vacation destination east coast?

[kilee]

OP- sorry for highjacking your thread

I wanted to give this a bump back up to see if anyone else had any thoughts on some of the coastal areas in the spring- temp-worth going to wise.

 

[Crankyshank]

Block Island is wonderful for a weekend away to eat, stroll, and shop but there's really not much to do for a longer period of time (same with Nantucket). If you stayed in Newport you'd be able to ferry over to Block Island and also head to the Mystic area which is a lot of fun.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

Never been to Myrtle Beach. Is it to spring breakish? We'd go in the summer anyway, but just wondering if it's lots of wild and crazy college kids? We a married couple in our 30s no kids.

Not at all! Several years ago, it used to be a party place right after High School graduations, & the week of the 4th of July. It has become much more than a beach town now. It's more of a family, resort area destination. It's kind of like Branson, MO, Pigeon Forge (but on a larger scale), or even Orlando (minus the theme parks) with a beach. They have the shows, dining, shopping, & entertainment that Orlando has.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

Would it be warm enough to visit the Outer Banks in mid-April??? How about all the way down to Hilton Head-- would that be warm enough?? We are looking to head somewhere the day after Easter for that week. I know it's going to be a popular travel week, but I'm confident we'll find accomdoations somewhere we decide to go.

I like the distance to the Outer Banks--but don't want it to be too cold. Also, wouldn't mind Hilton Head and Charelston split-- but thats a bit father for 5-6 days.

The Outer Banks are definitely not warm enough for us that early in the year. You could get lucky with the air temp., & the weather be beautiful & warm. Unfortunately, it could also be on the cool side. The water temp. will most definitely be cold. North Carolina is such a beautiful state. Have you considered doing an inland vacation, instead of going to the beach?

A split HH & Charleston trip would be perfect. HH is great! The beach is very nice, & not at all crowded. Again, we think it's more of a long weekend destination. We can only shop, eat, & play mini-golf so much, until we're looking for some other type of entertainment. Charleston is another of our favorite destinations. It's a lovely city. This would be a wonderful trip.