Blustery Blizzard Day
Today was our day to do whatever the ladies wanted. Since Karen loves walking on the beach, off we went at 7am. Ellie also joined us but we split up so we could walk faster, further and longer. It was a beautiful, sunny morning - the coolest morning yet at 65 degrees requiring a light jacker or sweater. Along the way we picked up a few shells and enjoyed God's creation.
When we met up with Ellie after our walk, she was talking with a couple visitors from Columbia, SC. While they were beach combing, they found a really nice sea shell that a crab had made his home. It's against the law to remove any live creatures so we had to throw it back...and Ellie warmed up her arm and made a beautiful throw back into the surf.
On the way back to the car, we spotted a wayward turtle on the sidewalk about 50-ft beyond the pond, so Karen gave a helping hand and transported him back to the pond where he look up at her to say, thank you for the lift and immediately swam off.
There are 100's of ponds on this plantation where we're staying with alligator signs everywhere warning caution. As we headed to the condo, we saw a 10-footer so Bill pulled over so Ellie and Karen could get photo of "Buddy".
At 10am we were off on our Thursday adventure to Charleston, a very pleasant 2-hr drive from Hilton Head. Charleston is one of the gems of the south. Lunch was at a place Karen found on-line (Five Loaves) that had great food to include a Vegan option.
Karen had a quinoa and musroom salad and 1/2 garden burger...yummy, while Bill had the Mexican Chili soup to recognize Cinco de Mayo.
Smile Martha and Larry....
With our stomachs satisfied, next stop was the former slave market now called the Charleston City Market with unique items. The ladies managed to show restraint and only bought a few things.
Next, cruising around to view the multitude of Antebellum homes and Rainbow Row.
After another great dinner at JBs, we made sure to stop by DQ's to get Randy his favorite "Blizzard" before playing a game Mexican Train to celebrate Cinco de Mayo (oops, forget to get a picture of Randy with his Blizzard). Although today was sunny, it was a little blustery (windy) requiring us to add a layer.
When we met up with Ellie after our walk, she was talking with a couple visitors from Columbia, SC. While they were beach combing, they found a really nice sea shell that a crab had made his home. It's against the law to remove any live creatures so we had to throw it back...and Ellie warmed up her arm and made a beautiful throw back into the surf.
On the way back to the car, we spotted a wayward turtle on the sidewalk about 50-ft beyond the pond, so Karen gave a helping hand and transported him back to the pond where he look up at her to say, thank you for the lift and immediately swam off.
There are 100's of ponds on this plantation where we're staying with alligator signs everywhere warning caution. As we headed to the condo, we saw a 10-footer so Bill pulled over so Ellie and Karen could get photo of "Buddy".
At 10am we were off on our Thursday adventure to Charleston, a very pleasant 2-hr drive from Hilton Head. Charleston is one of the gems of the south. Lunch was at a place Karen found on-line (Five Loaves) that had great food to include a Vegan option.
Karen had a quinoa and musroom salad and 1/2 garden burger...yummy, while Bill had the Mexican Chili soup to recognize Cinco de Mayo.
Smile Martha and Larry....
With our stomachs satisfied, next stop was the former slave market now called the Charleston City Market with unique items. The ladies managed to show restraint and only bought a few things.
After another great dinner at JBs, we made sure to stop by DQ's to get Randy his favorite "Blizzard" before playing a game Mexican Train to celebrate Cinco de Mayo (oops, forget to get a picture of Randy with his Blizzard). Although today was sunny, it was a little blustery (windy) requiring us to add a layer.
Looks like you traded tornados for gators...glad you're all having such a great time!
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