{"id":63,"date":"2010-06-18T17:13:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-18T23:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/?p=63"},"modified":"2010-10-26T14:23:19","modified_gmt":"2010-10-26T20:23:19","slug":"review-of-the-anderson-ocean-club-spa-err-trip-to-myrtle-beach-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/?p=63","title":{"rendered":"Review of the Anderson Ocean Club &#038; Spa\u2026Err Trip to Myrtle Beach Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03742.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484268089696051266\" style=\"display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; width: 400px; height: 300px; border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03742.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAs mentioned before we left, we did not use the &#8220;Spa&#8221; part of the hotel. In fact, we didn&#8217;t even look at it. Consequently, I have no review for that.<\/p>\n<p>First, this was actually a &#8220;loft&#8221; condo, meaning the main room was the bed\/living\/dining room. There was a seperate small kitchen and large bathroom (not joking, the bathroom was bigger than the kitchen!). It was all gorgeous, but I don&#8217;t have any pictures of it since I was MUCH more interested in this: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03456.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484257417332652530\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03456.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIt was GORGEOUS the ENTIRE time we were there. The weather was AWESOME and the ocean was AMAZING!<\/p>\n<p>There was also a Memorial Day Parade when we were there:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03460.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484258171700958482\" style=\"display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; width: 300px; height: 400px; border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03460.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03459.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484258159699886674\" style=\"display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; width: 300px; height: 400px; border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03459.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was ok, we watched it from our balcony and then went swimming in the OCEAN!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03461.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484258617233202930\" style=\"display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; width: 400px; height: 300px; border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03461.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oh, right, back to the hotel&#8230;it was furnished fantastically and had a lazy river and pool that was not too cold for me as well as both an indoor and outdoor hot tub. But again, the ocean was AWESOME! We went boogie boarding and I totally wiped out a few times. One time I literally did a cartwheel inside the wave because I caught it wrong.<\/p>\n<p>We also went to the USS Battleship North Carolina since we were so close. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03288.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484259899860429458\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03288.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03286.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484259893661100194\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03286.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03304.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484260518177850354\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03304.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03303.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484260508396559250\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03303.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIt was Tons of fun pretending to shoot the guns. Plus it was HUGE. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03322.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484261077185784050\" style=\"display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; width: 400px; height: 300px; border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03322.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a> Hubbin looked through the binocular things and found a really neat building! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03325.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484261501091887282\" style=\"display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; width: 400px; height: 300px; border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03325.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03323.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484261488044229858\" style=\"display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; width: 400px; height: 300px; border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03323.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nHe fit right in! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03331.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484261809067917282\" style=\"display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; width: 400px; height: 300px; border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03331.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03351.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484262083597324994\" style=\"display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; width: 300px; height: 400px; border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03351.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAnd he tried to figure out exactly HOW the doors worked, but none of them were in functioning order! LOL <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03380.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484262751190503490\" style=\"display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; width: 300px; height: 400px; border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03380.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is how big the bullets were (my Hubbin is 6&#8242; 5&#8243;): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03386.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484263154434915538\" style=\"display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; width: 300px; height: 400px; border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03386.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAnd then he pretended to shoot the guns: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03403.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484263600968269058\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03403.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03418.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484263954795992322\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03418.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a> And then I drove the ship&#8230;ok, I pretended to drive the ship<\/p>\n<p>Look how big the chains and anchors were! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03435.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484264611432278338\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03435.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03432.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484264601147982914\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03432.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03450.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484264958108625074\" style=\"display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; width: 400px; height: 300px; border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03450.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWe had fun, and I am done for now!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03487.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484265663497544418\" style=\"display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; width: 400px; height: 300px; border: 0px initial initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/DSC03487.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As mentioned before we left, we did not use the &#8220;Spa&#8221; part of the hotel. In fact, we didn&#8217;t even look at it. Consequently, I have no review for that. &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","has-meta has-sticky-meta"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=63"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":369,"href":"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63\/revisions\/369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=63"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=63"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ravaeerickson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=63"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}