking to relatives to see if they would like to come back next year possibly in September. Everything was wonderful about our stay. We were able to use the little tent thing on the beach and that worked fine in place of the umbrella. We figured we better leave you a not in as you guys were not aware of the other 2 umbrellas being broken! (Owners note: Due to the number of beach umbrella that were broken this year, we are not offering them anymore so that folks aren't disappointed by broken ones in the closet!)
The dogs LOVED the trip. Jake (our Great Dane) had a blast chasing us in the waves then back on the beach. Every time we took them outside to potty they would head toward the beach. The Cape Escape II was great, you had everything we could possibly think of. You guessed it right, Brad really got a belly full of crabs. We used the crab cage right there on the beach and caught several. We even had people asking us how to crab, like we were some kind of experts!! Ha! Ha! The people there were very friendly and nice. We definitely wish we could have stayed longer.
Today we had to return to work,. but we are rested and relaxed from our trip and we are already looking forward to staying at your place in the future.
Thanks so much for all your help and patience during our vacation booking. We will be passing the word along to everyone we meet about your wonderful place (but you know deep down we really would love to keep it as our secret getaway place). We will be talking with you as the it gets closer to next year to book our vacation there!
Thanks again--
Gina and Gavin McMenama Lexington, KY (June 2006)
Wendy,
I just wanted to let you know that we loved Cape Escape 2 so much. It felt so much like home! All we did was walk the babies (our dogs), take them to the beach, cook, nap, sit at the ocean edge all day and stay at the beach as much as possible....I miss it so much already and we just got home.We had an amazing time and I am still grieving from having to leave. It really felt like my home there and I have never been so sad to leave a vacation. We are so used to cruising or all inclusive's and I always grieve myself to death over missing my doggies. It was like heaven having them there. We did miss the cruise scene, but the relaxation and having the babies there made all the difference. It is such an amazing beautiful beach, one of the prettiest I have ever seen and I have been all over the Caribbean.
Guess I am trying to say WE LOVED IT and will certainly be back!
The Murphy Family. June 2006
Wendy,
What a great vacation! We loved it! We met a lot of people that we will remember forever. We only left once to go out to eat because we were having such a great time. Plus, you have everything that we needed. The boys (11 year) met a lot of friends that they are now email buddies.We will be calling you next time we plan a beach vacation. You are the best! Thanks again for a wonderful trip.
Thanks Wendy!
Kate and Toby Cahill. August 2005
Back safe and sound--but wishing we were still at the beach! You might enjoy this little story--When we got back to our house in Birmingham and started to unpack the car, our black lab, Ashes-- after first getting out of the car to reacquaint herself with our yard - got back into the car as if waiting for us to join her for the trip back to The Cape Escape II! What a hoot!
You have a wonderful "home away from home" and we appreciate your allowing us to experience a little slice of paradise. The rejuvenation was needed and enjoyed by all! Thanks again!
