Mid 60s. Sunny. 'Nuff said.
Anecdote of the day: So I stop at a Hardees for lunch. That's like MacD's, BK, Wendy's, with a southern twist I guess. The place is deserted, accept for the Asst. Manager and a girl working the fry pit. So they have this thing called the "thick burger". Okay, I'll try it, hold the fries. I'm on a diet. I get it to go because it's nice out and Wallie's in the car. It comes and I take it out to the car, and open the bag. Now, first of all, she didn't put any napkins in the bag. Aren't they supposed to do that? Second, this is the messiest burger I have ever had, and I've got Wallie with his nose a quarter inch away from my nose the whole time, just to add a little tension to the whole thing. I cannot control that burger. There is catsup and mustard all over my face and hands, and I have no napkins. Remember that Seinfeld episode where George is at Yankee Stadium and they catch him on the big screen eating a hot fudge sunday, with fudge smeared all over his face? That's me. And I am convinced that they're watching me inside, laughing their guts out.
There's nothing for it but to go in to the bathroom and clean up. I walk thru the door and neither the manager or fry cook will make eye contact, but the asst. manager says "Bathroom is in the back, sir." They're very respectful down here in the South.
Okay, the weather is to die for. And the beachesat Myrtle Beach and on down the coast in Surfside and Garden City are wide, packed sand, and endless. I love it here and I am coming back next February for a month. Okay, Peg? Now, granted, Myrtle Beach is a more northern version of Miami Beach. But, hey, when you've got a killer beach and good weather, that's what happens. It's a trade-off. Maybe Garden City is a shade less tacky, so okay, Peg, I'll compromise. And Murrell's Inlet which is separated from the coast by marshland is really very nice, no highrises, etc. We'll work something out. And every where you go there are vacancy signs. I'm driving down these roads by the shore with resorts all over, and hardly any traffic on the roads. So I think there are deals to be had.
Above is Wallie on the beach, and a view of the highrises interspersed with residential areas.
Tomorrow I go to Edisto Island, and end up in Hilton Head at a Red Roof Inn for $40!
Take Route 21 all the way to the end... Hunting Island has a state park and a light house you might like. Harbor Island has some places you could rent for a reasonable price in the off season, too! On the way, stop and get a shrimpburger at The Shrimp Shack, or a beer and a burger at the Johnson Creek Tavern!
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