Here is my story about Jerry and a pontoon he lovingly calls old faithful. Be warned Jerry does not…read moreset anyone up for success. I was down in Florida last week to spend time with my family and go fishing. Everything was going great until we met Jerry. Jerry had been contacted before our arrival and a pontoon boat was reserved. The morning of our rental Jerry was late delivering the boat, which I must say was in terrible shape. This pontoon was old, tired, and probably/hopefully in a recycle yard by now. While dropping off the boat Jerry stated that the cleaning lady that cleans the boat never showed and that there may be a slow leak. Remember the phrase "slow leak." The deck has folding chairs for seating, broken railings, wires hanging from the engine into the water, a throttle that has way too much play, and an anchor that if thrown overboard as delivered would have found a permanent home at the bottom of the bay. It was missing a tie off rope. So before we took off on our late start to fish we called Jerry and ask him to bring us a rope for the anchor. His shop was oh 100 yards away from where we were waiting on the dock. We gave him the driveway gate code to deliver the rope and waited. Jerry had forgotten the code and gone back to his shop. So what a normal person do if they forget a code on their way to deliver a much needed rope to a customer? Maybe call them back and ask them for the code again... Nope, he left and we sat there. 15 minutes go by so we call him back. We called him again and asked him again to return with rope. His was given the code a second time. At this point I feel like we were being pranked, so walked out to the gate to ensure that Jerry couldn't forget the code again and escape. Well, he had forgotten the code again and was turning his car around when I walked up. He handed me some rope and asked me to take some pictures for him while we were out fishing. I said sure and started walking back to the dock when I was met by a family member who saw me walking with the rope. We started unwinding it when we realized he had given us an old rope that was worn in half leaving us with two sections of maybe 5 feet and 10ish feet. Way too short for anything. Deep breaths were taken. By this point everyone had come to the conclusion that Jerry is either completely incompetent or malicious or both. Anyways, we end up borrowing a rope from another boat to save time and set sail in the "old reliable" pontoon boat. Fishing and having fun were the priority and we were trying not to let this guy ruin it. The positive attitudes were shattered when the boat started sinking on our way back in. It was noticed on our way out that one side of the boat sagged a bit more than the other. We figured it was normal for such an old reliable boat with a slow leak. Funny, I guess leaks can get progressively bigger. We limped old faithful up to the first dock we came across and called Jerry. Of course he blamed it on us. Jerry's m.o. is to promise the world while trying to be your best friend. If the customer finds a flaw in his service or product he automatically blames someone else. Jerry the poor victim. Everyone has met a person in their life like this and I hope you all stay clear of this scam he calls a business. He literally ruined one of our vacation days by providing terrible service, a defective product without even an apology or a hint of remorse.

Man...I'm SO torn writing this review. First off, don't go by whatever address or store hours you…read morefind online. Just call the number listed, and you're almost certain to get Jerry. Jerry is quite the character. He's a super nice guy that truly means well, and certainly cared about our business. My wife & rented a paddleboard for the week, and also took a pontoon boat our for the day to go over to Dog Island. The paddleboard was in overall decent condition for a rental, so no complaints there. We met with Jerry on the morning of taking the pontoon over to Dog Island at the shop to go over some things & how to follow the channel markers. My issues with this whole operation began when we went to get on the boat. He assured us we were taking out his "nicest boat". A 2013 Bentley. ALL of his boats are run down. BAD. He literally had to move parts left from another boat for us to board ours. The seats were destroyed. The deck had soft spots. The pontoons are dented. The gates were either broken or missing. The steering wheel was held on with 3 metal screws. The trim on the motor didn't work. However, he did show me how to hold the connectors on the battery just right to get it to work. The gas wasn't full. He assured us we wouldn't need gas, but had me go get some anyway. I'm not sure how much was in it, but we ended up getting $57 worth of fuel! Anyway, once we were off, our trip was fine. We went and checked out Dog Island and had a good time. We were able to push the boat right into shore to load/unload and left it anchored out a ways. I didn't see any ladder on the boat at all. So if you wanted to swim elsewhere, be careful. We saw tons of dolphins, and were able to get ahead of them and let them swim right past the boat multiple times. That was especially cool. I will say, the wind was blowing 15-20 out of the west, which made navigating a pontoon boat back due north to the dock a little sketchy at times. All in all, it was a pretty good experience. Forgotten Coast is the only place in the Carrabelle area to rent kayaks, paddleboards or boats. So, if you're not wanting to drive out to St George for your rental needs, you'll be calling Jerry. I feel like Jerry knows this, and doesn't feel the need to keep up his boats. Personally, I didn't mind the aesthetics to an extent. But had we been on one of the other boats, I would've been a little pissed. Bottom line, I would rent from Forgotten Coast again. But they've got to put some $$ & TLC into those boats.

Have had multiple rentals from Barefoot and rent for family when they visit. Never had a problem…read moreuntil this weekend. Cart was dropped off as usual. Everything looked great until the end of the first night when my son noticed the grounding pin had been broken off in the charging cable. The first and second night it charged fine. The morning of return pickup we noticed the unit had not totally charged. I made sure meet the rental staff when they picked it up to inform she. She frankly immediately copped an attitude and said she would charge us for the cord and also for not having the unit charged up on pickup. She indicated we should have called immediately when we noticed. Bottom line, I understand both sides, but we were honest and felt like we were accused of lying. I don't care about the extra charges if warranted, but we didn't damage the cord. They provide great carts. My suggestion? Double check everything and pester the crap out of them if anything is not working. They deserve 5 stars, but copped an attitude. We're not all stupid tourists....

Great communication plus delivery!!! We had such a great time kayaking in the gulf. We'll…read moredefinitely be renting from them again!

Great company, very sweet and accommodating family. We've used them twice - once last year during…read moreoff season and this year doing peak season. Very easy loading and drop off + pick up. They also started doing customized shirts, hats and koozies!

What a great adventure! Loved our canoe trip! Great value and friendly service from a family owned…read morebusiness

We have vacationed at St. George Island for the past 19 years. It is a difficult place to beat for…read moreSO many reasons. There is a lot of wildlife and water to explore and enjoy and the folks at Journeys of St. George Island have always been extraordinarily helpful as we've tried to do that. We've rented kayaks from them, bought gear, asked questions and just enjoyed kind of hanging out with them around the island and in Apalach. They have a very laid back vibe and attitude but are super-serious about listening to what you want or are trying to do and then meeting your needs. They've gone WAY out of their way to make our vacations fun and I can't say that enough (I have MS and they've been incredibly cool and kind helping me get the equipment/modifications I need to stay active). I looked at my handful of reviews not too long ago and saw that I only give five-star reviews. I feel kinda bad about that, but really it's just so few places or experiences made/make me ecstatic and when I find one I want to recognize it. Jeannie's is one of them!

Capt Russ took us out for a 3 hour trip to Little St George Island. We got to fish, shell, see…read moredolphins swimming, and learned a ton of neat history. We really enjoyed this excursion and Capt Russ made it a blast for our whole family!

Great quality of rentals and extremely helpful staff with plans on even further expanding their…read moreservices. Pricing is so much more reasonable and personable than it is a few hours down the coast.

Rented bikes through them for our week stay in Port St. Joe, they were very helpful and the bikes…read morewe got from them were great!

We've been wanting to try SUP for some time, so spur of the moment while on vaca on SGI we booked a…read moreprivate lesson with Sam. So happy we did! We had such a good time. Sam is a great instructor. She's friendly, patient and provided great gear. The location was perfect for us first-timers. I highly recommend Sam if you want to learn to SUP!

Yoga on the Beach! Yes, this is a great experience and Sam makes it so wonderful. She is an…read moreexperienced yoga teach who knows how to lead a class of various level folks into bliss. It was the best part of my mornings on vacation. Gentle yoga with some options for the more advanced. Thank you.

Wonderful experience renting a golf cart for the week from Island Dog Outdoors! They are friendly…read moreand thorough. Easy peasy. There are a lot of choices for golf cart rentals, and we're thrilled we went with Island Dog!

We have rented bikes and golf carts multiple times and every time it is the most postive…read moreexperience! Rob, Brian and their team are so accommodating - it's always a perfect complement to our St George Island vacation experience. Looking forward to renting again next year!

Very lovely place. It was pretty crowded but that's alright. The people were very kind. Not like…read morethey were forced to be kind but just genuinely great people. They were praying with people or giving advice. It felt like a community of love and connection.

Came in for the best açaí bowl and left with powerful prayers! Thankful for this shop and its…read moreowners. This is a ministry, the Holy Spirit is in this place. You will never leave the same.

This place was WONDERFUL! We had booked an excursion and by mistake It was for the wrong day! This…read moreplace took us in last minute with a party of 10 and was able to get us plenty of kayaks to go out for our excursion that day! They saved us from having to go back home with a lot of disappointed faces so I was so grateful they were able to accommodate us! Definitely kind and helpful here they have everything you need to have a great day out on the river! And by the way, it was absolutely beautiful!

This overall was a fantastic experience. Our tour guide, Taylor, was amazing and so kind- the…read morecustomer service was top notch. Everything was thought of by the company making to where you only need to bring yourself, your suit, and some sunglasses! They feed you as well- but if you want any particular snacks I'd bring those yourself. On the drive back to the meet point they do stop at their shop where there are some snacks and ice cream as well as shirt if you want to purchase anything. They also provide you with photos that they took throughout the day including any GoPro footage you may have shot using the water scooter. It was a wonderful experience and I would definitely book again!

We had a great chartered bay fishing experience with Pete and Dan last week. We had two teens and a…read more4 year old with us and the crew was wonderful with the kids - very attentive and helpful. These guys are also very knowledgeable about the area and wildlife in the bay. We learned alot from them and they gave us a great recommendation for where to take our catch (grouper & flounder) to have it prepared (Triple Tails).