This is where Thanksgiving was spent - what better place. Sometimes you have to enjoy things like the beach on November 26th - Turkey dinner can be made anytime! As a matter of fact, my turkey dinner is going to be made in another weekend, or two...
This is the battleship, North Carolina. It played a HUGE roll in World War II. It was at every major battle in that war along the Japan coast/islands. Remarkably, there were only ten deaths during the ships active duty in that war - three of them were from friendly fire that accidentally hit the ship during one of its battles. We took a full 2 1/2 hours to go through the ship and that wasn't even all of it. It was truly amazing. There was a dentist office, doctor office, surgical room, mail room, "mess" hall, barber shop, etc. The ship, out of necessity, had its own little city contained within.
The following picture is of just one of the many sleeping areas on the ship. These bunks were located everywhere - so it seemed. I can't imagine having to sleep on the bunks located closest to the "ceiling" - it seemed there was only about 12 inches between the bunk and the ceiling. Very claustrophobic.
This was a poster that was featured in the shower area - all open, no private stalls. Even the toilets were all open. The following poster says it all:"Privacy? You lost that when you joined the navy."
This is the marsh in Murrells Inlet (pronounced- merles).
This photo shows the abundance of "abandoned" oyster shells. That is what makes up the "ground" the bird in the picture is standing on... They are "washed-up" oyster shells.
This was one of the treasures we got on our vacation in Myrtle Beach. We got a deal on this one - so... it had to come home with us. This was the only antique that came home on this trip.
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