For our vacation this year, we chose Myrtle Beach. I think we spent five hours on the beach the first day. The kids loved it! Beaches in the East are so much different than the beaches I grew up within the Northwest. For one thing, the water isn’t freezing cold here and you can Boogie board and swim in the ocean. You also don’t have to bring a jacket (cuz you’re probably going to need it), and worry if it might rain or not. I do miss being the only family on the beach, and climbing the beach rocks and finding secret caves. I miss the beach house on the beach and it being cheap to rent…dang, it’s expensive here. I miss walking to the little ice cream shop and it not being a tourist trap. I miss the quaint shops and getting good homemade fudge..not retail chain fudge. And I miss driving down the coast and seeing the actual coast, not high rise hotels, amusement parks, and billboards. I especially miss being the only car on the highway. It took us two extra hours to get to the beach because of all the traffic. So we did Myrtle Beach and it was touristy and busy and our kids loved it. For myself, I need a vacation now.
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Jul
Looks like it was a lot of fun. I love how warm the water is too.