Horry County Fair in Myrtle Beach, SC

Sunday, April 22, 2018

We went to the 3rd annual Horry County Fair today.  All the county fairs Tic and I have been to have lots of exhibits, artworks and rides.  This fair had very little in exhibits.  We did not even take pictures of the exhibits. There was a petting zoo area and rides along with fair food booths.

We watched Jason, Isabel and Chase ride many rides for several hours.  We also had fair food for lunch.  

We were all tired and some napped once we got home. I thought it was funny that their dog Eyena slept on the top of the chair at Jennifer's head.

    

This is the whole family. Left to right back row, Tic and Jason. Left to right front row, Dusty, Chase, Jennifer and Isabel.  We have enjoyed our 3 week visit with them.

We leave tomorrow morning headed back to Weatherford, TX so Tic can have cataract surgery.

Various Activities done in Myrtle Beach, SC Visit

During April, 2018

We were blessed enough to be at Jason's to help celebrate his birthday.

These are candles that relight.  It was fun.

One Monday Jason took the day off.  We played a 3-par golf course.  I'm a terrible golfer and Jason helped me get a little better.  It was a cool and windy morning, but we had lots of fun.

     After golf we went to a restaurant on the Marsh Walk in Murrells Inlet.

 After lunch we walked the Marsh Walk and saw these birds.

 We did not get pictures of "Goat Island" which had sleeping goats on it. Too funny.

Another day we took a walk on the Myrtle Beach Boardwalk.

The boards on the Boardwalk were in a beautiful design.
Below is the Skywheel. It is 187ft tall.

2018 Jeep Jam in Myrtle Beach, SC

Saturday, April 14, 2018

Today our son, Jason, and us went to the first annual Jeep Jam.  Not only was there an obstacle course, but also many vendors and food trucks.

Below are several pictures of different parts of the obstacle course.

Above is a drone they had filming the mud pit below.  We only have videos of Jeeps going through the mud pit. Sorry we cannot post videos.

These 2 Jeeps crawled up halfway and got their pictures taken.  We only saw one Jeep crawl all the way over this pile of cars.

Below only a few of the Jeeps that were on display for sale. I thought it took talent to park some of the Jeeps seen below. Also I did not put pictures in of the Jeep that was modified with a diesel engine, raised total new suspension, and body was modified also.  Too much to put in this blog.

They also had displays of older Jeeps that had been all decked out.  We spent several hours and had fun watching the obstacle course.

Cypress Campground, Socastee, SC

April, 2018 - continued

We stayed 2 weeks at Cypress Camping Resort.  It was a lovely place. We had a site facing the inter-coastal waterway in Socastee, SC (near Myrtle Beach, SC). They had laundry facilities, an outdoor pool, restrooms with showers, free kayaks and docks to fish from.

This is our view out the front window of the coach.  So peaceful!

 Above and below pictures are taken from a dock while looking both up and down the inter-coastal waterway.

This is a close-up of the houses in the picture above this one.

 Above and below are pictures of the inland fresh water pond.

The reflection of this uniquely shaped tree is marvelous!

One day as we were walking around the fresh water pond, we saw this water snake swimming along. He came out of the water onto this log.  We researched it and found out it is a redbelly water snake. If captured, this snake will not hesitate to bite while releasing a foul smelling musk from its glands. Like other water snakes, the red belly is not a constrictor and is not venomous so, the fish and amphibians that make up its diet are all swallowed live. 

There is a "swing" bridge close by.  Tic got this picture of the bridge open (swung sideways) while this sailboat passes through.  On sunny days, we could see up to 20 boats pass by that required the bridge to swing open. Below are pictures of some of the different types of boats we saw.

It was amazing to me how many large boats of all kinds came through the waterway on sunny days. Very few boats came through on cloudy days.

One of our sunny afternoons, Tic decided to take a kayak out in the inter-coastal waterway. I stayed on shore and took pictures. The current was strong. He worked to get upstream and gently floated back to the park. He had fun!

This heron landed on the opposite side of the inter-coastal waterway. Tic is such a fantastic photographer!