Myrtle beach funk

The beach was calling me. 

I looked online to see what we could find for campgrounds.

Nothing..nada nada.

So we used Jeffs Elks club membership and stayed in the parking lot of the local Elks club.

Myrtle beach, SC. Funky town.

Home of a thousand all you can eat Calabash style eateries.

Home of amusement rides and parks, mini golf and famous golf courses.

We walked around Broadway at the Beach.

Lots of families and teens.

Paddle boats

 

Way too many carp!

They have feeding stations where you can buy food to feed this monsters.

Cool planters...manequins cut in half.

Myrtle beach is great place for families.

Not my cup of tea...I would rather be away from it all...

..but it was fun for the short time we were there.

One overcast day we walked the beach.

Myrtle Beach looking south

North...

This is about 27th street area.

We walked north this overcast first day.

Looking south...

 

Brown pelican

 

Another day we walk south on Myrtle beach.

 

Lunch..

 Lots of kiddies our playing in the sand.

Sanderling were the only peeps we saw on the beach.

We did see Willet and Ring-billed gull and a few Laughing gull.

 We left our parking lot campground today and are now in our new home.

Peace and quiet here...

Stay tuned. 

Sunset beach, NC

  

Jeff and I have been in Myrtle beach for about a week now.

It's a funky area with big hotels, condos, time shares and people lining the beach.

But..more on that when I post a few photos later.

 

To pass some time in the area Jeff thought it might be fun to check out the 

Wyndham time shares. Only two hours of our time and we can get free show tickets and dinner.

It ended up being five hours of breakfast, tour and then sales pitch.

Luckily we didn't cave for the buy.

 

 We had enough time after the sales pitch to drive a bit further north into North Carolina to walk Sunset beach. We walk south into the sun...

Beach view north from where we stated the walk.

It was around four in the afternoon.

The sun shining in our eyes and glistening on the water.

 Sanderling and a few people walk the beach.

 

Not crowded like Myrtle beach.

beach bubbles....

No high rises on the beach....

Instead, Sand dunes line the beach.

I enjoyed taking photos of the glistening water and sand.

 

 About one and a half miles in is a mailbox.

Journals for beach goers to write in.

We saw eight Piping plover on the beach.

 

 

We walk on...

Past water sculpted sands.

 

And..Jellyfish...

 

Willet...

 

In about two and a half miles the beach ends and we follow the inlet west.

Until we find a path to bring us back to the beach.

We then walk north toward the car.

I find a sand dollar.

Not much else other than bits and pieces of sand dollars.

 

  Our shadows long....

We use our hands and legs

to make a heart. After a few attempts we get it right.

Another Willet.

  

About ten in total up and down the beach.

Beach and sky start to blend.

Fishing trawler attracts sea birds.

Wish we had our scope to ID them.

 Lots of Laughing Gulls on the beach.

 

 

 

Looking north toward the pier.

Willet and Red Knot.

This was the only Red Knot on the walk.

 

The sun is getting lower.

I like taking photos into the sun to get bird and people silhouettes.

 

We continue our walk north.

I look south...

Beach and sky become one.

 

Dunlin

I love how the slick water on sand brings the sky down to earth.

Sun getting lower...

 

Looking north....pink above the pier, blue below.

We are back to the car.

A gorgeous sunset and beach walk.

 

 We leave Myrtle Beach today and go to Huntington Beach for two weeks.

More beach combing and walks.

See you there!