Murrells Inlet is one of the many communities surrounding the well known resort city of Myrtle Beach, SC. It was a sunny day but began at -2C although later we saw +10C. It looked a lot like summer, but still felt quite nippy. The streets of Myrtle Beach were virtually deserted and the hotels were advertising walk-in rates as low as $25.00. Speaking of lower prices, we paid $2.739 for gasoline - equivalent to 72.4 cents per liter - compared to $1.139 in Brockville, ON. The charge for our Holiday Inn Express room was also almost half what we paid in Brockville for essentially the same accommodation.
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Ice on the puddle with palm trees in the background.
[The last time we were in the deep south, I also took
a photo of ice and palm trees!] |
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We went into Myrtle Beach and checked out the famous Boardwalk.
It was empty - something to do with +3C temperatures |
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| There it was ... the Atlantic Ocean |
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We cruised hotel row in Myrtle Beach
[note heavy traffic] |
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| Our friends Hugh & Gloria told us they worship at this church when they stay in Myrtle Beach, SC |
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| Water fountain in action in southern South Carolina. |
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We crossed the Arthur Ravenel Bridge in Charleston, SC
[This is an official photo I borrowed. Our view is below.] |
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| View from bridge upstream on the Cooper River |
Below, are a few other scenes as we drove out of South Carolina and into Georgia.
About 6:30 pm, we arrived in Hinesville, GA (It made me think of the many members of the Hines family I knew in the Marwayne, AB area). By the time we got settled, the moon was rising. Tonight there is to be a lunar eclipse, coinciding with the winter solstice, a combination which apparently happens only once every 500 years.
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| Moonrise over Hinesville, Georgia |
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