Starting Location: Hilton Head Island, SC
Destination: Hilton Head Island, SC
Dining Locations: Tide Me Over, Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort, SC; Signals, Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort, SC; Scott’s Fish Market, Hilton Head Island, SC
Travel Time: 0 min
We awoke to a beautiful, sunshiny morning on the last full day of our road trip. It is always amazing how at the beginning of these trips you have the whole world (or east coast) ahead of you and somehow two weeks seems to fly by in a day. But then when you look back at the photos you realize just how many things you really saw and did during that time. It has been a great two weeks, and we were very happy to be winding down this trip at Hilton Head Island.
We started our morning by having a quick bite to eat at the Tide Me Over quick service restaurant at the main building of the resort. It was perfectly positioned next to the Community Hall where our first morning activity was planned. Because this is a Disney Vacation Club Resort they plan a number of activities throughout the day for people of all ages. The first event that was planned was called Shadow’s Toy Box. This gave young kids a chance to sit in a room and play with toys in the event that you were unable to bring them from home. Although we were pretty well equipped with our own toys we thought it would be a great chance for Hunter to destroy someone else’s toys for a change. Hunter had a blast running around and watching all of the bigger kids play.
After toy time we decided to rent a couple bikes and a bike trailer for Hunter so we could all head to Disney’s Hilton Head Island Beach House. Since Hunter was fast asleep in the stroller we took the opportunity to get the bikes checked out and set up for our trip. It was about a 15 minute bike ride but by Emily’s response when we got there you would have thought that she just finished day 10 of the Tour de France. Needless to say she won’t be wearing the yellow shirt tomorrow. (Excuse me, tell the tough guy that next time he can pull the fifty pound trailer and 30 pound child and then throw stones from his glass hiz-ouse.)
It was getting to be around noon so we decided to grab a bite to eat at the quick service restaurant at the beach house called Signals. Emily and I got the Weight Watchers Philly Cheesesteak sandwiches and Hunter decided to mix it up with a grilled cheese sandwich. The food was pretty good and the beach atmosphere was fantastic. I have never seen Hunter take so long to eat a meal. He somehow was able to take 1500 bites of a half of a grilled cheese sandwich. If Grandma G. were here I think Hunter would have joined her for an after lunch coffee.
After Hunter ran out of steam at lunch we headed to the beach house pool and water play area where Hunter had an absolute blast. He wasn’t sure what he wanted to do more – the water fountain or the pool – so he decided to run back and forth a hundred times. I got to swim with Hunter in the big pool for the first time which was a neat experience. Hunter seemed to like it for about 30 seconds at a time and then insisted to get “down.” Because it was so warm the pool was a perfect place to hang out for a bit. I don’t have any photos of this but Hunter is becoming a little ladies’ man. He was definitely spitting game today. Not sure where he gets it… probably from his Uncle Drew in conjunction with his new four letter vocabulary (just kidding).
After some pool time the two Pisces boys wanted to head out to the ocean to become one with their fish counterparts. We all had a blast and Emily took a bunch of photos. The water, weather, and atmosphere were all perfect (not including the plethora of stomachs racing for maximum expansion). The beach has always been one of my favorite places, and I was happy to be able to spend it there with the family.
After our time at the beach and Emily’s 30 minutes with the oxygen mask, we were ready to bike back to the resort. Hunter was cashed out and was battling to hold his head up in the bike trailer. When we arrived home, Emily and Hunter both decided nap time was far overdue. I took this opportunity to upload the final trivia questions as well as a few overdue journal entries.
When everyone awoke we headed across to a shopping and dining location where we grabbed some dinner from Scott’s Fish Market and brought it back to the hotel room. The food was ok and Hunter ate his normal 12.5 bites and decided he was done. After dinner we headed back to the shopping area so Emily could ensure she has seen every t-shirt and charm created in 2008. (I went in four stores and it took like twenty minutes total. Sheesh.) I believe this was accomplished during this trip. Mom picked up a few souvenirs, and Hunter and I took in a little entertainment in the square.
The last event of the night that we attended was the campfire at the resort. I believe this event happens once or twice a week, but many of the hotel guests attend this fun filled event. I won’t go into all the boring details, but there was one funny thing that happened. During one of the team contests our team needed to come up with a unique “freestyle” dance to compete against the other team. Long story short, but the group decided that to open the freestyle, Hunter would play the role of baby Simba and Preston, the campfire leader, would hold him up a la Rafiki and chant. Not sure if it was a “you had to be there” kinda thing, but Hunter was not nearly as amused as we were. It was really funny. After singing and dancing we grabbed our s’mores and called it a night.
Tomorrow we head back home but this trip has been an absolute blast. Thank you all for following along with our trip. We hope that we brought you some amusement along the way. Don’t forget to play trivia. Final answers are due by Sunday night at 5 PM Eastern.
