We took our annual trip to Hunting Island! We had such a good time. The weather forecast when we left didn't look too good- lots of rain...but it sprinkled on the beach once and that was it.
All packed in and ready to go!
Lunch!
Caught a little bit of rain on the way...
Day 1- Arrived and set up the tent. We ate dinner and then walked on the beach. Olivia finally liked the water and played in it! It was low tide so the water was pretty gentle!
Day 2- After breakfast we decided to try to rent bikes at Barefoot Bubbas...which turned out to be a bike disaster. They delivered the bikes right to the campsite...yipee! Brendon's bike the chain popped 3 times on our ride around the campground and then my bike got a flat tire! So we called them and they brought us new bikes. We went to the beach and had a good time in the tidal pools. After coming here 7 years I finally found a sand dollar!! After lunch then we tried to rest but then ended up showering and dropping Brendon's crab pot off at the marsh walk. Then we had dinner and after that went back to get the crab pot...which was empty...boo. We had our first deer visitor too after our "bike ride".
I also found a Jellyfish...yuck!
Checking out the playground
Day 3- After breakfast we headed to the pier. We checked out the Nature Center and went fishing. Brendon and Olivia caught a shark! Then Olivia and I went and learned lots about alligators. After lunch we were going to go for a bike ride...which turned out to be a disaster. The "new" bikes were just as bad...the bike trailer had a complete flat tire...like a huge gash in the tire. So we drove all the way back and returned the bikes. Thankfully they gave us half of our money back. So we decided to go to the lighthouse and have and ice cream. We walked a little bit in the driftwood that is eating up the beach. We then went to change and went back to the beach. The waves were really rough but we stayed a bit. we really wanted to fly a kite but the kite we got sold didn't have the cross bar. The lady at the camp store would NOT return it for me even though we just bought it. There were some tears from Olivia and I about this!
The bike ride to nowhere....
Really cool sand castle someone built!
Day 4- After breakfast we went to Beaufort. We went to the shops, had lunch, went to the Water Festival, played on the playground, and had ice cream.
After Beaufort we went to the beach one last time and had dinner! We were also able to get a new kite today...!!!
Finally flying the kite
Old fashioned way to make a hot dog!
Brendon's shrimp
Low country boil
Day 5- packed up and headed home! Thanks for another year of memories Hunting Island!
Posts
