Last bike ride for 2013

We rode about 23 miles this morning going back to North Myrtle Beach.  Bruce keeps track of his rides and totals so ended this year with 106 rides and 2,358 miles.  Less than last year and I am less than that but I don't keep track!

Another paddle

Today was another nice day so we got another 2 hour paddle in.

 We put in at the same boat launch but went the opposite direction this time.

 Luckily we were familiar with the current so we only paddled 40 minutes going with the current. 

Just past the swivel bridge at Barefoot Landing we stopped and ate our lunch and then paddled back.

To the left is Barefoot Landing as seen from the water.

Missed turtle races again today (That's 3 days in a row!)

Afternoon delight

This afternoon the sun came out and it was a beautiful day.  I had to go to the trailer and get some warmer weather clothes!

After we made the room change and got reorganized I had lunch, made a chocolate pudding pie and then decided I needed to get outside on the beach while Bruce watched football..

 I even walked some in the water...it was a little chilly.

 Hi everyone.

Thought the sky was interesting.

Morning views from our deck

This morning it was quite warm out but windy & rainy.  I entertained myself by checking things out from our 11th floor balcony

 Workers checking pool areas to see if chairs needed to be secured.

Oh oh, there's a chair in the hot tub.

Worker went fishing and got it out.

Look at the trees blowing.

 Doesn't stop some people from enjoying the ocean!

Bruce was content trying to finish his puzzle before we made a room change.  Luckily he builds on a board so it could be moved.

Finally

Now this is what I call a day at the beach!

A paddle in the morning & a walk on the beach in the afternoon followed by the pool & hot tub!

Bruce watched football in the afternoon while I was beaching it!

Sun was bright and still no wind so it was perfect!  People were sitting out, kids were testing out the waters and lots of people were out shelling and walking.   

That's more like it!

Today was sunny with very little wind.  We decided to do a paddle this morning even tho temps were in low 40's.  We knew it would be warming up as we paddled.  There is a new boat launch just about 1 1/2 miles away so we put in there and paddled on the intracoastal waterway.

 The only wildlife we saw were a bunch of vultures.

 What were these cable cars doing going back & forth across the water?

 They were going to a golf course!

 We saw this bridge in the distance and decided to make that our goal before turning around.

 Yea!  We got there.  It took us 1 1/2 hours to paddle there.

We went by an area with some big homes.

Our paddle was 2 hours & 10 min.  Sure didn't take us as long going back!  Luckily we went against the current first and it didn't seem bad.  It was in the upper 50's when we finished.

Yea!!

Finally was nice enough to get a bike ride in.  Went this afternoon from here rode to North Myrtle Beach and back.  Of course we had to wait until turtle races were over!