The World of the Hulls: Myrtle Beach

Now that we've been home for a few days and I was able to cut the lawn, pay the bills and visit my parents, I can finally write about our first real vacation as a family to Myrtle Beach, SC. We started out Friday (8/18). Our plan was to drive down to Chester, Va, spend the night and then drive into Myrtle Beach on the 19th. It took us a little longer then expected, but it wasn't because of feeding stops for Charlotte...it more because of the traffic on the NJ Tpke. Charlotte was a great traveler. On Saturday we woke up early and finished our drive to Myrtle Beach.

We stayed at the Holiday Shores Motel on the corner of N. Ocean Blvd and 76th. Chris has been going to this Motel since she was a kid. What's great about this place is that it is small, immaculate and only one block away from the beach. It doesn't have all the accommodations the the big hotels have, but it does have a very nice pool and a great staff. Unfortunately, while we were there, we overheard that the "big boys" may buy them out soon and either turn the place into a parking lot or condos. After we checked in, it was off to are first of many trips to the beach.

The weather was great everyday we were there, except for Thursday, when we went Barefoot Landing for a afternoon of shopping. So our daily routine was to wake up, have breakfast and then go to the beach. Late afternoon we would come home, clean up, go out to dinner and then usually ended up stopping at Kirks for ice cream or a walk on the beach. On Wednesday, we had dinner at one of our favorites; Magaritaville at Broadway at the Beach. After walking around the shops at Broadway at the Beach, we had a night cap at Cold Stone Creamery.... mmmmm

As for golf, yeah I got out once to Arrowhead Country Club, where I played the The Cypress course and The Lakes Course. Both nines were challenging and in beautiful shape.

So that was about it...Chris got in her shopping and I got in my golf, but our favorite was the three of us spending time at the beach or at the pool. I must say Charlotte did seam to enjoy the water in Myrtle over Maine...I don't know...maybe the 20 degree difference in water temp. had something to do with it.

On Saturday, 8/26, it was back on the road again for our trip home with another stop over in Chester, VA again. It was hard to leave, but we will be back again in 2008.

Here are some more pictures of the trip: