Opening the Sinuses

Two to three times a year, my wife and I visit Myrtle Beach, SC for 5-7 days at a time...  why 5 to 7 days you may be thinking...  well, Monday through Friday, the rates are cheaper at the motels and when we go to Myrtle, we always leave the day before and stay close to the beach that night so we can have a FULL DAY our first day even though we cannot get into our room until 3:00 or 4:00 that afternoon...  so, 5 full days in the sun is really enough for people at our age.  Plus, traffic is less when one travels on Sunday...

Staying more than 5 days, depends on the rate that we can arrange at the resort we like to stay at and we always get an ocean facing room, at least on the 3rd floor or higher...  and...  we typically pay $1200 for 6 days or $200/night and use that structure as a guide.

This time, my sinuses were congested when we got down here and after 2 days of playing in the ocean water at least once a day for about an hour, my sinuses have cleaned themselves out naturally and when that happens, at least to me, it is amazing how much better I feel.

It is more enjoyable to visit the beach and use the salt water of the ocean to clean one's sinuses rather than making up a salt solution at home to achieve the same results.

Vacation Concerns

This Saturday, my wife and I are leaving East TN for Myrtle Beach, SC for a week of vacation even though being retired we are always on vacation.  Our rental condo starts on Sunday so we will get a motel room Saturday in Conway, SC about 30 minutes from the beach so we can spend the full day under the umbrella even though we will not be able to get into our room until 4:00 pm.  We will sign in at the resort so we can have parking and use the restrooms.

We have already decided that our first order of business on Saturday when we get to our motel room is to wear disposal gloves and clean all surfaces that we think we will come into contact as well as put the TV remote in a zip lock baggy.  We will do the same for the condo on Sunday and request that we receive no daily cleaning but will request that towels be left outside our door.

CONCERN:  MB, SC has been recently increasing in its COVID-19 cases and while we are in a safe situation on the beach, we believe that our meals should all be TAKE OUT...  We are also concerned that if we were to visit any of the shopping tourist areas that we maintain social distancing and if we cannot do that, then we should leave.

NO DOUBT...  this will be a new norm even after they discover a vaccine...  but, we cannot let something like this ruin our chances of going on vacation...