Hilton Head, South Carolina #2

Our ten days in Hilton Head is soon coming to an end.  The time has gone by so quickly but we have done some exploring and now know our way around, so when we come back in February, we will already know how to get around.  Our condo has been great and suits our needs and is perfect for having Timmie with us.  When we go out and have to leave him, he is happy just to sit at window that faces the parking lot and wait for us to return.  We haven’t done a lot on this trip but we have done a lot of relaxing and walking the beach.  My VivoFit is registering at least 12,000 steps a day – some days up to 15,000!  Here are some pictures we have taken and we are looking forward to heading home to celebrate Selena (4 years) and Levi (1 year) on Thursday – as you may remember Levi and Selena share the same birth date of November 19.  

Brian wanted to take this picture for Roy.  The Disney resort is across the highway from Palmetto Dunes (where we are staying) but they have a beach house where people are shuttled back and forth to the beach area.  This is exactly 1 kilometer from our condo and where we go for our beach access as well.

Christmas decorations are going up now and Brian has found a radio station that is now playing Christmas music!

This picture is taken from our condo balcony.  We have a very beautiful view to look at every day.

I know we cater to our dog……but since we walk quite a way on the beach, Timmie will only go so far and then he just plops down on the sand and won’t go any further, so this is the best solution so that we don’t have to pick him up.  Timmie will walk miles in snow but any kind of heat he just doesn’t like it and all he looks for is shade.  We certainly put a lot of smiles on people’s faces though………most will say well that is walking the dog literally!

I am absolutely amazed at how far the tide goes out.  This is about 4:30 p.m. and as you can see, lots of sandy beach.  When we walk in the morning, you can see by the color of the sand where the tide is where the people are walking in the distance.  The lighter shade of the sand is the part we walk on in the morning.

Taking a selfie with my phone!  We did this without Timmie and then he was whining at us so we picked him up so he could be in the picture too!

We will be on our way home either Tuesday or Wednesday.  There is quite a lot of rain coming across the mid states over to the east coast and if it is going to rain all day Tuesday here, we though we might as well start heading home then.  If we don’t get the rain, then we will leave Wednesday and arrive home on Thursday to celebrate our grandchildren’s birthdays!

November 2015–Travelling to Hilton Head, S. C.

Here we are in November already!  We decided to take a 10 day road trip and travel down to Hilton Head, South Carolina.  We had rented a condo here for next winter for four weeks (mid Feb through to mid March) and thought it might be nice to come down a bit earlier and get to know the area before we head down again in the winter.  We rented the same condo we are renting for Feb/March.  We left 6:00 a.m. on Friday morning in wet weather and it rained the whole way here.  First time ever we have driven down south with constant rain.  We travelled about 10 hours on Friday and then stopped for the night in Whytheville, Virginia, then had another 6 hours to drive on Saturday.  We woke up Saturday morning to more rain and it pretty well rained the entire drive.  It seemed to clear up as we got closer to Hilton Head and by the time we arrived the temperature was around 28-29 degrees and humid!  Poor Brian, we have a second storey level condo and he had to carry all our belongings up those stairs.  We are very very impressed with our condo, very nice location in Palmetto Dunes, the Disney Pavilion is just across the street from this one.  The condo is very nicely decorated and is very clean.   We settled in Saturday and then woke up this morning to a forecast of more rain and a drop in temperature of 15 degrees!!  We must have brought the Canadian weather with us!  It has been cloudy and cool most of the day and is suppose to start raining this afternoon but that actually works out as Brian wanted to watch his football games and I am more than happy just doing my own thing – I have more than enough to keep me busy – reading, knitting, colouring (I have got into the adult colouring books – love it – it is so relaxing) and taking time to do my blog.  Timmie is just chilling out sleeping.  Timmie is not sure what is going on yet, he was super good in the car – never knew he was even there, he was happing in his doggy car seat sleeping or looking out the window.  When we brought him into the condo, he sniffed every crook and cranny and since it is mostly carpeted, he thought that was great and has done a few of his crazy running around and he doesn’t slip on the floor like he does at home. 

This morning we walked around the resort to find our way around and we found the beach but it was so windy, we couldn’t stay on the beach for long.  Once we get this wet weather over with, then we will have more time to take long walks on the beach and dogs are allowed on the beach here, one thing I really liked about coming here. 

So that is about it for our first day here.  I have some pictures below of what we I took today.  I will update again in a couple of days. 

This is our condo – we are on the second floor.  The window you see is great for Timmie to look out as they have a big chair there for him to lay on and see out for the times we can’t bring Timmie with us. 

Brian in the living room on his computer and watching football at the same time.  We have a very nice balcony at the back to sit on (if it warms up!) and it overlooks a lagoon. 

This is actually the second bedroom in this condo – it has two queen size beds in it and the windows overlook the lagoon as well.  It would be a lovely condo to rent with another couple as the two bedrooms are at complete opposite ends of the condo and each have they own bathroom. 

This is the master bedroom and it also had a desk in it – a real bonus for me to set up my computer!  The window you see is where Timmie can look out when we go out without him. 

This is the other side of the master bedroom with a picture window to look out at the lagoon.  Of course, Timmie has his little area there to look out of or sleep when I’m at my computer. Do we cater to our dog, nah….not on your life! Hahaha!

 

Dining Room and kitchen.  Again, surrounded by the lagoon.  So pretty. 

Not sure exactly what this is but took a picture on our walk this morning.  The waterway is part of the lagoon that winds itself around the entire area in Palmetto Dunes.

We finally found a beach access!

It was really windy on the beach and quite a few white caps coming in.  The sand is packed down hard so very easy to walk on.  People were walking or riding bikes down the beach. 

Brian and Timmie waiting patiently for me to take a picture.  We didn’t stay long on the beach but hopefully we get some nicer days in the week to enjoy our walks.  I plan on doing a lot of walking while I’m here!

So that’s it for now.  Will update when we have done something interesting!