Are we ever enjoying the sights and sounds of the South Carolina coast! Despite the bustle of Myrtle Beach we were able to find a quiet enclave just north of the strip where we could have drinks by the hotel pool, lunch overlooking the ocean, and an elegant dinner just down the boardwalk...also ocean side. Joel especially enjoyed that warm ocean breeze, but all four of us agreed that life in the Carolinas sure is nice!
Time for another funny story; both Paige and Joel have been cycling for a few years, and both know how to change a flat tire in theory. Well, way back when we were in Providence, Paige called her Dad's cell phone because she and a friend were heading out for a ride and she got a flat. He talked her through as best he could but she ended up hitching a ride to a bike shop for the repair. Just a few days ago as we crossed the border into South Carolina, Joel's cell rang again. This time it was Joel Rhein calling from Saratoga...with a flat! The two of them battled the noise of traffic, and in Joel Rhein's case a helicopter flying over him, to share a tutorial on how to change a flat. Success! Now at least Joel won't have that problem anymore. As for Paige...
Three days of riding, all of them flat and all of them HOT, have brought us through Historic Georgetown and now to Mount Pleasant just outside of Charleston. A neat thing about Georgetown is that a movie called "The Bay" is being filmed there and we unknowingly stumbled upon a cordoned off area with yellow caution tape and police cars holding back the traffic for blocks. Mom commented that there probably had been a murder:) As we wandered through the shops in town, a young man covered in "blood" careened into the street from one of the stores. It wasn't until we got back to the hotel and picked up the local newspaper with the article about the Director etc. that we put it all together! Maybe we will be stars after all...look for the blue Lincoln Town car cruising through town when the movie comes out next year. Hey, you never know!
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