Another cold morning with temps at 34 degrees when we woke up. Light winds and clear skies are going to help the temps reach the mid 50’s today. It was high tide early morning and all the beach that is available was soft sand, so we skipped the walk on the beach until later in the morning. We finally went out around 10:00 and the tide was already heading back out. Along with the western winds that were starting to pick up a bit to help push the tide further off the beach even quicker. Nikki and I walked, while the kids did their required running for the day. As soon as we got back the girls put their bathing suits on and headed over to Tower 4 to catch some rays.
Nikki went for a short walk on the beach by herself and she ended up saving another crab. She’s spotted more crabs than anyone and getting to be an expert at finding them in the surf. The girls went down to the Recreation Center to play some ping pong. Jonny wasn’t feeling so well mid-day so he stayed back at the condo and took a nap. It was definitely more sunny than it has been any previous day since we have been down here, but it is still cool temperatures for this time of year.
Jonny’s phone didn’t seem to recover from the hot tub dip it took yesterday, but we will keep it in rice for another day to see if that helps. I did bring an extra phone down with me in case something like this happened.
The weather ended up being better than expected today. The temps only reached the mid 50’s but the wind really calmed down and it was actually comfortable out with just a sweatshirt. No jacket required.
We ended up having diner at The Cracker Barrel and everyone had a good meal and enjoyed looking through the gift shop. We decided that everyone was going to go to bed early tonight, before midnight, get up early and either walk or run on the beach. Then we would clean up and head to Ripley’s Aquarium while it was still cold in the morning. Then we can enjoy the afternoon which is supposed to be better than today.
When we got back from diner the kids went down to the recreation room and Nikki and I headed for a walk on the beach around dusk. As it got dark we decided to head back to the resort and were lucky enough to catch a moonrise over the Atlantic Ocean. What an awesome way to end the night.
Moonrise over the Atlantic at North Myrtle Beach, SC
Moonrise and reflection over the Atlantic Ocean
We ended up watching The Expendables 2 before heading to bed. It was just like the original. Lots of action, lots of big action names. And all the corny one liners that made all those guys famous being brought back in the script.