I want to post a few additional photos from our road trip in the southeastern states.
Tag: Atlantic Ocean
Colors of California
We had a dazzling time observing all the colors during our few days in California.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
We decided to take a road trip from Charlotte to the Atlantic coast over the weekend, just to see the ocean. (I’m always drawn to water!) We left Saturday morning and drove four hours to Myrtle Beach State Park in South Carolina. The state park offered a nice sandy beach on the Atlantic Ocean, with a wooden pier, hiking trails, an activity center and more.
We arrived in time to eat our picnic lunch on the sandy beach. The weather was great…77* and sunny. The grandkids enjoyed playing in the water and the sand. Gary and I enjoyed the sunshine, and watching the grandkids have fun.
We walked out on the pier, and later in the afternoon we planned a hike.
As we started our hike, I was excited to read a nature quote on a sign at the beginning of the trail, and I thought to myself…this will be a fun hike. As we walked a little further, I started slapping mosquitoes, as did everyone else. As we continued on, we were attacked by mosquitos…so we turned around and walked back out of the woods. So much for a hike in this state park.
On our drive east to Myrtle Beach on Saturday morning, we noticed fields that looked full of snow clumps…and discovered it was cotton. On our way home the next day, we stopped at one of several cotton fields we passed.
We got out of the car and walked through the rows of cotton and got a good look at this interesting crop!
It was a quick trip, but a memorable one.
*Wikipedia
California Coast
We walked along the Atlanta Ocean in January, and five weeks later we walked along the Pacific Ocean. We spent some time with our older son and his wife and two children on the California Coast. It was lovely, sunny, and in the 60-70’s. Here are some photos from our time there.
We grabbed a blanket, with coffee in hand, to watch the sunrise every morning.
We walked to the playground with an ocean view to let the grandchildren play.
We would see dolphins swimming off shore, and picturesque sailboats sailing by.
We went on a sunset cruise and saw sea lions, and another beautiful sunset.
My granddaughter and I made fresh lemonade from the lemons off a lemon tree.
Gary and I walked along the beach, in my fancy boot (for my injured foot)!
We sat by the firepit and watched the sun set every night.
We enjoyed our time together, and making memories.
And once again, it was hard to come back to Minnesota’s cold weather, but spring is coming.