First trip to Myrtle

[HitchHiker71]

So glad you liked Hook and Barrel! If/when we go back to MB, we will make a return there. I agree with your wife about the beach, it’s kinda sub-par compared to HHI.

The sand in Myrtle is very dark - almost mud-like in content in some areas. Not everyone's cup of tea so to speak.

 

[dayooper]

The sand in Myrtle is very dark - almost mud-like in content in some areas. Not everyone's cup of tea so to speak.

Yeah, the color isn’t too bad. For me, it’s that 4”-6” drop off right at the water line where the shell pieces collect. Hard to walk across.

 

[chapjim]

A feature of Myrtle Beach and N. Myrtle Beach is that it is sixty miles long and 100 yards wide (made up numbers). The point is that wherever you are staying could be an hour or so drive from where you want to go.

I'll add one low-brow seafood place to the list. Bimini's Oyster Bar, on Lake Arrowhead Drive, close to Wyndham SeaWatch.

 

[tschwa2]

The sand in Myrtle is very dark - almost mud-like in content in some areas. Not everyone's cup of tea so to speak.

I am also not a fan of the cigar smokers on the beach and even on the ocean. There is also quite a bit of cigarettes and cigar butts mixed in with the sand too.

 

[rickandcindy23]

Another trip to Myrtle Beach is in order!

 

[mcsteve]

I am also not a fan of the cigar smokers on the beach and even on the ocean. There is also quite a bit of cigarettes and cigar butts mixed in with the sand too.

Personally I must say this is one of my biggest pet peeves. Also the number of people smoking and vaping on their balcony who just don’t care where their “exhaust” goes.

 

[dayooper]

Personally I must say this is one of my biggest pet peeves. Also the number of people smoking and vaping on their balcony who just don’t care where their “exhaust” goes.

We had one instance of that at on our Ocean 22 balcony. Someone below us was smoking marijuana. Per Ocean 22 rules, it’s not supposed to happen, but it does.

 

[missyrcrews]

I am here in Surfside Beach...reading back through old threads to find things to do. We drove up to Myrtle Beach today. We enjoyed looking at all the high rise hotels...but concluded that we are much happier staying here in the quieter part of town. Told the kids that I'd take them out to eat one day, and Audrey wants to hit outlets and thrift stores. I imagine the week will fly! I see why so many of you like this area, though. I couldn't believe the temperature of the water....it is like taking a bath! (Says the person whose reference for the ocean temp is Popham Beach in Maine!)

 

[needvaca]

I am here in Surfside Beach...reading back through old threads to find things to do. We drove up to Myrtle Beach today. We enjoyed looking at all the high rise hotels...but concluded that we are much happier staying here in the quieter part of town. Told the kids that I'd take them out to eat one day, and Audrey wants to hit outlets and thrift stores. I imagine the week will fly! I see why so many of you like this area, though. I couldn't believe the temperature of the water....it is like taking a bath! (Says the person whose reference for the ocean temp is Popham Beach in Maine!)

You have kids right? My kids love Johnny Ds Waffles in Surfside Beach, another in Myrtle Beach proper. You gotta try it

 

[missyrcrews]

You have kids right? My kids love Johnny Ds Waffles in Surfside Beach, another in Myrtle Beach proper. You gotta try it

Thank you for the recommendation! That place is right around the corner. I do have kids, though two of the ones that I have with me technically qualify as adults, I suppose. Audrey is allergic to gluten, which really complicates restaurants. (We have been thankful AGAIN for timeshare kitchens during the g/f journey....I can cook things that she can eat so easily!) I'll research Johnny Ds to see if they have g/f options.

 

[dayooper]

Ok, so this place was recommended to me after we went in ‘19. They actually had a Triple D spot on it (TV show on Food Network). It’s on my list the next time we go.