This morning we drove downtown Myrtle Beach and visited the boardwalk and the 2nd Ave Pier. The weather was beautiful and so was the beach. The season is tapering off here since school has started and tourism is slowing. We parked in one of the many paid lots which they are very proud of - $10.per hour. There are many other parking lots but they are owned by the various hotels and there are ample warning signs about being towed if you are not a patron.
2nd Ave Pier building
We entered the 2nd Ave Pier building and climbed to the second floor where the gift shop is. We paid a small fee to walk the pier. If you are here fishing the fee is $18 per day and there were many fishing today.
Gift shop and pier entrance
Once on the Pier we walked out to the end. The Pier was busy with folks fishing and sightseeing. The view was great!
We talked to one guy who had caught a flounder of legal length (16"). Interesting, they are a flat fish, pure white on one side and dark colored on the other.
Flounder in the bucket - white on one side
We exited the Pier building and walked up the shore on the boardwalk. We thought there would be more shops, restaurants and bars but we saw mostly hotels. Maybe we did not walk far enough.
It was a beautiful walk and the beach was starting to get busier. We headed back to the truck and then back to the campground.
Doreen had been in contact with our Alliance friends that live here, Michael and Donna Pizzi. They moved down here from New Jersey and were one of the "OG's" like us that purchased an Alliance fifth wheel shortly after they started making them. We have known Michael and Donna "from the beginning" at the very first Alliance Rally in August 2020. We made arrangement to meet them for an early dinner, so we went back to the campground and Doreen did a couple loads of laundry.
At 1600 hrs we met the Pizzi's at Southern Hops Brewing Company at Murrell's Inlet SC where they live.
The food was great and the company even better! We had a great time catching up with Michael and Donna. The last time we saw them was at the Alliance Rally at Goshen IN in May.
After Dinner we drove down the road a short distance to the Murrell's Inlet MarshWalk. The MarshWalk is a ½ mile wooden boardwalk along a natural saltwater estuary. One of the highlights here is a huge selection of waterfront dining along South Carolina's Hammock Coast, set against one of nature’s most beautiful stage shows.
Goat Island used to be populated with goats!
The only goats on Goat Island now are metal!
All sorts of shops, bars and restaurants
Touring boat rides
Grass hut party boat
A 1/2 mile boardwalk out into the salt marsh
That is it for today. Tomorrow we plan to travel north and visit two lighthouses: the Oak Island Lighthouse and then a ferry ride to Bald Head Island to visit the Old Baldy Lighthouse and Smith Island Museum. Looking forward to it!
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