Sunday, April 22, 2012

Myrtle Beach, Day 3: Broadway at the Beach and Barefoot Landing

I didn't take my camera to the beach on the second day of playing along the Atlantic Coast, but we had another fantastic day in the sand and water. There is nothing better than lying in warm sunshine and hearing little boy giggles, crashing surf, and seagulls crying.

After our days at the beach, we usually would go out to dinner. The first night, we went to Barefoot Landing. Barefoot Landing is a shopping and entertainment area close to our condominium, and it was a wonderful place to take the boys. Lots of restaurants, a big lake full of gargantuan fish and little turtles, and a pretty little carousel made the outing fun.

Matt thought this was hilarious. 

The fish were huge. Compare to the duck for an idea of scale. 

The boys at Barefoot Landing. 

Ice cream at Maggie Moo's.

Broadway at the Beach was a much larger (and more frenetic) place to visit. The boys absolutely loved it, as we wandered among the shops and ate at Margaritaville. The boys both got balloon swords from the entertainers-on-stilts that meandered through the restaurant - those were definitely the thrill of the evening!

Matt climbs aboard a T-Rex. 

Nolan on a Triceratops. 

Matt waits for our table at Margaritaville. 

Sword fighting at Broadway at the Beach.

Matt was disappointed that the bumper boats were not running in the lake (too cold), but both boys were delighted when we decided to take them miniature golfing at Dragon's Lair.

Matt's favorite activity in Myrtle Beach.

There is nothing in this world that Matthew loves more than miniature golf. Wandering around these very touristy areas was a lot of fun for us, because our rural community at home has nothing like the huge putt-putt places or big shopping centers in Myrtle Beach. We were always happy to get back to the quiet of our condo, though, and get a good night's rest!

2 comments:

Herding Grasshoppers said...

That looks like SO MUCH FUN! Especially the days at the beach. Love the pics of the kids with their boogie boards... FUN! And Nolan can swim - how exciting!

dlefler said...

I was really bummed that it wasn't warm enough to spend every day on the beach - the ocean was really their favorite activity! It was our favorite place to be, too - I am glad we chose Myrtle Beach, though, because it gave us plenty of other activities to do when the weather turned cold over spring break. I'm not sure I'd want to brave the crowds that head there over the summer!