Day 1:
We traveled with a group of about 37 in a tour bus from Florence, Alabama, to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
We left on Monday, Nov 27, at 8:30 A.M.
At about 10:18 A.M., we stopped at Walmart in Gardendale to pick up four more passengers and a few items.
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| Fried Shrimp with Pinto Beans, Tartar Sauce, and Hush Puppies |
Our next stop was Cracker Barrel in Leeds, AL, for lunch around 11:22 A.M.
We went through Atlanta, GA, traffic around 4 P.M.
Our next stop was Pilot in Braselton, SC. Around 5:53 P.M.
Arrived at Holiday Inn Express, room 126 in Greenville, SC, where we spent the night.
Day 2:
We all ate breakfast at the hotel and began our final journey to Myrtle Beach.'
We stopped at Love's Lugoff, SC, around 11:08 A.M. for a restroom break and to fill up with fuel.
We stopped at McDonald's for lunch in Bishopville, SC, at 12:31 P.M.
Checked into the hotel with a few minutes to spare before getting ready for dinner. Compass Cove Oceanfront Resort, room 323.
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| Crab Legs, Corn on Shrimp, Baked Potato, Shrimp, and tartar sauce |
Dinner tonight is at the Giant Crab Seafood Restaurant, which arrived a little after 4:37 P.M.
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| Christmas Show at Alabama Theatre |
Finished the night with a Christmas show at the Alabama Theatre. 7–9 P.M.Day 3:
Breakfast at the hotel.
We loaded onto the bus around 9 A.M. and headed to Conway, SC, to the LW Paul Living History Museum.
After about an hour and a half, we headed to the Myrtle Beach Boardwalk.
We walked along the boardwalk that bordered the Atlantic Ocean.
We ate lunch at The Bowery, where Alabama, the band, got its start.
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| A newspaper article about The Band Alabama |
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Alabama Band/Wild Country
Jeff Cook, Teddy Gentry, Randy Owen, & John Vartanian |
The band area was closed, but Hubby asked the waitress if I could go inside to take pictures. The waitress took us inside, and I took a few pictures. They were busy, so I didn't stay long.
We shared a Cheesecake ice cream waffle cone. After several hours of shopping, we headed back to the bus.
We rode to Walmart to pick up a few items and then returned to the hotel for several hours.
We ate dinner at Simple Southern Smokehouse.
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| Blues Brothers, Dolly Parton, Elvis, Frank Sinatra, and Aretha Franklin. |
We finished the night with a Christmas Show at the Legends Theatre, where we saw the Blues Brothers, Dolly Parton, Elvis, Frank Sinatra, and Aretha Franklin.
Back to the hotel to rest.
Day 4:
Breakfast at the hotel.
At 9 A.M., we rode to the Asher Theatre to see A Man of a Thousand Voices by James Stephens III.
After his performance, we shopped at Barefoot Beach Boardwalk, ate lunch at Lulu's, and bought some hot sauce and spices.
We also bought nail polish and 4 rings at De Sol.
The bus took us back to the hotel, where we rested.
At 4:40, we rode to Bennett's Calabash Seafood for dinner.
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| Caroling Opry |
After dinner, we attended the Carolina Opry and returned to the hotel around 9:30 P.M.
We packed our bags; we are leaving tomorrow after our shopping.
Day 5:
Watched the sun come up, then walked down to breakfast.
At 9 A.M., we rode to Broadway at the Beach to watch The Jersey Boys sing songs from the 1960s by the Four Seasons and Christmas songs.
We went shopping at Broadway at the Beach.
At lunch at Wahlburgers.
Around 2 P.M., we were headed to our next stop, Holiday Inn Express, Grovetown, Ga. Room 321.
Arrived around 8:30 P.M.
Day 6:
Breakfast at the hotel.
On the road around 8:30 A.M.
Stopped at Western Sizzlin's Oxford, AL, for lunch.
Stopped at Gardendale, AL, to drop off passengers and take a restroom break.
Arrived home around 5 P.M.
We had a great week, with many Christmas Shows, shopping, and eating in Myrtle Beach, SC.
Shows
At the Broadway Theatre, we heard Hot Jersey Nights, Myrtle Beach Christmas Show (Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons)
At the Alabama Theatre, we saw The South's Greatest Christmas Show.
At Legends Theatre, we saw Legends in Concert (Dolly Parton, Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Retha Franklin & Blues Brothers)
At the Asher Theatre, we saw the man of 1,000 voices. James Stephens III
At the Carolina Opry Theatre, we heard
vocalist Delvin Choice of NBC's The Voice, national recording artist Brad Long, hip-hop cloggers All That! of NBC's America's Got Talent, powerhouse vocalists Christie Templeton, Tangena Church, and Chas Croft Sorrells, fiddling champion Trent Wideman, and bluegrass virtuoso Gary Brown.
Restaurants
We ate at the Giant Crab Seafood Restaurant in Myrtle Beach
Simply Southern Smokehouse Myrtle Beach
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Myrtle Beach
Corn on the cob, shrimp, Shrimp Potatoes, and fried green tomatoes |
Bennett's Calabash Seafood Myrtle Beach
Lulu's Myrtle Beach
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| Wahlburgers Myrtle Beach |
Wahlburgers Myrtle Beach
Western Sizzlin Leeds, AL
Shopping
We shopped at The Boardwalk, Barefoot Landing, and Myrtle Beach Boardwalk
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| 1/2 Hamburger and fries at Lulu's Barefoot Landing |
Lulu's
De Sole
The General Store
It's Sweet
Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream
We stayed in a Resort facing the Atlantic Ocean.
Great to be home.
