Friday, October 14, 2011

Hilton Head Island Day 7

Well today is unfortunately our last day...and of course the weather is amazing!
We decided to do some bike riding. There are miles and miles of bike paths on Hilton Head... No gears required. Everything is flat, so an easy ride all day.
We headed off around 10:30am and made our way down to Harbour Town. We walked around for a while saw the million dollar boats, the kids played on the playground too. After that we got back on the bikes and headed off to South Beach. We had lunch at the famous Salty Dog.
Our ride back was an easy one, straight along the beach back to the hotel.
The weather was perfect today, we changed and headed back to the beach and pool.
Tonight we ate leftovers, and I packed!

Hilton Head Island Day 6

Finally, the weather has cleared. A simple day today... Going to the beach and the pool.
Monarch butterflies are migrating this time of year, therefore they are everywhere.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Hilton Head Island Day 5

Weather is still not cooperating but at least it didn't rain!
The kids wanted to go to the beach. So off we went. It wasn't exactly swimming weather but when you're 8 and 10 who cares about the temperature.
Shaina and Hunter packed up their boogie boards, buckets and shovels and off we headed.
You weren't going to catch me in the water but off they went. As I sat and watched I looked down along the beach and noticed what I thought was pending rain. I looked a little more to find no-one running for cover... What was in the distance? Mist? No... But thick FOG!
It slowly made it's way up the beach, until we were submerged in dense fog.
The kids kept swimming and playing in the sand. Eventually it got so thick that the temperature dropped so much that we headed back to the hotel and nearest hot tub.
Some more chess was on the cards. And some indoor swimming.
Other than that, that was our day.
Dave and I went out to dinner again.
Fingers crossed for better weather tomorrow.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Hilton Head Island Day 4

Weather is easing today. Rather than going to see another movie, some sightseeing was on the agenda.
We headed off this morning to Beaufort, SC. Once a bustling tourist town and one of the richest towns in America's hay day. It has sucummed to the hard times of todays economy. Many of the once busy tourist shops are now closed and empty. A sad sight to see. A town with a significant historic value is now a ghost town. We did a horse-drawn carriage tour. Very interesting to hear about the history and wealth of the era gone by, but with today's economy many of the homes that were valued over a million dollars aren't even worth half these days. If things don't pick up, I can see this town dropping off the map!
After the carriage tour there really wasn't much left to do. So we decided to head back to Hilton Head for lunch and see what the weather had installed for us.
Cloudy, but warm. We had lunch and headed down stairs for some serious competitive chess.
I was not up to caliber, and had to suffer listening to Dave think that he was more awesome than he really is!

Monday, October 10, 2011

Hilton Head Island Day 3

A fairly uneventful day today. Still pissing down with rain! A good day for a sleep in.
We did manage to get out and see a movie. Money Ball, starring Brad Pitt. Very good even if you're not a baseball fan. Two thumbs up from us. It was rated pg13... Was ok for Shaina, but a bit above Hunter's head. If it is crappy tomorrow we may go see his choice of Dolphin Tale.
We had a sitter again tonight, so Dave and I went out to dinner at one of our favourite island haunts, CQ's. Yummy soups and salads followed by slow roasted short ribs and a trio of cheesecakes for desert.
Tomorrow's forecast is looking better, so hopefully some beach time is in the near future.

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Hilton Head Island Day 2

After a few laps of the pool, our room was ready.
Today Dave and I had golf planned. We had organized a sitter (Joyce) whom we've used for years. (ex-school teacher, now retired). She arrived at noon, organized the kids with lunch and activities to keep them occupied for the afternoon. And we headed off. We played at Old South, which is just off the island in Bluffton, SC. Started off well, then the skies opened and down came some serious rain. We couldn't stop laughing, we looked like drowned rats, after only 9 holes we threw in a very wet towel and headed back to the hotel.
The kids still managed to have a great day, playing life sized chess, swimming in the indoor pool and building some sand castles on the beach. They didn't get the heavy down pours that we did.
Hopefully some better weather tomorrow!

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Hilton Head Island 2011

Yes, another trip back to Hilton Head Island in South Carolina. This year instead of flying (with free tickets-we have none!) We drove! Stayed last night in Ashville, North Carolina after an 11 hour drive. Today we drove 5 hours into Hilton Head.
Our room isn't ready yet, so the kids are doing swim races in the pool!