This home has a blue water feature cascading down from the swimming pool
One of the many gorgeous homes along the ICW towards North Myrtle Beach.
The ICW really narrows along this stretch.
Barefoot Resort Yacht Club where the rendezvous is being held
3 large Turtles sunning themselves
Us on our bike ride around the lake.
Alabama Theatre
This morning we had a few mishaps when we tried to leave Osprey Marina like Tom couldn’t find the key to turn in for the showers, etc. We still haven’t found it but that situation was minor. Our boat wouldn’t start!!! After Friday’s dinghy winch failure, Tom had the turned the battery switches off that fed the engines. It didn’t take long for him to realize he had de-energized the engine battery after our dinghy problem so we were on our way. It was only 19 miles to Barefoot Landing but most of the area was no wake which is okay because we had a chance to view all the nice homes along the waterfront. Barefoot Landing at MM 354 is just a tie up along a boardwalk without any amenities, located directly across the ICW from Barefoot Resort where the AGLCA is holding the Spring 2010 rendezvous starting next week. Our good hometown friends Jim and Brenda Hampton are attending the rendezvous since they are starting this great adventure in the fall 2010. We will not be attending since we chose to meet family in New Bern, NC the week of the Rendezvous.
If you golf, this is the place for you with a course designed by Greg Norman, Davis Love III, Tom Fazio and Pete Dye. I don’t golf so these names are not meaningful to me but if you do you would recognize these names. For us non-golfers this area offers a lot of shopping, restaurants and specialty stores. The House of Blues is here, and Greg Norman’s Australian Grille, also the Alabama Theatre which we attended last night. The group Alabama perfected their talent here in Myrtle Beach and wanted to give the area a place for other entertainers to perform and had the theatre built. It is on the cutting edge of technology and special effects and a floor that floats on rubber bushings to cushion the impact on joints. The show we saw is called “One-The Show” and it was 2 ½ hours of professional lively entertainment at a reasonable price. In addition to the band, there were 28 artists ranging from a comedian, several singers, guitarists, violinists and acrobatic stunts. Very enjoyable.
We had breakfast on board and relaxed and before we knew it, it was 1:30 and we hadn’t set foot out of the boat. We hopped on the bikes and found a Bi-Lo grocery. When we returned our friends, Ed & BJ Skinner, from Harbour Cay at Marathon were docked directly behind us here at Barefoot Landing. They also needed a grocery store so after washing down their boat, they borrowed our bikes and headed to the same store. We elected to eat on board and watch Sunday night TV on NBC (the only channel we get here). We plan on getting up early (6am) to head off by day break toward Wilmington NC
It has been a nice stay here in North Myrtle Beach.
Hi guys, your pics are great! Hope the dinghy problem is resolved quickly. We are in the Dismal Swamp!
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