Hilton Head

Wed., Mar.-5-08
Hiltonhead
Yesterday the weather report was right and wrong – right in that the rain started precisely at 4pm, wrong re: severity.
We start today walking the beach at the campground and then at the lighthouse so we can let the dogs loose. I spy another crab cage washed up on the shore due to yesterday’s storm, this one containing 5 blue crabs and one other variety. I drag the cage out into the surf, undo the bungie cord holding the door and then push and prod them back to freedom all the while under close dog supervision. My good deed of the day. Next stop is Hilton Head Island which means re-tracing part of Monday’s route & #278. This busy divided boulevard is lined with upscale, golf club communities - steep-roofed brick housing, elaborate landscaping, fencing & water features.
Suffice it to say that neither of us were impressed with this place - too many gated communities, private property, boring with a capital B as Al describes it. Lots of tourists on foot, bicycle & car and many big homes with gardeners. As mothers have said for decades, 'if you can't say anything good, don't' and so I will leave it at that.