Thursday, Jan 25, 2018. Day 1 of our snowbird vacation.

It's nice to wake up on the beach.  This is how we will start our Myrtle Beach snow bird experience for 2018. Even though it looks inviting, it's 34 degrees this morning so the beach walk will have to wait until it warms up (it's supposed to be 60 later on).

Yesterday we took a later flight down to Charleston at 10:00 AM. Rob was nice enough to take us to the airport.

Our first stop was Baltimore. On the flight down we sat next to John Troiano, a mason from Pittsfield (the reason I know his last name is that I asked for his card - you never know when one of my Adams friends will need some brick work done). He was very nice and talking to him made the short flight seem even shorter.

During our layover in Baltimore this lady from Canada sat close to us in the lobby. She started railing against how Canada is full of liberal nut jobs. She was originally from Texas. I wanted to ask her why she lived in Canada when Texas would suit her so much better. I held my tongue.

During our flight to Charleston we sat next to a young woman named Diane who was on her way to interview for a medical residency in Charleston. She was smart and very nice - we told her that she will make a great doctor.

By the time we got our rental car, it started getting dark. We got to the southern part of Myrtle Beach and stopped at K&W for a late dinner (for us). By the time we got to the hotel, it was nearly 8:00 PM. We unpacked our suitcases and then went to bed around 11:00 PM.

We have to run out for supplies today so it will be probably be another day before the vacation portion of our visit  kicks in.