myrtle beach 2014, days 4 and 5: ripley’s aquarium and broadway at the beach

(May 15th and 16th)

It rained all day on Thursday, which actually worked out pretty well, because it gave us a “rest day”, which I think we all needed. The weather forecast had predicted a high chance of rain, so I had already purchased aquarium tickets to use that morning.

05152014collage1Ripley’s Aquarium was on a lot of “must-see” lists, so I’m glad we went… but I think it was definitely a one-time adventure. Kaya really liked it, but I found it just a little over-crowded and over-priced.

The shark tunnel was definitely the best part!

_MG_2561 She probably would’ve stayed and watched the fish all day if we let her! She especially loved the stingrays._MG_2569

On Friday, our last day, we made sure to get in some quality time at the beach. I knew it was our last chance to really play there, so I definitely tried to make the most of it. It was so bittersweet when the morning was over.05162014collage1 _MG_2583 Kaya still didn’t want to play in the waves after being knocked over on the second day, but she still had her share of water fun- in buckets! She kept asking us to refill ALL of them, and then she’d splash, clean seashells, and scoop the water out of them._MG_2588 After nap time, we headed to Broadway at the Beach. We were frugal and didn’t spend any money to do anything there, which was fine because we were content to just walk around. We did see some giant catfish though!_MG_2594 And of course there had to be some incredibly crazy photo from this trip…IMG_2595

We chose to have our last dinner out at the River City Cafe, which supposedly has the “best” burgers. The food was good, but I think we anticipated it to be a lot better than it actually was. It was just around the corner from our condo, so it was great that we could walk there.05162014collage2We took another walk to a souvenir shop to get a couple of t-shirts before we left the next morning. I definitely can’t wait to go back (hopefully in the near future)!

If you missed our other Myrtle Beach vacation posts, you can find them here: