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Living in NC, when I was a kid, we went to Myrtle beach once a year.
Now as a father myself, hell would freeze over before I take my runt to Myrtle.
Go to the outer banks.
Driving around the East Coast seeing “OB” bumper stickers on so many cars virtue signalling about that place but I’m from the west coast and it took me awhile to realize they weren’t all bragging about Ocean Beach in San Diego CA or ob tampons.
Nah outer banks is a killer spot - wife wanted to go and take maternity pictures at the beach, so we went to the OB for the first time.
Very chill place - not a lot of nightlife as the population is so low, but you also won’t get stuck with a dirty needle on the beach or stabbed on the strip so. There’s that.
All I got in Myrtle beach is a scar
I thought genital crabs were almost a thing of the past due to the sudden popularity of pubic waxing/shaving.
Saw a story where people were volunteering to host crabs so they can be studied before they go extinct. Let’s just say I’ve fucked several dozen people and haven’t had but one case of crabs, 30+ years ago.
Coming here to say this… So maybe we’re on to something
Truly, the trashiest of vacation beaches.
glad to see i am not the only one didn’t like the experience there. it all felt like everyone was trying to get me to spend my dollars while giving nothing of value in return, classic tourist trap
Grew up there. Myrtle Beach is the kind of place where everyone has 3 jobs and no money. The place thrives on tricking others into relieving them of theirs.
However, can also confirm it’s an easy place to catch crabs.
Wow, our family has gone 3 times now in the past 5 years. It’s always been great for us. As someone trying to get the cheapest vacation with the most value, this was really the only spot to go. Sure, the hotel rooms were not the greatest, but they had on-site watersides, kids’ pools, lazy river, and multiple indoor and outdoor pools with hot tubs. Beach was just past that. Idk where you’re from, but for someone in NJ, there is nothing that I have found that offers anything like that from here all the way down. Entire week was like $1700. If I wanted a hotel half as good here, it’s like $4k to 5k for the same week. The only complaints I have are some sketchy areas to be avoided, but we got the same problems up here. They are all tourist traps, but I would rather spend the least to give my kids a decent time. Also, the beach is way nicer than NJ!
Maybe one day I’ll have some extra money to go somewhere else…
Literally, any small beach town in Florida is better. Ft Myers is dirt cheap.
Thanks, I see some cool options there. I’ll check it out some more. Only other problem is myrtle beach is about the extent of driving south with 2 kids. Its a little over 10 hours. Flying may work, but it does cost more.
Sometimes flying is honestly cheaper, but with a family it does mean you can’t bring as much stuff, which can end up costing more. Myrtle Beach is where my family went when I was a kid and it made me think I just hated the beach.
Total gas cost for round trip was 2 fills each way, so just under $200. There’s also tolls that are pretty expensive these days, but I would say they still bring the total under $300 for 4 people to travel. Of course, I should double this cost since im going twice as far if I do decide to take the plunge.
Just curious what was so bad that you hated the beach? When I grew up the only place my parents took me was Williamsburg VA like 6 years in a row. It got old but looking back i appreciate it. I also hate the beach, I never really enjoyed it and would rather do just about anything else, but the wife loves it, and the kids seem to as well, so I hold my breath, lol. It also seems like the easiest solution for smaller kids.
My main memories are just that everything was super crowded. The kids there were super aggressive types and there was a large amount of over drinking with the adults. Maybe it has changed, but I am more of a relax at the beach sorta person, not the 10,000 things at once type.
