Post #6859 by the75stingray on Tue, Aug 27, 2002 6:31 AM

Aquarj said "There's a roadside tiki carver on the highway between Pensacola and Ft. Walton. There's also a "tropical decor" megastore in Ft. Walton with a bunch of miami-blue tikis outside."

Yeah, the guy on the side of the road is Charlie Knight a.k.a Palmtiki. Very good prices, very nice work I think. He has done a great deal of the tiki work in the surf shops around there. I mentioned him back in March after I got a great deal on a 4' tiki.

The other Tropical Decor place? Ugh, not worth the stop. Mostly caters to people decorating condos. Nothing that stands out to "us". Very overpriced, simply because of the area.

I get down to Destin about once a year and whenever possible. Used to go several times a year.(Ex-girlfriend had a townhouse condo ON the beach...hardest thing I've ever done was break up with that condo.)
It's a good 12 hour drive from Ohio.

My business only took me there once but, if we could, we'd move down there in a heartbeat.

I am really only "intimately familiar" with Destin & FWB. Been to Panama City & Pennsacola, but don't know my way around there as well.

Thanks Randy!
-C.