Today started off mostly sunny which was a nice change from the drizzle or rain we have had had since we got here. You could actually see the horizon clearly for the first time. It is still cool, 45 at 8:00 am and windy.
Our view of the ocean from the balcony
Nikki and I took a short walk on the beach this morning. The cold wind is the only reason it was shortened. Nikki took the camera and took some wonderful pictures in the morning sun.
Surf in the morning
View looking south towards Myrtle Beach
Seagull checking out what washed up on the beach
Evidently 50 degrees is warm enough to do some sun bathing according to Stephanie and Ryan as they heading out to find a place that has sunshine, but no wind. They didn’t last very long and both of them said they were very cold. Meanwhile, Nikki and I took a walk and found out that one of the other towers at our resort has the pool located in a spot that protects it from the wind. Maybe the girls will try the Tower 4 pool later in the week if it’s still windy. We also found a place that rents beach bikes. We might have to try that out later in the week.
We then headed out to Barefoot Landing in North Myrtle Beach. Barefoot Landing is loaded with entertainment and shopping. We window shopped and went into several of the over 100 stores. We all got to meet a puppy, but Nikki is the only one who got puppy breath kisses. We also saw some turtles on the 27 acre lake that is the heart of Barefoot Landing. Afterwards, we stopped to get a bite to eat before heading back to the condo.
Stephanie and Nikki get some puppy love
Turtles at Barefoot Landing
Later in the evening, the kids hit the hot tub again and Nikki and I took a sunset stroll on the beach. During our walk we saved a little crab that was being drug out of the surf by a sea gull. We walked up to get a closer look and the sea gull dropped the crab, so we took some pictures of our new friend and then carefully placed her back into the surf as it was heading out. Hopefully she wasn’t washed back up on shore again.
Little crab we saved from the sea gulls.
Our grateful little friend
The kids went down to the workout center and all hopped on ellipticals and treadmills for 45 minutes as requested by their Track and Field coaches. They came back took showers and at 11:00 they wanted to start to watch the movie we rented from Redbox called The Watch. Nikki and I went to bed and they were relatively quiet the rest of the night with some occasional laughing being heard from the condo’s living room.