Saturday, June 20, 2009

Hilton Head Beach Trip

Our trip south was great. Although the ride was llllooonnnggg, it was worth it! The weather was perfect (hot and humid) for our trip.

We left Friday and stayed in Wilmington, NC that evening. We woke up Saturday and drove to Myrtle Beach and played there for about an hour (that was kind of impromptu, but we were so excited to touch the water, we couldn't help it). From Myrtle Beach, we drove down through Charleston (worth going back to someday) and then on to Hilton Head.

While in Hilton Head, we biked a lot, spent time at the beach, spent time in the hot tub, drove around (and finally got the hang of the traffic circles), ate, hung out with Dana and Nate, saw so many cool things.

We left Wednesday afternoon, drove even further south to Savanah, GA for lunch (definitely didn't get to spend enough time in that cool city). Then we drove to Amy K's that evening in Columbia, SC, stayed over night and then drove home on Friday. The drive home was long, but we made some cool stops along the way - Pipestem State Park in WV and drove over the New River Gorge Bridge.

The boys were so good in the car the entire time - they made the trip so much fun. Poor Jackson arrived home with double ear infections, but is on the mend. We all arrived home totally wiped out and in need of some heavy-duty sleep. This trip is one we'll remember forever!
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Beach Wildlife

Our beach trip was full of wildlife encounters. The scariest was probably the alligators - they didn't even look real. We saw so many different things they deserved their own collage!
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