It felt like we have travelled to a paradise, and yet it all seemed vaguely familiar.
We flew to Savannah Georgia on Sunday and headed up to South Carolina and Hilton Head Island. We explored our resort a bit, and had dinner out.
Monday was coldish and misty; we explored the "toe" of the foot shaped Island, visiting the harbors and lighthouse, peeking into the shops and admiring the many golf course homes in the area.
Tuesday the menfolk headed out for 36 holes of golf. Laura and I walked the beach, and enjoyed being together watching the surf break against the foggy shoreline, taking jacuzzi dips, and a short bike ride. I tried to blog a bit, but the connection made it difficult, so I decided I would pass on daily posts and report our doings once we got home.
Wednesday we drove back to Savannah to explore that decidedly southern city.
We took a horse drawn carriage tour, then walked through the city, enjoying the many small parks and handsome buildings.
Savannah has a distinctive personality, that is for certain.
Even something as simple as a gate can make you smile
Every where we looked there was another picture worthy scene.
Thursday we took a ferry over to Daufuskie Island where the boys played golf, and Laura and I had a spa day. A day that just went on and on.....
Friday we took advantage of beautiful weather and did some serious kicking back around the pool.
We lounged on the deck, and body surfed the Atlantic: Now we can claim family body surf sessions on both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts!
Saturday we rode bikes, and visited some more of Hilton Head.
On Sunday we left to come home.
It all seems rather dreamy now. It all seemed rather dreamy then too: We were struck by similarities to our times beaching it in San Diego, and thought the flora of the area very much like our own flora in Houston. And the architecture: Were we in New Orleans again?
If you'd like to see more of our travels, click HERE to see the composite slide show of Bernie, Laura and my own pictures from the trip. As always, select SLIDESHOW from the top of the screen once you see the thumbnail pictures. It was hard to limit the slides; enjoy as much or as little as you like. I've captioned the pictures as well, if you would like to just see the pictures quickly, you can skip over the word by using hide captions.
Seriously, a vacation should really last two weeks.
But we squeezed a lot of fun out of our seven days, and had time to rest to boot.
What more could any one want?
We flew into Savannah Georgia yesterday, and then did the short drive over to Hilton Head SC.
Our living room for the week.
The view from out balcony. (If it displays twice it is because I'm not sure if one of the pictures loaded...)