NEWPORT, NC to MYRTLE BEACH, SC (Oct. 24, 2009)

We were a little apprehensive this morning, ‘cause the forecast called for rain and wind, but then, that forecast was for New York, which, of course, is a few miles North of where we are… That’s DirecTV for you… You take what you get, and interpolate… And I interpolated blue skies and warmth…
I almost got it… We had a few raindrops (must’ve been about 14 or 15) splatter the windshield somewhere (can’t remember where), but that was it… There’s really nothing to write about regarding our 140 miles drive South from Newport, NC.
Quite boring, really… Here and there you’ll see something or other (like a marina, or some lonely dilapidated barn... or something like that), but nothing to stir the imagination, or to backtrack for, just to get a picture…
If truth be told, I like drives like this once in a while… It makes for an easy day, and that’s good.
Now that I think about it, it seems like today’s trip involved driving through an endless Strip Mall… There were exceptions, to be sure, but, by and by, it seemed like driving along Aurora Avenue, in Seattle, passing an endless array of every conceivable retail business there is…
Oh, well…
We made it to Briarcliffe RV Resort, in Myrtle Beach, by about 12:30, and by the time I had the trailer situated, I was drenched!
A roadside sign (close to here) showed 86° F, and the humidity must’ve been very close to that… The prudent thing to do was to take a short nap, then explore the beach a little later, when things cooled down…
That’s what happened…
We strolled onto Myrtle Beach beach around 3:00, and spent the next couple of hours strolling the surf line - Luanne searching for shells, and I… Looking for any way to get my feet wet…
After that, we decided we deserved a dinner out, so we programmed “Jack” to take us to this one place (I forget the name, but it doesn’t matter)… It had gone belly up, so we re-programmed you-know-who, and sure enough we got lost…
Now… Hold on a minute… It wasn’t all Jack’s fault…
We came to this humongous freeway intersection, and, unfortunately, I didn’t listen to the “Jackman“… Instead, I heeded Lu’s advice, and turned onto this one ramp (before I should‘ve turned), which took us North for seven miles before we were able to turn around…
Somehow, we got back on track, but were driving home - since we’d given up on finding a decent place to eat - when we spotted the sign for “Chestnut Hill” restaurant…
Squealed to a stop, and had a fantastic dinner consisting of scallops, shrimp, and portabella mushrooms…
Doesn’t that sound yummy? It was.
Think we’ll go back on Monday, when their prime rib is a dollar per ounce! That’s pretty darn reasonable!
So, that’s it for tonight…
We’re safe and sound in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and will be here for three nights… Then off to a place real close to Charleston…
Take care, and keep in touch!
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