Holden Beach. A trusted floppy hat. The bluest skies. Color and inspiration everywhere. The perfect place to get away for a while. Myrtle Beach was a blast, but there is no place like this. I grew up here. I feel at home here.

quiet in the grasp of dusk and summer.

The last of the beach trip posts.

We got snacks. I got Diet Coke with lime. I don't normally drink soda, but this is my go-to in the summertime.

We went to Broadway at the Beach. There was walkway where you could see fish and ducks. The fish were really scary.

We took photobooth pictures.

Then that night we walked on the strip. The blurriness of this picture is the result of me walking and trying to take pictures while the light was fading.

I think my floppy hat was basically the center of this whole trip. I love my floppy hat.

The last day we were there, we woke up to watch the sunrise on the beach.