Good Times

My buddy Mike from Newburyport (my brother's BFF), his wife Pam and their daughter Allison were staying in Myrtle Beach (about 2 hours North from here) for a week and came to spend a day and night with us in Charleston.

We kicked off the day with a trip to the aquarium. Allison and Currier had a good time checking out the sea life. As always, the touch tank was the big hit.

After dinner and a pitcher of beer at the Southend Brewery & Smokehouse, we let the kids run wild in the water fountain at the boardwalk. Currier's plumbers crack had us and several onlookers in stitches.

The following day the Bartletts took in some sights (USS Yorktown and a Horse Drawn City Tour of Charleston) while Currier, Rya and I napped and packed the car up for Myrtle Beach. The kids and I followed the Bartletts back to their timeshare and spent the night at what Currier referred to as "Allison's Beach House." The condo was right on the beach and had great amenities. We woke to beautiful weather and started with a swim in the indoor pool and a soak in the hot tub. Once our skin was fully pruned, we headed down to the beach to collect seashells and play in the sand.

After a little nap and lunch by the pool, we went to Barefoot Landing for a few hours before the kids and I headed back to Charleston. This place was great! It's a boardwalk loaded with restaurants, shops and lots of fun stuff to do and see. We pet a baby tiger, posed for pictures with a monkey, rode a merry-go-round, window shopped, fed turtles and ducklings and drank root beer floats.

Private Joke for Allison—Hey remember that time you guys came to Charleston for the night and then we followed you guys back to Myrtle Beach for a night? Those were some GOOD TIMES!