Day 180
Myrtle Beach was named after the wax-myrtle shrub that grows wild in the area by the widow of Franklin Burroughs, who had a vision in 1881 of making the area a tourist resort. Franklin died before he could realize his dream in 1897, but his vision was carried forward by his sons. Today Myrtle Beach is one of the major centres of tourism in South Carolina and the United States. The warm subtropic climate, long beaches, eighty six golf courses and countless restaurants attract over twenty million visitors a year, making Myrtle Beach one of the most visited destinations in the country.
During the winter season, the average temperature at Myrtle Beach is around 15 Celsius and drops to 5 Celsius in the evenings. There is approximately eleven hours of daylight during the month of October and gets dark darn early. Today is going to be a high of 23 with a chilled wind coming in off the ocean.
We made our way down to the beach with the pups for a long walk along the 1.2 mile board walk running between two piers. The beach had a fair number of people going for strolls, and some hardcore sunbathers still taking in the sun. Along the boardwalk you could see where hurricane Ian had destroyed fences, buried the boardwalk in places and knocked down plants, but the city has done a great job of getting things cleaned up. We walked the boardwalk to the end and walked halfway back on the beach before Gizmo started getting tired. We moved back to the boardwalk where I carried the little guy for a short time before having him walk the final distance to the truck. When we returned to the Rv, it was not long before Gizmo was snoring in his bed.
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