It was time to just settle a bit. We’ve been “adventuring” for nearly three years, and have traveled a lot these past few months. After reflecting on our life and that this is the year of our our 50th Anniversary we decided that we should take some time to just rest and “recover” for a spell. We made reservations at Myrtle Beach – a favorite of ours from days gone by. But for the first time we were staying at a beach side RV Resort – who knew what we were going to encounter?!?
We left Lake Hartwell, SC following the Juice Plus conference in Atlanta and began our trek to Myrtle beach. Lorree had a zoom conference call the day before – always ready to connect with her Juice Plus people! We took advantage of Buc-ee’s along the route (of course we bought those delicious brisket sandwiches! Yummm!
We were ready for some down time – sunshine and sea shore camping, here we come!
On the road looking ahead – it appears to be the “highway to heaven”!
The SUN! We can still feel the warmth and relaxing nature of sand, sea, and sun! The dunes had previously been wiped out by hurricane Ian a few months ago – but they had already rebuilt them and were now waiting for new dune grass growth to occur. Oh the white sand!
The SHARKS! What?? As Dennis was relaxing on the beach watching the kiddo’s and other waders playing in the waves, a guy right next to him caught a 54 inch shark – from the same area where those kiddos were swimming! Yikes! The crazy part is that if it had been less than 54 inches he was required to return it to the ocean!?! Some regulations are crazy!
The SPOOKS! Who knew that it was so close to Halloween that the park was entertaining a Halloween decoration, costume, and parade event this weekend?! Everyone (but us) had come prepared for the event – we just stared and took pictures!! Some scary stuff!!!
The campground resort was great, although a bit tight in parking sites. We did OK and enjoyed our spot. The large swimming pool, slides, lagoon, and lazy river were beautiful – just too cold and/or closed during the time we were there. We were thankful for the days of sunshine and beautiful beach – they never close!
Wow! They had over 850 RV sites plus 300 rental cabins, lodges, and multi-family housing units. And as I shared before it was a bit tight! We took a picture out of our back window – wondering if we were going to be hit! We had to roll up our awning to give them a few more inches! They did well and no-one had any damage. With all paved roads, this was definitely a golf-cart type resort… we purposely chose to walk!
YIKES! …and then the SPOOKS came out! The resort advertised a Halloween dress up & parade for each weekend in October (we didn’t know…?!) That’s one reason the campground was so full – camping people book this place a year in advance for this event!
It was a lot of fun. It was great to see people interacting again after the National COVID Lockdown. There were so many smiling faces, laughing kids, friendly strangers, and very creative golf carts decked out for the 2 hour parade! We even got a treat out of the deal!
The highlights for us….
We can still hear the waves and the birds and feel the fresh warm breezes – so nice!
Ahhh – the beach! Not crowded, full of fresh air, colors, warmth, and relaxing moments!
And then a great date! …remembering the songs and bands from 50 years ago!
Great times and great memories! We’re so thankful and full of love for each other! …and we love our adventures – still making those memories!
Before we leave the East Coast, we’re headed a bit south to meet up with some Juice Plus friends and partners. We’re enjoying living such a healthy life, full of energy, and to be able to share a thriving business together with some great friends!
We stayed at Skidaway Island State Park just outside of Savanna, GA. It was another great place to park, rest, and enjoy the scenery.
We even had fresh lemons just outside our door!
In nearby Savannah, we really enjoyed a lunch with Kim and Sharon at the Green Truck Pub. Sharon won an award with the JP Company and we were delighted to deliver it to her! We also met up with Lucy at the Oak 36 Kitchen for a delicious evening meal and some catch up time.
We are so thankful our travel lifestyle that keeps us connected to so many friends and family along the way!
Time to pack it up and move on down the highway. We are ready to get back to work at our next SOWER’s project in Alabama. We know there’s amazing adventures ahead! Meeting new friends, helping at a youth & family camp, seeing Tate, Kimberly, and the girls, and a race track adventure! Check it out next!