We travel to South Carolina a lot. Curtis has family down there,  so we spend a few days with them near Greenville and then usually head to the Charleston area. On one of our most recent trips,  since I have never been there,  we went to Hilton Head Island instead.

Hilton Head is accessed by a bridge from the mainland of the  South Carolina Low Country. The island, at only 5 miles wide and 12 miles long, is really easy to see all there is to see on Hilton Head in one trip, but yet it’s a wonderful place to return to over and over. There are several golf courses, beaches, great restaurants, and miles, and miles of hiking and biking trails to explore.

We were in Hilton Head in the early spring, and because it’s so far south, it was already in the low 80s with a really nice water temperature. We love walking beaches and looking for pretty rocks,  but instead of rocks, Hilton Head has shells and shark teeth. We found several of them in our twice daily beach walks. Although I’m not very good at finding them, I did find the best and biggest of the whole trip!

The night we got to the island, a major storm blew through. Luckily, all of the hotels down there are built to withstand hurricane force winds, so from our hotel room (while watching Purple Rain, for some reason), we didn’t feel it at all, and barely heard it, and I have to say, that hotel room door was the heaviest door I have ever had to open! After the storm ended, we found out that a tornado did significant damage about 50 miles away, so I was very happy with the building standards on the island! After the storm cleared, I ran out to grab us some Chinese takeout, and I couldn’t believe how dark out it was. They have very low little light pollution, very few street lights, and it was hard to get used to, but it really does a lot for the ambiance of the island.

There are several beaches on Hilton Head, and we went to three while we were on the island, and they were each better than the last. Hilton Head Island Beach is right downtown and has several places to stop in for a drink or food, plus plenty of parking and nice facilities. We loved the Tiki Hut- it’s right on the beach where you can sit,  have a snack, enjoy the breeze, and people watch. We also ate at The Sand Bar, which was a short walk from the beach. The crab cakes were delicious!

Hilton Head is a great place to go for just about anyone. We mini golfed one afternoon,  and it was a great mix of couples of all ages and also families with kids. Prices are pretty average for a beach town in the spring also.

The last day we were there, we hit one more beach at the north end of the island. At the entrance of Fish Haul Beach Park, from the parking lot to the beach path, they have cool little baskets to use to pick up trash to get rid of when you head back to your car. It was the cleanest beach I have ever been to, and it felt good to be able to help keep it that way. This beach also had sea turtle eggs in the sand, which are always fun to find, and little tiny holes from sand crabs.

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