Today we set off about 10:00 am for the stores, etc. at Barefoot Landing across the waterway to the east. To get across the waterway we rode our electric scooters across a swing bridge just north of the Barefoot Marina. This picture is taken from the swing bridge looking back at Barefoot Marina on the west side. There are three 13 story condos (many of which seem to be available for rentals). 
The second picture is from the same spot on the bridge, but I have turned slightly to the left to see the Barefoot Landing area on the east side of the waterway. You are basically looking at the back side of the shops/restaurants. The large building on the very left is the Alabama Theater, which features nightly live shows, including big names like Clint Black (tomorrow night?). 
There are two slightly separate sections to the area, which are separated by a lake with 3 wooden pedestrian bridges across the lake. We only visited one area today, but you can guess where we will be going for part of the day tomorrow. Since the weather has been cooler the past few days, I even broke down and bought a long sleeved, navy blue, Myrtle Beach t-shirt. We checked out two sports bars to make sure that they got ESPN-U, which is where the Aggies versus SMU football game will be broadcast tomorrow evening. We had lunch at the second sports bar, and although the food was good, it was by far the worst service that we have had on the whole trip. My guess is that we will be watching the game from the other sports bar... 
After lunch, it was time for the pool or in the case of the Admiral, the hot tub. They advertise that the pool is 3/4 of an acre in size (or roughly 30,000 square feet if that helps). I was pretty dubious, but after seeing and swimming in it, they may be correct. The salt water pool is maybe 80F so it took me a minute to "ease" into it. However, I did do a little swimming both yesterday and today.
Life on a boat... After dinner, the Admiral noticed that the water pressure in the kitchen faucet was low and getting lower. Sure enough, the pump that maintains the water pressure is dead!!! While we are at the dock, the pump is not a problem since we can hook up a water hose to the city water on the dock. However, while underway or at anchor, we would have no water. Well, we have not been to a West Marine Store in several weeks, but the one in North Myrtle Beach opens at 9:00 am in the morning. Want to guess where I'll be about then?
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