2024 has been a ‘Southern Woman‘ yr of journey for me – and I imply that in one of the simplest ways. As an example in April I used to be chasing waves in Florida’s West Coast at Clearwater Seashore: Child Blues
In July I met up with my niece and twin nephews (all siblings) in San Antonio, Texas for the only goal of household bonding and enjoyable within the solar: SAT, A shock to me!
And now right here we’re in August and I simply returned from a 5 day 4 night time mini vacay to Myrtle Seashore, South Carolina or “MB” as it’s affectionately recognized (smile).
Me and my boo determined to strive one thing new this time round – we flew Avelo Airways out of Tweed Airport in New Haven (a primary for each of us) and we booked our keep not at a resort resort however quite at an Airbnb. My girlfriend Sharon’s son Brandon owns a 1 bed room condominium on the seaside in MB referred to as Rosey Retreat so that’s the place we stayed.
It felt completely different staying at an Airbnb condominium versus a resort resort as a result of we missed out on the each day maid service, the comfort of a resort restaurant and the entrance desk data gathering station.
However what it lacked in resort facilities it greater than made up for because it had the right view from our balcony to the seaside, the comfy, albeit quirky rose inside and beachy touches resembling seaside chairs and a seaside umbrella full with a sand anchor.
We spent the vast majority of our vacay mornings and afternoons having fun with the surf and solar on the seaside (did I point out that the temps averaged 85 levels Fahrenheit all 5 days!) and nearly pinched ourselves for choosing the right week of the month to journey.
Since we left on Sunday of the final week in August, most individuals with kids have been already in full ‘Again to College’ mode so the seaside felt considerably secluded and a little bit non-public.
Our condominium had a galley kitchen with pots and pans and stuff so we went looking for meals, snacks and grownup drinks on the Piggly Wiggly (smile).
And afterwards we had breakfast at Shoney’s – I bear in mind this restaurant from a few Summers I spent in Fayetteville, North Carolina with my huge sister Dana. I used to be 15 years outdated on the time and Dana was 23. She was serving within the Air Pressure and had lately bought her own residence and it was ‘my flip’ to spend the Summer time together with her. Dana took me to Shoney’s as they have been legendary again then for his or her enormous Southern breakfasts. Nonetheless, on the day me and my boo went, the managers have been cooking (by no means a great signal) as they have been quick on wait employees so the meals and repair weren’t fairly what I anticipated.
Talking of meals, the perfect meal in MB that week bar none was the Jamaican take-out restaurant we found after leaving the Piggly Wiggly. It was throughout the road from Piggly Wiggly and to their left. We each luvvv Jamaican meals so we ordered 3 plates to go – 2 plates of Oxtails with rice and peas and cabbage and 1 plate of Jerk Hen with rice and peas and cabbage.
We had a vigorous dialog with the proprietor and his spouse across the U.S. dominance in monitor and area at the latest Paris Olympics which was precipitated by Usain Bolt’s image on the wall… 😜
As for lunch and dinner ‘dine-in eating places,’ we surfed on-line and located at the least 3 or 4 that have been first rate and inside strolling distance. We didn’t hire a automotive – in all honesty South Myrtle Seashore is straightforward to navigate on foot as every thing is comparatively shut by. The Uber trip from the Myrtle Seashore airport to our condominium took quarter-hour!
The primary restaurant the place we ate was advisable by a resort concierge named Will whom we met on the road – he stated it was well-liked with vacationers so he knew we wish it. Will was not improper (smile). It was named River Metropolis Cafe. I had a delish veggie burger with cheese and a aspect salad. Earlier than our meal got here we have been served salty roasted peanuts in a cup and afterwards we acquired to throw the shells on the picket ground 😀. It took me again to my days rising up in Groton, Connecticut after we ate at The Floor Spherical 😀.
For dinner that night time (actually apps since I used to be nonetheless full from lunch!) we selected RipTyde Rooftop Bar as a result of it neglected the seaside and it had a cool indoor/out of doors vibe. I had a delish Frozen Mango Margarita Mocktail that froze my mind each time I took a sip (smile). There was reside music enjoying and from our seats we may watch the resort company having fun with a sport of Corn Gap on the seaside.
The next night time we headed again to the Myrtle Seashore Boardwalk to first try The Piers the place we met a pleasant center -aged couple from Washington state who had simply arrived to attend NASCAR. We exchanged our respective life tales and went on our approach 😉.
We ate that night time at Pier 14 which was recognized for his or her seafood and specialty drinks. It was late for eating (9pm) so I ordered one thing mild – Poke Tuna and it hit the spot ☺️
From there we went to The Arcades which actually took me again in time…
The next night (after as soon as once more spending all day on the seaside) we dined at LandShark Bar and Grill the place I had a Caribbean Hen salad earlier than folks watching alongside the Boardwalk.
And we couldn’t go away MB earlier than driving on the SkyWheel – it was really a stress free trip – extra observational than the rest – as we checked out town lights and carnival rides.
Our fifth and last day was spent in our condominium- consuming, packing and admiring the view from our balcony…
For these of you who’re questioning why we didn’t golf, nicely we figured that simply offers us another excuse to move again 😜 ⛳️
