The last time our family was in Myrtle Beach, the kids were much, much smaller. On Monday, Melissa and I decided to retrace our steps from that earlier trip by packing some sandwiches and visiting a couple of local state parks.
The best word to describe our day: COLD.
Our most interesting find was at Huntington Beach State Park: a fascinating historical house called Atalaya Castle. This was the winter home of a famous early 20th century sculptor, Anna Hyatt Huntington, and her husband Archie, a philanthropist and poet.
I decided that when I grow up, I want to become a poetic, philanthropic sculptor. This house must have really been something in its heyday.
Archie was about Samuel's height - 6"5' - and so the doorways and ceilings are all extra high. Here's Samuel standing in Archie's personal shower which featured 7 separate nozzles.
After wandering around the house for a while, we decided to go look for alligators in another part of the park. We pulled into a parking lot for a pier that stretched into a saltwater marsh and found friends from church who were on their way out. What are the chances?
Anyway, we did eventually see a couple of alligators lounging by the side of the road. And that absolutely terrified Melissa.
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