June 15th & 16th Myrtle Beach South Carolina

June 15th & 16th Myrtle Beach South Carolina
We headed south on Route 17 on the morning of the the 17th!  We had decided to change our destination to Myrtle Beach versus an inland site called Little Pee Dee.  That turned out to be a good decision as the Myrtle Beach State park was a great place to camp.  It was quite populated but we got a nice site and had good privacy.  The beach was a short walk from the campsite.  On the beach was a great loing fishing pier.
Here are Elaine and I on the a big seat on the fishing pier.



A view south from the fishing pier .

A view north from the fishing pier looking towards the city of Myrtle Beach.

Saw this gem in the gift shop of the fishing pier.  Of course you have to walk through the gift shop to get out on the fishing pier.

So we were sitting in our rv the first night and heard a loud thump on the roof.  It was a small dead branch that had fallen.  the next morning I climbed up on the roof to inspect for damage.  There was none.
Walking to the beach the next morning we passed a wedding in progress.  This was the third wedding we saw there at the park.


A view north towards the city of Myrtle Beach showing the beach relatively lightly populated.

Elaine checking out the surf.  The water was like bath water, nice and warm.  We had fun with it being this comfortable temperature.

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