The Coast

Let the summer RV trip begin!

After lunch on Saturday, June 11, we took off in our motor home for a three-month trip. Our first night was spent in Walkabout Park in Woodbine, GA. We’ve stayed in this park before, before an Aussie couple took it over recently. Not much change in the park itself, but the new owners are VERY nice.

By mid-morning on Sunday we were pulling into Hilton Head Island Resort and Marina. This is a beautiful park located on the Intercoastal Waterway. We hopped in a golf cart to go around the park to pick the site we wanted. That didn’t take long and we set up in a great corner site one row in from the water (which cost extra, of course).

We walked over to the on-site restaurant for lunch. Who knew it was a Sunday Brunch? We had a really nice lunch, but it sure was pricey! That’s Hilton Head, I guess.

On Monday we went out exploring and saw a whole lot of the island. It’s a beautiful place, without a doubt.

One thing I found in the tourist mags that I wanted to see was a statue of Neptune which is also one of the largest sundials in the world. It was really big and cool.

We checked the time and it was dead on! I don’t know how long it’s been there, but long enough to get some corrosion.

We walked around the plaza and went into a couple shops, but didn’t buy any thing.

From there, we drove down to Coligny Plaza. We walked those shops a bit, too, but then decided to head down to the beach. It was just a short walk and we were at the Atlantic Ocean.

It was pretty hot, so the water really looked inviting. But by this time we were in search of lunch and headed back to the car. I thought this walkway was pretty cool between the street and the beach.

We went around to the lighthouse, but didn’t take photos as we’d been there before. Then we found a great place for lunch.

The next day, we drove to Bluffton, which was supposed to have great antebellum houses to look at. However, we never found them. We followed the signs to the historic district, but didn’t find anything of interest.

Not to worry: Savannah, GA, was only another 25 miles, so we drove over there. We walked the river district and had a great lunch at one of the spots there.

Our last day was spent driving north, to Beaufort. There were loads of great houses to look at there and we really enjoyed that. We stopped at a little place that touted the best fish and chips in the area. We tried them and I don’t think they were lying. Yum!

On Thursday, we drove to North Myrtle Beach. We’ve stayed there before and really liked it. On Friday we took a gambling boat out into the Atlantic. We enjoyed it, but didn’t have any great luck to speak of. It happens. (LOL)

Saturday was spent doing those ugly chores that must be done – even on the road. So we did laundry and cleaned the “house”. It was a good day and the important stuff got done.

Sunday found us driving again, heading north and away from the water. So stay tuned for the next installment!

Happy trails!