Random Pix from Hilton Head 2024

More pictures that didn't make their own post...

We went to eat at Mi Tierra, a Mexican restaurant in the middle of the island. They had a nice statue outside and a nicer frozen banana margarita inside. 

Welcoming guests

Most refreshing cactus juice ever!

We went on a long bike ride that didn't involve many pictures, so they wound up here!

Biking down the highway

Biking under the highway

View of Shelter Cove

A funny sign

Marina

We also visited Veterans' Park at the north end of Shelter's Cove Towne Centre. The memorial is to those who served and died in the United States military. It is simple but touching.

By the entrance

A better view of the statue

The memorial

Our accommodations had a private beach that was down a long boardwalk. We visited it a couple of times, including when we arrived which was a night visit.

A long walk

The ocean at night

My daughter in the dark distance

We did some typical playing, such as catch and building sand castles. The water was fairly frigid in late March so we did not do much swimming.

Keep your eye on the ball

Drawing out castle plans

Kayaking at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Our first kayaking trip was the first full day we were on Hilton Head Island. We enjoyed it so much, we went a second time later in the week. This resulted in a deluge of photographs. I'll start with pictures from the first excursion.

Suited up, ready to go

Launching, with help

Figuring out the controls

Second launch

Third one in the water

Exploring the river

Going in the right direction; also, leading from behind

Two out of three people relax when they kayak

Some bird (sorry, I'm no ornithologist)

Cruising under tree branches

Passing a cool house

Passing each other

Passing under a bridge

My turn

Palms on the shore

Someone else going under branches

A third intrepid explorer

Golfers on shore

Potential conflict

Going in style under the bridge

The bigger boat we needed

Conflict breaks out

Boat name or dad joke?

The only alligator we saw (on the first trip)

Paddles everywhere!

Spotting a bird

The bird spotted

A last bridge?

Pipe pretending to be an alligator

Strange name for a road

Really the last bridge

Back by the docks

Our second kayaking trip had more alligators and birds, though the alligators were camera shy. That's okay, because I was alligator-shy. We took a longer, different route and saw some other things, including bubbling waters! I assume that was to keep the waters from being stagnant, though I don't think that would really be a problem.

Second launch

Duck the Branch

My turn at Duck the Branch

Getting out of the woods

Didn't we already pass this house?

A slowly sinking tree

Sunshiny house

So many bridges

Shore bird

Another bridge

Nice reflection

Big house

Trash I picked up

I guess I really like bridges

Bubbling water

More bubbles

Riding through the bubbles

Is this dock bent on purpose?

I guess taking its picture scared the bird?

Ready to fly

Ready to rest

Luckily, too small for us to explore

Crossing the bridge in the other direction

I zoomed to get this shot

Ditto

Last bridge

Coming in for a landing

Pulling himself into drydock

As I said, I did not get any pictures of the gators on the second trip. I barely saw only one of them, though the rest of the family says they saw two different gators.