Hilton Head

After spending weekend after weekend trying to get the house ready for re-listing we decided to take a short trip away somewhere. I did a quick scan on Hotwire and found a deal at a four star hotel on Hilton Head. Since it was driveable in a weekend and neither of us had been there we decided to book it.

Stopping for dinner

The drive went really smoothly, well at least for Lucille. Being it was Friday afternoon Atlanta traffic was miserable like always and it took us awhile to get out of the city! Lucille slept for most of the ride, but we took a few pit stops to feed her and change her.








We arrived at the Omni hotel after dark. We found out quickly the deal was due to a renovation they were in the midst of which meant no pools on location. Not that it really mattered because the weekend proved to be colder than expected. Our hotel room was nice enough, spacious, if not dated. We put together our blow-up pack-and-play and put Lucille to bed while we chatted over some box wine from Target!

Hilton Head is great for golfers and tennis players, but since we are neither, the next morning we abandoned Hilton Head to go explore the coastline and specifically Beaufort, South Carolina. It is a small town I had heard of in an Anthropology class. The area still has a large population of Gullah people, ancestors of slaves with their own distinct culture and language.

Breakfast

Although we didn't actually see any evidence of this, the town was super cute-- just what we were thinking of a seaside get away. We had breakfast at a local's joint called Blackstone's which a great choice on our part. The staff there was all admiring Lucille's "eating" abilities.

Needs coffee!

After breakfast we checked out the sites admiring historic buildings and strolling the waterfront walk. I was happy to see that the historic downtown was still thriving, with lots of restaurants and shops.

 

We also found a small playground where Lucille got to swing for the first time. She.Loved.It.







We also stopped by St. Helena Church which was celebrating its 300th birthday.

 

 We drove around the rest of the afternoon taking the backroads and enjoying the beautiful day. Along the way we saw an abandoned British Fort/beach, Shrimp Shack, and Light House. We did a lot of slinging- Lucille's moved from laying back hammock style to sitting upright (while still supported)- so we could move more freely and so she could see things better.





Lucille was great the whole day, snoozing when we went from place to place. We got back to Hilton Head just in time for dinner. We ate at Low Country Backyard Restaurant and it was pretty good.

We headed home the next day taking the back roads across Georgia. We stopped in Milledgville for lunch and ran into the whole family from Honey Boo Boo. We had just been talking about her in the car because we knew she lived in the middle of nowhere Georgia. We'll have to find that episode and watch it.

It was a wonderful trip and just the bit of fun Pearce and I needed!