Yup, we braved the hot, hot weather and had a good ol' time in South Carolina this week. Out of 194 total Landstroms (and quickly growing!), there were 110 who checked into a resort just north of Myrtle Beach. I felt like a bum, avoiding the water--I am the definition of the anti-beach bum, especially when the sun is out--but I still found some good activities with my cousins, aunts, and uncles. It was so wonderful to see everyone, though it was hard to leave feeling like I didn't have enough time to get to be reacquainted with the more distant relatives. Looks like I will have to wait 3 more years...
I spent a day with Aunt Dee and Darlene in Charleston, SC, a very beautiful, old southern town. It was stinking hot so we petered out early, but we did get a taste of what was there. First, however, we took a diversion to Fort Sumter.
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| View of the USS Yorktown from Patriots Point |
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| Fort Sumter |
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| A fantastic private garden in someone's backyard in Charleston. |
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| Catfish Row was the inspirational setting of the Gershwin opera, "Porgy & Bess" |
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| The first of many of the week's fried meals: my first fried green tomatoes! They were worth it. |
The third night was a casino cruise night. I was excited to go but in the last moment I recalled that I get SEASICK and I refused to go. Thank goodness I stayed a landlubber because I was later informed that It was indeed rocky. The waves, combined with alcohol, blinking lights, bells, and a buffet, would have made for a long, unpleasant night! Seth and I instead spent an evening out: Tex-Mex followed by a walk along the colorful, cruisin', thumpin', boardwalk.
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| The SkyWheel and Slingshot at N Ocean Blvd |
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| Fireworks visible from the beach boardwalk |
The next night was our big cousin+significant other outing.
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| Mrs. Fish had THE BEST seafood. Wow.... |
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| Kevin eying Nathan's plate | |
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| Seth was pretty well obsessed with his fish sandwich |
The night got even better with a group activity that I swore I would never do past the age of 8: mini golf. I felt suckered into going, but was so glad I did! Oh, we had some cheesy, kitschy, fun.
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| Hehe, Minotaur Goff |
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| I loved the art |
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| A view of all of Mt Atlanticus (not be confused with Atlantis) |
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| Team 1 (out of 4) |
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| Team 2 was last place. I am 98% sure it was completely because of me. |
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| Just like the grande Uffizi in Florence, one of the best things about mini golf is the sculptures and art |
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| ...Seth agrees |
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| Happy hour! This is the best time to meet with everyone and catch up. It is also the perfect opportunity to realize how many family members you don't know/remember but probably should. |
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| The last night out, the cousins head out for more seafood :o) |
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| Table 1 |
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| Table 2 |
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| Random picture of some family's plate of food at breakfast. The sausage must have been pretty good. |
Here are some pictures from our family photo session:
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| Uncle Kevin couldn't keep away from Sawyer |
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| Carter was also a hit with the new Kevin. (By the way, it is really nice having a second Asian in the family, hah!) |
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| The first generation |
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| The original first cousins |
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| Second cousins |
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| My first cousins+significant others |
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