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We go to Myrtle Beach every year, a family in our church gives us free use of their beach house, a great perk of being the minister! The first time we went several years ago there were still a few things in the Waccamaw outlet center where you stayed. Last year when we went they had started building the Hard Rock Park, I wondered when you were going to mention that! We did the Medieval Times show too, it was fun!
We love going to Broadway at the Beach during the day. I'm sure it is a zoo in the evenings. We like eating at Margatitaville and go to the Aquarium every other year or so. DS loves to play Putt Putt and feed the fish and ducks. We have pics with DS on the Dinos too! I couldn't figure out the MagiQuest thing, don't know if DS would like that or not. We've never made it out to Barfoot Landing, but it sounds very nice too.
I can't believe how not crowded it was over the 4th! We usually go later in July and it is always very hot, humid and crowded! The house we stay in was part of the base housing for the old air force base that used to be right across from the State Park. So we go to the State Park to go to the beach too! We love it as it is not crowded at all. We aren't beach people either, so we usually go about 4pm and stay till dark.
Last year we travelled south and went to Brookgreen Gardens near Pawley's Island. You get a three day pass for very cheap! They have lovely gardens, an animal/farm/zoo area, museums, walking trails etc. We loved it there! Check it out if you ever go back.
Loved reading about your visit to Stone Mtn. We were there about 6 years ago and they were still building that frontier town part. But we enjoyed everything else. There was an old car museum / toy museum somewhere on property that we could go to with our ticket bracelets, we had a good time there!
Love the report on Chattanooga, I was just looking at going there for a vacation yesterday. DS would be all into the rocks and caves. And of course we love civil war history too. I'm going to check that out some more.
We enjoy Gatlinburg too, and have been there several times. Were we separated at birth? Never been to Branson though, so you are one up on me there!
Thanks for writing your reports!
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We go to Myrtle Beach every year, a family in our church gives us free use of their beach house, a great perk of being the minister! The first time we went several years ago there were still a few things in the Waccamaw outlet center where you stayed. Last year when we went they had started building the Hard Rock Park, I wondered when you were going to mention that! We did the Medieval Times show too, it was fun!
Yeah, once the park opens I'm sure it will be more hopping in that area. I heard it would be soon ...
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We love going to Broadway at the Beach during the day.
I'm sure it is VERY crowded in the evenings, what with all the options!
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I can't believe how not crowded it was over the 4th! We usually go later in July and it is always very hot, humid and crowded!
With the exception of Wal-Mart, we never saw any crowds. Of course we stayed in on the 4th, as well as most afternoons, so that might have had something to do with it.
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Last year we travelled south and went to Brookgreen Gardens near Pawley's Island. You get a three day pass for very cheap! They have lovely gardens, an animal/farm/zoo area, museums, walking trails etc. We loved it there! Check it out if you ever go back.
That was something we picked up a brochure for, or maybe I read about it online before the trip. It was definitely something I was interested in, so if we go back we might try it out.
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We enjoy Gatlinburg too, and have been there several times. Were we separated at birth?
Funny how so many people visit the same places. The sub I worked with a few weeks ago was the same way, we were talking about the places we'd been while growing up, and I told her I thought maybe our parents were related, as her family and my family did pretty much the same thing - alternating WDW and Gatlinburg.
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Never been to Branson though, so you are one up on me there!
If you like Gatlinburg, you should check out Branson. Lots of similarities. I'm in the middle of another of my Branson trip reports right now.
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