We just got back from Hilton Head Island. While I was sitting on the porch reading, I kept hearing an occasional knocking noise. When I took the trail down to the beach I saw squirrels running by with something. I found the little nuts on the ground and then saw them on the trees. When [...]
When I am on vacation, I really enjoy reading fiction set in the location I am visiting. I just finished Engaged to Die by Carolyn Hart. I got the book from our local Little Library, our neighborhood book trade. It wasn’t set on Hilton Head. It was set on a different nearby fictional Sea Island [...]
There are two boardwalks at the Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn; the Oyster Alley Boardwalk and the Osprey Outlook Boardwalk. The boardwalks go out over the Salt Marsh through the Smooth Cord Grass. It can grow in salt water. Closer to shore Black Needle Rush can grow where there is fresh water runoff. The [...]
Right behind Discovery House at the Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn is a butterfly habitat. It is surrounded by a butterfly garden, so you see butterflies on the outside, too. The garden has nectar plants to feed the butterflies and host plants to feed the caterpillars. The Karen Wertheimer Butterfly Enclosure has native butterflies [...]
I love the Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn. Honey Horn is 69 acres owned by the Town of Hilton Head Island and run as the Coastal Discovery Museum. There is plenty of parking. Then follow the sign to the Discovery House. At Discovery House you can register for guided walks and find out the [...]
The historic marker at the corner of William Hilton Parkway and Matthews Drive is about the Zion Chapel of Ease and Cemetery. What is a Chapel of Ease? A Chapel of Ease is a church building that is not the main church that is closer and easier for the congregation to get to. Zion Chapel [...]
We were walking back from the beach and I very nearly stepped on this guy. I never even saw him until someone told me to watch out. Are there snakes on Hilton Head Island? Yes. Yes, there are certainly snakes on Hilton Head. We’ve never seen any before and we’ve come to the island for [...]
Across from Bluewater Resort is a field with an old tabby building in it. When we first stayed there, I think this is where we saw deer in the field. There used to be goats, sheep and deer. And I think some horses, too. I tried to look up what the ruins were of, but [...]
We don’t live that far from Hilton Head Island, so we drive, but we’ve had friends fly in to meet us. Hilton Head Island isn’t really close to any of the big city airports, but my friends were surprised to find how reasonable a flight to Hilton Head Island can be. There may be other [...]
We own two timeshare weeks on Hilton Head Island, Bluewater and Carolina Club. They are both by Spinnaker Resorts. This is a Bluewater two-bedroom. Come delight in the beauty of the Intracoastal Waterway and savor stunning sunsets from the dock at Bluewater Resort & Marina. This Spinnaker Premier luxury vacation resort has something for everyone, [...]