A few days ago, the forecast for today on Hilton Head Island predicted a high temperature in the low 60s with sunny skies. The reality when today arrived was a high temperature in the mid-50s, cloudy with a few peeks of sunshine, and a 25-30 mph cold west wind. In short, a blustery day.
It was too cold to swim or to sit on the beach, so we drove around the island to see what we could see. A realtor’s sign told us we could own part of the foot. We looked at the map and noticed that the island is shaped remarkably like a foot. (So why is it named Hilton Head?)
The pink area is HH Island.
At the toe of the island is a lighthouse and a small specialty shopping district, so we took a look around.
The Harbourtown lighthouse.
The trees along the roads we traveled definitely had a Southern look.
Y’all come in and have some sweet tea now, y’heah?
After exploring the island, we went back to the hotel and explored the resort at which we are staying. It has indoor and outdoor swimming pools. Two women were sunbathing in swimsuits at the outdoor pool. On a nearby chair, a man reading a book was bundled up in a jacket and a pool blanket. Someone was wearing the wrong clothing. Given the weather, methinks it was the two women.
The view from our hotel room balcony.
Part of the hotel’s beachside backyard.
We took a walk along the beach and then spent some time relaxing outside on the lee/beach side of the hotel protected from the cold west wind.
The beach was pretty deserted on this blustery day, but it was still a beach. Yes! We’re at the beach!
It’s a tough life. I had to wear a jacket to be comfortable in a hammock at the beach.
Ted said this is the first time he’s ever been in a hammock.
Obligatory foot shot of Ted and me taking life easy and watching the ocean waves.
We finished the day with a delicious steak dinner and some very good wine at a nearby restaurant. The restaurant was described as “swanky.” The food and prices were swanky, but it’s a beach town filled with resort visitors, so diners were in very casual clothes. Can a restaurant be “swanky” if the diners are wearing flip-flops and shorts or jeans?
Tomorrow we head farther south in our continuing search for warmer weather.