Talk about great weather, we couldn't have picked a better weekend in the winter to go. Where we stayed there was an indoor lazy river, two indoor jacuzzis and an indoor heated pool. Little miss sure did take advantage of those, her favorite being the indoor lazy river.
We were there for 4 days, 3 nights. The evening we arrived we walked to a place called The Loco Gecko for dinner. Mini had a ball there, they had a Wii dance game hooked up and the kids were doing that off and on (along with myself at some point). On Sunday we spent the day at Broadway at the Beach and Barefoot Landing. Broadway at the Beach is probably one of my favorite spots around the Myrtle Beach area. We shopped and found some really awesome deals.
Laekyn had a BABW gift card that she redeemed that day. She picked out a bear that is line green with different colored palm trees and flip flops and on the bottom paw, 'Myrtle Beach' is embroidered. She named her Sandy.
Monday we went to Ripley's Aquarium. That place was awesome! Laekyn and I both touched a sting ray and we all just truly enjoyed it. If you haven't been to one before, we highly recommend going at least once! During the visit, you stand on this motorized walkway and on both sides of you as we'll above you is a tank filled with sharks, gorgeous fish and a giant sea turtle. That was the coolest part about it for me. If you do plan to go, plan to be there a good amount of time. We enjoyed being surrounded by the sharks (while they were in tanks) so much, we did that part more than once. They have a little snack diner if you get hungry (we didn't eat there but it smelt good) and a gift shop for souvenirs. All in all, it's worth the admission prices and if you have a coupon off the tourist books, even better!
Monday night we went to Broadway at the Beach for fireworks to celebrate the new year. Everyone lined the bridges that surrounded to lake and we watched the fireworks. They were beautiful over the water! We brought in the new year at the hotel and watched fireworks on the beach while sitting on our balcony. It was definitely awesome saying goodbye to 2012 and welcoming 2013 while at the beach.
Tuesday, we went to the Tanger Outlets and boy oh boy did I have a blast. Poor Kasey woke up that morning not feeling well but he was such a trooper he insisted on me shopping at Tanger before we headed back home. Once it came time to head home, he even wanted to drive. The weather was gorgeous as we left for home. Laekyn and I napped some but when we woke up and were about half an hour away, it was pouring! I sure love rainy days but at that moment, I was missing the beautiful beach weather we had enjoyed all weekend.
All in all, I love spontaneous vacations and was incredibly thankful we decided to and were able to take one. Looking forward to the next one! :)
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