Blue Moon

Day three on the beach and we only had to fight the rain once. The rain comes fast here. One minute we are basking in the sun and the next minute, the rain dumps from the clouds and then the sun will come back out within a minute or so. We just push our beach chairs tighter under the big umbrella and wait it out. 

We got to see the blue moon rise over the ocean. We finished our dinner and rushed out to the beach to catch the show. There were a lot of people on the beach looking over the ocean with cameras waiting on the perfect time to snap a picture. 

We used our iPhone cameras but it never captures the actual beauty of the view. The moon was so big, bright and orange. The picture I snapped made it look small. 

Afterwards, we headed out for some ice cream at a local ice cream shop called “Salt Water Scoops”,  that promises to have the best home made ice cream around. I got raspberry chip and he got coffee bean. We were pleased but the prices were a little steep, but hey, we are on vacation. It’s ok to splurge. Right?

On The Way to the Beach

We started out around 9:00am, loaded the car and said a travel prayer. The car was packed tight for a week long trip. The first couple of miles we kept making sure we did not forget anything. Yea, you know that feeling. 

It was raining when we left but a few miles down the road we were cruising in the sunshine. I do not mind the 4 hour trip down to the coast. We see lots of fields and cattle on the way. The scenery never gets old. 

We always stop in South Carolina to get gas. When we pulled into the gas station, the first thing that caught my eye was a doughnut truck. Nick started pumping the gas and I made a straight line to the doughnuts. I mean, who can resist some good ole doughnuts? I could smell the sweet dough as I approached. “I’ll take a dozen doughnut holes”, I said. I skipped getting doughnuts and figured the holes would last longer and be less messy for the drive. Well, they didn’t last to long because they were fresh and delicious. 

We made our regular stop half way in McBee South Carolina at a place called McCloud Farms. This is were we make a pit stop and grab some tomatoes for sandwiches on the beach all week. They also have all kinds of other produce, fruits, jars of homemade salsas, pickles, jams and more. Let’s not forget the ice cream and bakery part. The Ice cream they serve is actually made about a 3 miles from where I live called Tony’s ice cream. Though it’s a local favorite, it’s not one of ours. 

Our last stop is McDonalds is about 20 miles from our destination. We enjoy a burger and fries. I love eating in the car.

A couple of the places we passed on the way down made us giggle. “Grumpy Wieners” hot dog stand. And “D’z Nuts” peanut stand. 

We made it safe and ready to unpack for a fun and relaxing week.