Myrtle Beach, N.C.

Sunrise

I think that everyone from both Carolina's, Georgia, and Virginia come here for vacation. The beach marches up the coast for about 30 miles, and the metropolitan areas have followed the beaches as vacationers have come here to play in the surf.

The weather was great, with temperatures in the mid-60's to mid-70's. We spent 3-days at the state park until our poop tanks got full and we had to dump (this is one of my favorite chores. However, I have trained Jeanne how to empty the poop tanks and now we get to share this task).

The beach in this area is one RV park after another; and these are by far the largest RV parks we have ever seen. During the "off season" (Labor day to April 1) people store their trailers in vacant lots. In a mile long stretch of the main roadway there is no less than 30 acres of trailers that are in storage until their owners arrive for their annual vacations on the beach. The park we stayed in for 1 week after leaving the state park had 2,000 RV spaces, and was the smallest of 3 parks in a row. This picture is taken from the roof of Edna looking south, towards the next RV park. Keep in mind that this picture was taken before "prime-time" and the parks were only about 65% full. Come mid-April through Labor day all of these parks are 100% full, with reservations taken up to 1-year n advance.

This stop was a great diversion from our historical sight-seeing. I'm just glad we were here before the masses.

Northern-bound again.