If you don't mind really traveling a distance from the Grand Strand area, you can explore the unpopulated Bull Island in the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge. Travel to Moore's Landing on US 17 about 75 miles south of Myrtle Beach, and the Island Cat will take you to the island for a 3 to 3.5 hour stay. If that's not long enough, an all-day trip occurs every Thursday at 9 a.m. The tour begins at 8 a.m. After arriving in Georgetown, visitors are taken on a bus tour of the historic district.
Overnight accommodations are at a local hotel, or, at a higher cost, a bed and breakfast inn.
The Hurricane also takes 2.5 hour dinner cruises up the Intracoastal to the Little River Inlet, and daytime trips along the waterway and out to ocean. Also offered at this marina are fishing and scuba diving expeditions. If smaller vessels are more to your liking, you can go on a kayak trip, courtesy of Wind N Sea Wail and Paddle Sports in Cherry Grove. The salt marshes and Wacammaw River near North Myrtle Beach are explored. Major sand renourishment is coming to the Grand Strand starting just after Labor Day.