I woke up at 6:30 and ate my continental breakfast which consisted yet again of sausage and egg biscuits with bacon on the side. When I left the weather was perfect and I headed down route 17 for about 20 miles on the shoulder. I then used back roads for a while but kept getting thrown back onto 17 which was hit or miss depending on the part of the highway I was on. Sometimes there was no shoulder or the shoulder was entirely rumble strips which you can’t ride a bike on. Anyway, there wasn’t much to photograph but I enjoyed these horses.

I ended up going through the town of Shalotte which was having its annual Christmas parade which went for like 10 blocks. I wasn’t really in the mood for hanging out and watching but a took a few pics.

Eventually I got through the parade (I was part of it for a bit) and continued on my way. I knew it was going to rain in the afternoon so I was trying to hustle to Myrtle Beach. Just before I crossed into South Carolina it started to rain on me. It wasn’t that big if a deal other than the wind. I threw on my waterproof jacket and pants and kept going. Here is my bike on the South Carolina border.

By the way I saw zero “South of the Border” billboards on my route. Anyway, eventually I got to Myrtle which is very bike unfriendly. It’s very hard to get into Myrtle Beach and also once you are in you keep getting routed back to US17 which has no shoulder here. I’m not tempted to go out really or go to the beach because the weather is so shitty. Going to hang out in my room for a bit and them get some Italian food for dinner and call it a night early.

Total for the day was 65.16 miles at a little under 12mph. It was flat but into the wind. Tomorrow I head to Georgetown, SC then onto Charleston.