23 Days of Creative Valentine's Day Ideas, Day # 14

Initially, one of my ideas was to suggest a night on the Beach looking at the Night Sky together through a Telescope.

According to my most recent check on the Forecast for Tuesday night...it's supposed to be rainy...and at the very least cloudy and unless you can find a telescope which can penetrate the cloud cover...um...I doubt you'll see anything.

I'm always hopeful though.  A lot can happen with the Weather between now and Tuesday night and so I'm still going to make this one of my suggestions.

It would be cool if there was a place where folks could rent telescopes by the hour or by the day (as in 24-hour clock) at the Beach, but I haven't found one as yet.

Consider this a Gift and a Date Suggestion all rolled up into one.

And it's going to be Cold up there at the Beach and so the both of you might have to be rolled up into "one" in order to keep Warm.

I've found through the years that a basic telescope will enable you to see some pretty cool stuff.

Here is the Astronomy or Stargazing Forecast for Myrtle Beach on Feb. 14th.

Alright, Alright, so maybe it's not looking so great for a cuddle on the beach with a telescope...but there's always the next night...which ...if you check out the forecast...it looks like Wednesday will be a great night for the casting of gazes skyward.

If you do not already own a Telescope...then this can then become a sort of mutual gift or you can present it to your Valentine as an Exclusive ownership type deal.

If you're married, then that's not a problem...I hope?

If you're not...then giving a Telescope to someone who seems to dig you a lot and who you seem to dig a lot...in a serious way...well, it sends a message that you'd like to Stargaze with them again and again and again.

There are a few places where you can purchase a Telescope inexpensively {as well as less inexpensive models} such as Toys R Us, Target, Walmart, & Kmart.


Buy one.
Wrap it up.
Oooops....back up.
First...read the instructions and try it out...in case you aren't happy with the purchase...
then wrap it up.


Gather blankets, and something hot to drink...some goodies to eat...and head out.   
Try to pick a part of the Beach which is Dark...so setting up shop by the SkyWheel wouldn't work.
If you walk onto the Beach at Surfside...it's mostly residential and dimly lit.  


You can enter the Beach almost anywhere and walk to where you want to go...but if you're like me...it's nice to be near a Restroom facility.  


Set up your mobile Stargazing Station...huddle close...and share what I hope will be an intimate night both physically and intellectually.