Half a World from Myrtle Beach to China

It was the annual Kirby/Talbert/Loyd Beach Trip!

With Hunter ...

and Bri ...

and half a world away, Claire, Ryan, and Evan!

 Yes, the annual trip was missing the Kirby's, who were

around the world in China, welcoming four-year old Ryan

to our family.  The rest of us will have to wait a few days.

But we await the homecoming with great anticipation!

 For now, I can share what I witnessed firsthand

at Myrtle Beach.

Hunter's seashell collection

A gorgeous day followed several rainier or cooler days (when
I wasn't there).

What's this-- an alien bounty hunter?

The female is pretty fearsome, too!

Actually, they're pretty friendly when humored.
So I humor them.

 At the Pavillion

In one of those airborne projectiles, upside down are Brianna
and cousin Caleb.  It was their first ride and may have been
a little surprising.

The Fun House is about to get a lot more fun when these three enter.

Lauren chaperones the kids on the Saucers.
I don't do round-and-round rides any more.  My inner
ear can't handle the radical changes, apparently.

Bri braves the next ride alone.

This ride is a little tamer.  In fact, they're not even real!

I've heard of a fish out of water, but these boats
were a new twist. This pair make great stunt drivers.

Watching an electrician fiddle with thousands of volts while our
grandchildren sailed through the air et cetera really inspired
confidence, let me tell you!

This tells me that 16 will be plenty soon enough for Hunter
to get to drive for real.

Bri and Stephen rode the swing to end all swings.
Can we say G-Force?

Even the Ferris Wheel seemed calm after some of those other rides.
Now you see 'em ...

now you don't.  But they're up there somewhere.

I'd heard Myrtle Beach was a haven for rough tough biker gangs.

Sure beats the slide at home.

Nope.  None of our crew is up on the Bungee ride.
So Amanda's record is safe (you'll have to ask her).

A slide turns into a magic carpet ride.

I slipped away to get a picture of the beach without all the people.

Even a beach needs a break (er) from all the activity.

Some real swingers.

There was no adult roller coaster this year, but the kiddie one
was low-stress.

Hardly death-defying, but still fun.

My last beach picture was this collection in the Golden Griddle
Pancake House where we enjoyed our Saturday breakfast.

We loved our beach trip.  Now we can look forward to

a Kirby/Talbert/Loyd get-together on dry land real soon!