
Ah, summertime! Warm sunny days and breezy coastal nights with lots of sun, sand and Gulf of Mexico waters in between. We have summertime beach inspiration for you with these favorite quotes to get you in the mood for your Florida Gulf Beach vacation. Your Indian Rocks Beach and Indian Shores vacation rental is right where you need to be for all of the best of summer on the Gulf Coast.

To escape and sit quietly on the beach—that’s my idea of paradise. ~Emilia Wickstead
Paradise, indeed. The Gulf Coast of Florida’s white sugar sands, sparkling Gulf of Mexico waters, and happy palm trees are the textbook definition of paradise.

I’m definitely much more of a beach bunny. I prefer the sun over the snow. ~Gillian Zinser
Can we get an amen? Snow is so overrated! We’ll take white sand over snow any day of the week. Come and see what you’re missing!

One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach. ~Anne Spencer
This is so true. While you can find many beautiful shells on the beach, your pockets will be full well before you run out of things to collect.

In this big ball of people, I’m just one grain of sand on this beach. ~Aurora
The beach and its expanse of open water have a way of giving one perspective. It’s good to feel small in a big world and enjoy the wonders that nature provides.

I love the beach. I love the sea. All my life I live within – in front of the sea. ~Rafael Nadal
Nadal has traveled the world over during his tenure as a top pro tennis player, so he’s seen plenty of beauty in a lot of places. Yet we have to agree that the beach is still the best place to be.

The best things are free: The sunshine’s free, and the harbor’s free, and the beach is free. ~Russell Crowe
Coming from someone who is rich and famous, you can be pretty sure that these words speak truth. No matter how much money you have, the best things in life really are free—like the sun, sand and sea.

A simple life is good with me. I don’t need a whole lot. For me, a T-shirt, a pair of shorts, barefoot on a beach and I’m happy. ~Yanni
The simple life is the good life. Life is too complicated in this modern age, so returning to the simplest, most beautiful things in life is just what the doctor ordered.

I pass my time in the open air on the beach when it is really heavy weather or when the boats go out fishing. ~Claude Monet
The beach is beautiful in all its forms. It has something new to offer every day and you never know what a day at the beach will bring. Who knows what inspiration it will bring?

My dream is to have a house on the beach, even just a little shack somewhere so I can wake up, have coffee, look at dolphins, be quiet and breathe the air. ~Christina Applegate
Isn’t this everyone’s dream? To wake up on the coast of somewhere beautiful and savor every waking moment. Inhale salt air, exhale relaxation. It works like a charm.

Summer means happy times and good sunshine. It means going to the beach, going to Disney, having fun. ~Brian Wilson
If a Beach Boy doesn’t know the beauty of the beach then who does? Brian Wilson knows of what he speaks. You can do all of these things during your Florida beach vacation, so what are you waiting for?
Have you planned your summer beach vacation yet?
The time is now. Life is too short not to take a beach vacation this summer. We highly recommend Florida’s Gulf Coast, of course!
