Hampton Inn Myrtle Beach-Broadway At Beach

Road Warrior And Then Some

I think it takes a certain type of person: Living 24 / 7 in LESS that 100sq ft of living space!! … You sure find out how compatible you are when you find yourself attached at the hip to another individual… With a leash of about 20 ft it is a whole different experience and not without it's challenges: As Steve mentioned tonight after I had spent 20 mins engrossed in conversation with a fisherman … he felt maybe I was ...

Today's weather was perfect for our adventure: a trip to Huntington Beach State Park. Huntington is located at Murrel's Inlet, south of Myrtle Beach. The beach is a small, beautiful, white sand beach with no condos, no houses, nothing to spoil your view (if you are looking north.) Tim and Brenda are birders, so we took a short walk through the woods onto a boardwalk where we saw the ...

We got up early and went to Calabash to buy Christmas ornaments. Then we went into Myrtle Beach to Broadway at the Beach to see the carousel that used to be in MB. We rode it every year from before I can remember until we finally got "too old" for such foolishness. The organ is there, too, but it was all closed up for the winter.






We fed the fish and ducks and then ourselves! After lunch at the Key West ...

... I find a gas station nearby, and park it, and then voila the engine dies on the spot. Couldn't have picked a better spot than this, as I had room to pull off the Jetta off the tow dolly, and drive it to Roanoke Rapids, to the Auto zone, near the I95, and exchange the alternator and battery, which I had removed prior to leaving the RV for the parts store. I had to spend about $170 dollars for a new alternator, and ...

Hello Myrtle Beach!!! Oh, how I needed you. As we were driving into Myrtle Beach, SC we all hoped we would be at least within walking distance of the beach. Then our prayers were more than answered when we pulled into the Comfort Suites ON THE BEACH... and even better, with all ocean view rooms. It was gorgeous. Upper 60's, slightly cloudy, warm ocean breezes, and the sounds of the waves crashing as we slept with the door to our balcony open. It was by far the best place we ...

... gator(s). A lot of wood storks too. Then we talked through the winter home of the Huntingtons, a couple of rich NY'ers who came here in the winter in the 1930's--buying 9,000 acres, because the Missus had TB. He seemd like a good dude as rich people go.

... temporaries, which means they get no insurance, noretirement benefits , no paid time off (vacation or sick). They make $8 an hour and are forced to take two unpaid weeks off every year (scheduled by the employer) to prevent them from becoming permanent.

... once again by her family. Soon Alice fell sick and while caring for Alice, her brother found Alice’s engagement ring around her neck and threw it into the marsh, never to be found again. Alice soon succumbed to her illness and died. She was buried at the All Saints Church in Pawley’s Island under a stone that simply reads, “Alice”. The legend goes that if you walk around Alice’s grave backwards 13 times ...

... people.

Saturday morning we drove to the Grand Canyon and en route Landy was nabbed for speeding. The bitter irony here was that he was by far the most conservative driver...
We got to the south ridge of the Grand Canyon on a Saturday afternoon, the views were spectacular. We hiked a trail called Hermits Ridge down into the canyon. We walked down into the canyon for about 2 hours and we were only a third of the way down. You're not meant to attempt walking all the way to ...

... distance away and it was easy to be set sideways while you thought you were still headed straight to the next mark. It is important to look behind at the last passed buoy and adjust for any leeway. For the next few days we would encounter another phenomena about cruising in these waters. You could go for miles with the tide against you, come to an inlet and find your speed over the ground doubled as you picked up the tide going now in the opposite direction. This meant your speed ...