We traveled with a group of about 37 in a tour bus from Florence, Al to Myrtle Beach, SC.
We left on Monday, Nov 27, at 8:30 AM.
At about 10:18AM, we stopped in at Walmart in Gardendale to pick up 4 more passengers and picked up a few items there.
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| Fried Shrimp, with Pinto Beans, Tarter Sauce, and hush puppies |
Our next stop was Cracker Barrel in Leeds, AL for lunch around 11:22AM.
We went through Atlanta GA traffic around 4 PM.
Our next stop was Pilot in Braselton, SC. around 5:53PM
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 11:08AM for a restroom break and to fill up with fuel.
We stopped at McDonald's for lunch in Bishopville, SC at 12:31PM.
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 Leggs, Corn on the Cob, Baked potato, Shrimp and tartar sauce |
Dinner tonight is at the Giant Crab Seafood Restaurant arrived a little after 4:37 PM.
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| Christmas Show at Alabama Theatre |
Day 3:
Breakfast at the hotel.
We loaded onto the bus around 9AM heading to Conway, SC to LW Paul Living History Museum.
After about an hour and a half, we headed to Myrtle Beach Boardwalk.
We walked along the boardwalk that was next to the Atlantic Ocean.
We ate lunch at The Bowery where Alabama the band got their start.
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| News Paper 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 did not stay very 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 then back to the hotel for a couple of hours.
We ate dinner at Simple Southern Smokehouse.
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| Blues Brothers, Dolly Pardon, 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 Pardon, Elvis, Frank Sinatra, and Aretha Franklin.
Back to the hotel to rest.
Day 4:
Breakfast at the hotel.
At 9AM we rode to the Asher Theatre to see A Man of a Thousand Voices James Stephens III.
After his performance, we shopped at Barefoot Beach Boardwalk. We 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 to rest.
At 4:40 we rode to Bennetts Calabash Seafood for dinner.
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| Caroling Opry |
After dinner, we went to see Carolina Opry and were back at the hotel at about 9:30PM.
Packed our bags we are leaving tomorrow after our shopping.
Day 5:
Watched the sun come up then walked down to breakfast.
9 AM we rode to Broadway at the Beach to watch, The Jersey Boy sing songs of the 1960s by the Four Seasons and Christmas songs.
We went shopping at Broadway at the Beach.
At lunch at Wahlburgers.
Around 2PM we were headed to our next stop Holiday Inn Express Grovetown, Ga.
Arrived around 8:30 PM
Day 6:
Breakfast at the hotel.
On the road around 8:30 AM
Stopped at Western Sizzlin Oxford, Al for lunch.
Stopped at Gardendale, Al to drop off passengers and restroom break.
Arrived home around 5PM.
We had a great week with a lot of Christmas Shows, shopping, and eating at Myrtle Beach, SC.
ShowsAt the Broadway Theatre, We heard Hot Jersey Nights Myrtle Beach Christmas Show (Frankie Valli and Four Seasons)
At the Alabama Theatre, we saw The South's Greatest Christmas Show.
At Legends Theatre, we saw Legends in Concert (Dolly Pardon, 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, cream potatoes, shrimp, and fried green tomatoes |
Bennett's Calabash Seafood Myrtle Beach
Lulu's Myrtle Beach 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.
