It took some time to ride out of Myrtle Beach. It really is a long narrow strip of a city with entertainment all along the coast. As we rode up the street parallel to the beach in North Myrtle Beach we could see so many smaller hotels and motels on one side and huge resorts on the beach side, blocking any view they once had. Same is true with the homes.
Access to the beach was very impressive throughout Myrtle Beach. 
We were excited to get to North Carolina!😁
We immediately noticed the improved roads. YAY!
Another thing we noticed is that in the 35 miles we have ridden in NC, we’ve seen more golf courses than all the other days put together! (and no mini golf like in Myrtle Beach area)
We checked out this tiny bridge museum around 11:11. Some fun and interesting history was shared with us about Sunset Beach (an island) and how people used to get there.
Check it out.
Another interesting fact the museum volunteer shared with us (when we told him how much better the roads are in NC) is that George Vanderbilt of Biltmore house wanted NC to have the best roads in the nation and he influenced the state to upkeep the roads.
We got into our hotel with the dark clouds looming overhead. Shortly after the rain came down.
Since we are in the middle of nowhere… it’s a perfect day for laundry.
When it came time to venture out for dinner we went to a newly built shopping area nearby, but had to walk along construction zone on the highway to get there. Also within the new strip mall was Lowes… a really impressive grocery store. It even had 1/2 price draft night and a good size crowd partaking. Maybe the next Lowe’s we run across we’ll be ready to enjoy that option. 
60 miles today with favorable weather. Only got a few big drops of rain. 😃
You guys are so amazing. Great journey!!
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