This morning it was cooler out again with the temp at 34 degrees and sunny. The high today is supposed to be upper 50’s and sunny with light winds. The tide is high this morning, so the beach isn’t good for walking or running again early this morning.
The kids drug themselves out of bed around 9:30 and got ready and we headed to Ripley’s Aquarium located at Broadway At The Beach. Ripley’s Aquarium was a good two and half hours of entertainment. Everyone got to touch horseshoe crabs, lobsters and rays. We barely got in the door and they had a huge circular aquarium full of different Cichlids. We were able to see different varieties of fish, sharks, eels, lobsters, rays, sea snakes, sea dragons, jelly fish, an octopus and even the colorful poison dart frogs.
Cichlid tank at Ripley's Aquarium
Stephanie, Ryan, Nikki and Jonny looking at one of the aquariums
One of the many sharks at Ripley's Aquarium
Jonny, Stephanie and Ryan at the horseshoe crab petting area
Ryan touches a horseshoe crab while Jonny and Stephanie overlook
Nikki, Stephanie and Jonny pet the Bamboo sharks
A horseshoe crab has Stephanie while Jonny pets a lobster
Jellyfish tank at Ripley's Aquarium
Sea Dragon
Octopus trying to hide from the camera
Ryan, Stephanie and Jonny petting the rays
After we were done at the aquarium, we hit a couple of shops. It looked like most of the shops we visited at Barefoot Landing were also at Broadway At The Beach, so we didn’t spend a lot of time shopping this afternoon.
When we got back to the Condo, everyone changed into running/waking attire and the kids went for a run, while Nikki and walked on the beach. The tide was as far out as we have ever seen it on this trip and there were a lot more people out enjoying the warmer temperatures. The beach was busy with kids playing, people walking and running and lots of sunbathers. It was warm enough today on the beach that it was not necessary to wear a coat.
After their run the kids washed up the girls went to see if they could get a little more sun. Shortly after that, but before dinner we took the kids down to the beach because we hadn’t really taken a lot of pictures of the kids on the beach.
Jonny, Stephanie and Ryan on the beach
Jonny and Stephanie
Stephanie, Jonny and Ryan
Ryan, Jonny and Stephanie playing around on the beach
Stephanie and Ryan
After pictures were taken Nikki and I went to the grocery store to get something for dinner. The kids went to the beach and within about 5 minutes we got a text from the kids that they were watching dolphins close to the beach. As soon as we got back and put the buffalo wings in the stove, Nikki and I went down to the beach, but the dolphins were already gone.
We went a visited Mark Mykulyn and his family tonight. I work with Mark at The Longaberger Company and we both are spending spring break at the same resort, Wyndham Ocean Boulevard, in North Myrtle Beach. We met his Granddaughter, Emily, who is absolutely adorable and was full of smiles for Nikki.