… then what do 90 degree temperatures in April bring?! It already feels like Summer here, even though we just got done celebrating Easter. We spent Easter weekend in Myrtle Beach, SC where it was actually somewhat cool compared to the 90+ degree weather in Greenville and Columbia, SC. Myrtle Beach is about a 4 hour drive from our home in Greenville, and we really enjoyed the time we got to spend there. On our first morning there, we took about a 5 mile walk up and down the beach with the dogs. We had beautiful weather and the beach wasn’t overly crowded yet. The Spring Breakers had just left and the summer tourist had not yet arrived. We also got to take a nice drive up the Atlantic Coast into North Carolina. We spent some time checking out a few of the small beach/fishing towns along the coast and ended up in Southport, NC (near Cape Fear) where they were having a spring celebration in the town park. It was a really cool and quaint little town. On Easter morning, we were lucky enough to attend a Sunrise Service on the beach in Murrells Inlet, SC which was about a 20 minute drive from our hotel. The service was really beautiful and touching – wonderful music, great message, and what a view watching the sun appear over the horizon and cast light over palm trees and the cross.
Family Picture on the Beach
Sunrise Service on Easter Morning
The rest of the trip, we basically just relaxed and spent some time on the beach. The dogs liked running in the ocean water, but couldn’t figure out why it tasted so bad! At first, they were both a little hesitant of the waves but got used to it after a few minutes. The water was still a little chilly, but sitting and watching the waves from the beach was a comfortable 75 degrees. We toured a few SC State Parks (Huntington Beach State Park, Myrtle Beach State Park) located right on the beach. It was so beautiful to see the natural beach habitat without all of the homes and hotels like there are in most of Myrtle Beach. And of course, we definitely had our fair share of seafood and even brought some shrimp home!
Beach Bums!
Huntington Beach State Park
On the drive back home, we took the “scenic route” – 2 lane highways through the heart of SC. We stopped by a Revolutionary War Battlefield in Ninety-Six, SC (weird name, we know). We saw where the patriots had dug a number of trenches and tunnels to aid in the war efforts. It is really neat to be able to experience a little bit of history that happened almost 250 years ago!
A few weeks ago Cori got to travel to Texas for a conference for work. She got to spend the weekend with her Aunt Shannon, Uncle Stratt, and Cousins Misty and Stratton in Austin. As always, there was great food and fun times had by all. On the way to San Antonio for her conference, she and Shannon made sure to stop by a few wineries to sample some Texan Wines.
Shannon and Cori
That's all for now!
