Myrtle Beach, SC & Chapel Hill, NC

Leaving Charleston, SC we crossed a beautiful suspension bridge. Then the downpour came.


Myrtle Beach

We had no idea how busy and congested Myrtle Beach, SC can be. It is one of the most popular beaches in South Carolina. We were lucky to get a campsite. Along the ocean are high rise after high rise time shares, each with their own private beach. The main drag in town is continuous shops and restaurants, with traffic moving at a snail's pace.

We ate at the Giant Crab, an all-you-can-eat seafood buffet restaurant. They had different kinds of fish/seafood both baked, fried and done whatever way you can think of, king crab legs, steamed shellfish, pasta, prime rib, baked ham, a salad bar, hush puppies, sweet potatoes, French fries, pigs in a blanket, scrumptious desserts, and much, much more. After eating all that we could we “rolled” out of there!



Mike loved the peel yourself shrimp and Alaskan king crab legs.

Then off to the beach just to check it out. We sat in our chairs relaxing and people watching. Mike even got his toes and ankles wet as we watched para-sailers take off and land.

Chapel Hill, NC

We arrived in Chapel Hill, North Carolina after driving by lots and lots of tobacco fields. We had a southern-style meal at Mama Dip’s Kitchen where they serve the “usual” southern fare. We enjoyed French fried sweet potatoes, biscuits, cornbread, chicken fried steak, bbq ribs, sweet potatoes and baked apple. Mama Dip came in while we were dining so Mike went over and spoke with her. We walked by where she was sitting as we left and told her everything was delicious! She thanked us! She is 80 years old and still comes in once a day. What a lady!

We then drove through town, seeing many boutiques, bookstores, coffee-houses and cafés. There were many students wandering around! Then on through some of the University of North Carolina campus. It was founded in 1789 and is the nation’s oldest state college. It struggled financially early on, even closing for several years following the Civil War. Many of the buildings we saw were old, some were pretty new, and a lot of construction was going on. Its most famous athlete is Michael Jordon.