Hilton Head

We recently returned from Hilton Head, South Carolina and it was a great vacation!

We drove overnight to get there, taking turns and even napping once for an hour or two. We arrived at about 8:00 in the morning, allowing us to 'sneak' and extra beach day in. We had a blast playing in the waves until the room was ready.

We were there over the Independence Day holiday, so we enjoyed fireworks over the water. During the day we actually rented bikes and rode up and down the different bike paths and swam at a few different beaches. We rode the bikes to Shelter Cove and enjoyed a kiddie concert with the talented Shannon Tanner. He did the sing-along thing complete with hand motions, crazy dance moves and he ensured that everyone got involved.

Riding home in the dark was sort of an adventure but we managed, and we had so much fun biking that when we got home Jeanna and I each bought bikes so we can do it more often.

We also enjoyed another outdoor concert later in the week, with Greg Russell in Harbor Town. He also did the sing-alongs and we have seen him several times now. What a treat to hear great music under the sun and stars.

Our vacation consisted of waffles in the hotel lobby followed by beach time. When we got overly hot or sandy we moved the party to the hotel pool and usually made subs in the room for lunch. We went out for a nice seafood dinner one night and cooked burgers on the grill another night.

When we checked out of the room on our last day we squeezed in one last day at the beach and pool. We didn't leave town until about dinner time and only made it halfway home. We stayed overnight in Asheville, NC and that broke up the trip a little bit.

We all got a ton of sun and had a great time. Already looking forward to our next trip down, whenever that will be!