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GWGF Spring Fling 2003
More of the Story
(Playing ~ "In the Good Old Summertime")

Barbara ..... the view of the beach and ocean from our balcony
at Golden Sands

The weather did not start out with promise. On Tuesday morning, we
awoke to tornado watches; there were high winds, but some of us
braved the beach and relaxed to the sound of the waves rolling in.

Hilna and Wanda ...... They, along with Nellie Faye and Carolyn
enjoyed early morning walks on the beach. We also came away
with a nice collection of sea shells as a memento of this year's Fling.
Ann was spied on the beach late one afternoon. Charlotte and Olive Belle stayed a bit later on Friday and enjoyed the beach that morning.

On Tuesday, we enjoyed lunch at the Holiday Inn Spree. We had
some frustrating moments, but also some good laughs, trying to find
the Holiday Inn. After deciding we were hopelessly lost, we decided
to call Mattie on her cell phone for directions. Would you believe
she and her passengers were also lost! We did finally get on the
right path, looked over and saw a Holiday Inn Spree van and said,
"follow that car!"

What a fun trip we had on the horse-drawn trolley! The trip through
historic Wilmington was most interesting, relaxing and enjoyable.

Tuesday evening some attended an Organist Guild Concert at
St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Others of us were too tired out and opted
to relax/nap before going out to eat. We ventured out for supper
during thunder, lightning and in rain. (Shades of Prof. Bass, does
that remind you of "Macbeth?" I didn't plan that .... really!!
And, of course, there were more than 3 of us.)

Clockwise ... Earlene, Barbara, Nancy, Carolyn, Theta, Wanda

Our "pinto beans home" ..... We managed to find a wonderful place close
to the Golden Sands, Gulf Stream Restaurant, where we dined on such
delicacies as pinto beans, cabbage, macaroni and cheese, hush puppies and banana pudding. And what fun we had talking to the other patrons!
A bonus that night after the lightning show ...... a rainbow!

Earlene ...... on the ferry to South Port Wednesday morn

Theta, Mattie and Earlene on the ferry to South Port. Yes, Earlene
did comb her hair that morning. The 30-minute trip was both
extremely windy and lots of fun.

At the end of the ferry ride, we largely parted ways before going into
South Port. One group headed to Myrtle Beach to eat, shop and see
a show. Two other groups went on to South Port. We had a
delightful lunch at Ship's Chandler at Waterfront Park. It was May 7, Barbara's birthday, and we surprised her with many cards, some
from those who couldn't attend Spring Fling.

Carolyn, Dale and Marian took to the swing!

After lunch most everyone walked around to the many shops in the area.
Marian, Dale and I decided to relax in the shade (yes, the sun was out
on Wednesday) in one of the many swings at the park. This is where
I get to tell my big RESCUE story!

I decided to walk around a bit and ventured out on a long pier that
extended pretty far out into the ocean. About halfway out, I came
across a man fishing and noticed a large stingray on the pier at
his feet; it had been caught on his line. The poor thing was
breathing hard, and it hurt to watch him. I finally convinced the
man to shove the stringray back into the ocean before it was too late;
he did, and I watched it swim away!

We were back at the Golden Sands by late afternoon, rested, visited,
and then went back to our "pinto beans restaurant" for supper.
Others went with us the second night.

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