Many of these single seniors are satisfied with their new-found life of freedom and take up traveling and exercising lifelong passions that have laid dormant for years. Of course, tried and true ways to meet new friends are through attending your church or synagogue, becoming a member of a local senior center, enrolling in special interest courses and joining volunteer organizations. But, in this section of Insiders' Guide, we pass along some formal and informal settings guaranteed to put you in the mainstream of local, active seniors that you probably wouldn't find until you had lived here awhile. The trip is usually a cruise or other all-inclusive package. Past destinations have been Alaska, Cancun, Acapulco and Puerto Rico.
Music ranges from big band tunes to beach music and the dance floor is usually packed.
Before stores open at 10 AM, the empty aisles are alive with the sounds of chitchat and padding Reeboks as hundreds of participants log in mall-miles. All of the Grand Strand malls offer a walking club, and all are thriving. Instep is the name of the club at Inlet Square Mall, U.S. 17 Business in Murrells Inlet. Fliers and applications are ready for you at the bulletin board near Kay-Bee Toys. For Fitness, which traverses Mall 2.