Day 149 - North to South

A big thank you to
Scot, Niki, Jackson and Sadie!

Today was moving day...in the sense that we had to get ourselves down to Myrtle Beach from our friends' house in Virginia Beach.  Although there was a potentially quicker alternative via the Interstate, we opted instead for the shorter Route 17. This took us into North Carolina, all the way through the Tar Heel State and out the other side to our destination.

We saw lots of the rural countryside: many porches and picket fences as well as some wide rivers and lots of open spaces. Many of the towns' names betrayed their heritage: Edenton, Jamestown, Cape Colony etc.  We did stop for petrol en route and came across a strange product that took a bit of working out as to what actually was being sold? We ended up deciding that it was a spray to mask your scent when hunting.  We passed on that..

Traffic was light throughout the journey and we made it into Myrtle Beach in plenty of time to check in for the next three days' tournament.  This is the 11th time that we have played in this great Fathers and Sons Competition and memories came flooding back.

This time, we have chosen to stay at the Legends facility - which, entirely coincidentally, is also hosting the opening and closing gatherings for the tournament. This is great as it means we can just walk down from our condo rather than having to drive somewhere.  We checked in at the Clubhouse and within the first 5 mins had already bumped into two father/son pairings with whom we have played in previous years: Jim & Corey and Josh & Matt - how great is that?

Condo looks fine so, after a shower, we headed back out for an hour's putting practice...in the heat (96degF and steamy!).  After that, a quick trip to get some food in for breakfast tomorrow and then to dinner at the Aspen grill - a restaurant we were sure we had not been to before..until we walked through the front door and then recognised it immediately, but certainly worth a return visit!