We have had a wonderful week in Myrtle Beach. The daytime highs have been in the low 20C range and we have been enjoying the many reasonably priced golf courses ($40-50). There are very few that allow walking however (and even then only in the afternoon, and at the same cost as with a cart) so we have been taking turns with the cart..........Rhonda on the odd numbered holes and me on the even ones. Then we have had several lovely beach walks in the afternoons to complete our normal walking pattern. The beach stretches forever with very few people around at this time of year. We stopped into a beach bar for happy hour today and the bartender......the only one serving drinks today......told us they have 8 people serving drinks in the summer time. It is a great time to be here if you enjoy golf. I ran into a Calgary friend a few days ago who was down here with some golfing buddies and their $550, 7 night package included accommodation at a beach hotel and golf every day at any course they wanted.Our RV park is right on the coast as well so the beach is less than 100 metres away. The water is a little cool (15-16C) but I have been thinking of an apres-golf dip but three things have been holding me back....1) no one else has ventured into the water beyond calf level....2) the number of Jelly Fish washed up on shore is very significant with many of them looking 'fresh'.....3) and today we chatted with a couple collecting shark teeth for their jewelry making hobby, and they displayed many that they had found today. Perhaps it's a good thing that our park has a wonderful set of showers!We also spent an afternoon at a local winery that was featuring a local musician playing Jimmy Buffet style tunes so after the obligatory wine tasting we enjoyed a bottle of their wine outdoors listening to the music and chatting with some locals.The weather forecast is calling for 2 days in the 15C range so after tomorrow we are going to drive a little further south along the coast. Sorry to hear about the snow back home.......we are fortunate to have alternatives.
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