Hilton Head Island

What a wonderful trip!  Wayne, Julia, Bob (Julia's Dad), LeRoy and Guinness all packed into the car for a road trip to the coast.  After crossing through the Smoky Mountains we stopped in Asheville, NC to have lunch at my favorite east coast Mexican restaurant, Mamacitas.


It was the first time to Hilton Head for everyone and by the end of the trip it was apparent that we all want to visit again.  The weather was perfect and the house we stayed in was 200 ft from the beach (Thanks Martha!!).

We all enjoyed riding bikes on the beach during low tide.  I especially loved riding along with the Spotted Sandpipers as they scurried across the beach - it made me laugh out load to watch them run!

Wayne got to play golf at two of the local courses and generally enjoyed having a vacation from work.  Bob was true to form and logged as much beach time as possible - including one sunrise!  Guinness had a fantastic time playing fetch in the Atlantic and by the second day had learned how to ride the waves into shore.  The water was warm enough that even LeRoy took a turn wading in the water!

We made a spontaneous decision to take a day trip to Savannah, Georgia - the 45 minute drive was so worth it!  We took a city tour on an open air trolley and had a fabulous tour guide, y'all.  The beauty and history in the city squares was impressive.

On the way home we took a quick detour and made a stop in Columbia for some authentic South Carolina BBQ: rice and hash, pulled pork with mustard sauce, fried chicken, cracklin, coleslaw, potato salad, hush puppies, and sweet tea.

The final stop to complete our trip was in Spartanburg, SC to our beloved Costco.  After stocking up on wine, cheese, and churros (yum!) we were headed back home to Knoxville.