Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

We are parked about 10 trailers from the beach here in Myrtle Beach. We have had lots of rain and wind as well as about 2 hours of fierce thunderstorms this afternoon. I can understand why all the houses have no basements and are on stilts. All these storm systems are on their way out of the area so sun is expected soon. We can't wait because the beach is gorgeous and the waves are great.

Richard has been getting more surf fishing in. So far all he has caught is some bait fish.
While we were in North Carolina he got a chance to surf fish on the Outer Banks. There are lots of species of fish to catch. We also spent some time climbing sand dunes and watching the hang gliders on the dunes. All this is in the area where Wilbur and Orville Wright flew the first plane. There is a memorial there. We also crossed Roanoke Island which was the site of the Lost Colony. A group of English settled here, a father and his married daughter and his grand daughter and others. The father had to go back to England and because of the war between the English and Spanish ( I think) was unable to return for 2 1/2 years. When he returned there was no trace of his daughter or any of the other people. No one knows what ever became of them. There were no bodies, no signs of stuggle, no note, nothing. To this day no one knows what became of them.

We spent a day with the Vanwoerdens too. We decided to go to the fossil museum and look for more shark teeth. The kids of course had a great time together. We had a BBQ and we hope to see them down here in Myrtle Beach before they head back to Abbotsford.