Back from the Beach

Ahh, the waves. The salty sea air. The cold beers after a day in the sun and surf. All things the Lynchmob was craving and all things we got as we made our pilgrimage to Myrtle Beach this past week. Once again, we stayed at Ocean Creek and as usual, we were not disapointed.

The condo was in the building closest to the beach...which is a huge deal when lugging three children and all of their necessities to the beach and back each day! The weather was perfect! Sunny every day and we made the most of it. P. discovered he could catch crabs and other wildlife in the wash under the pier. He and Kevin were in there every day. The rewards for their efforts? Three blue crab, some smaller hermit crabs, and a stingray. We cooked the blue crabs right in the condo, and let me tell you, there is nothing in this world like a fresh caught and cooked crab. K. and M. liked them, but not P. He just prefers to supply the food!K. and M. loved to play in the sand, so Mommy got to spend a lot of time reclining in my beach chair while I watched the girls build castles and run into the waves to rinse off. We did see a jellyfish in the low tide and I caught it in a bucket to show everyone. (I then got rid of it so no one got stung). They all thought it was pretty cool. We all spent some time jumping waves and P. and Kevin did some boogie boarding, too. We did hit the beach pool every afternoon for a reprieve from the salt and sand and it was so refreshing. Not to mention the pina coladas and margaritas could be found there, too

In the evenings we could be found wandering around Barefoot Landing window shopping or feeding the fish and turtles in the waterway. We sampled some fudge and icecream there too (much to M.'s delight). We did see the resident gator, too. The kids could not believe it was really a real alligator in a swamp and not in the zoo! We also made some time to hit the outlet mall and spent one night mini-golfing at the dinosaur course. Each night was a blast and we enjoyed hanging out with each other. We did hit our fav. dinner spots, too. Thanks Bimini's and Crabcatcher's...you did not disappoint!

On our last day at the beach, the kids were rewarded with a dolphin sighting. Two dolphins were swimming about 100 yards from shore and they got to see them coming up out of the water. K. was mesmerized! (as were her mom and dad)

We have been asked by K. and P. if we can go back to the beach every year. I am inclined to say "YES"!!!