March vacay (continued)

HILTON HEAD ISLAND

One of the best things about the beaches in Hilton Head are their size.....wide, flat and bike able which we took advantage of every day.

Sunset from the beach.

And sunrises

Spent a quiet Sunday afternoon in Sea Pines preservation area where I came very close to stepping on this guy!

The bee was busy on these blossoms.

We attended the local HH St. Patrick's Day parade on a warm and sunny day.

The resort was beautiful, on the beach, and featured a pond area where many turtles lived.

Ocean water was warm, pools were heated.

Nearby Sea Pines has a marina where you can take any kind of boat ride, eat at one of many restaurants or simply watch a sunset.

Our dolphin ride was very successful!

The Sea Pines light house  (Jim's photo with the setting sun in just the right place.)

                              On to Greenville, South Carolina, a beautiful city we have never visited.  Spring had arrived and there was a pretty downtown area to walk.

Lunch in this bistro.

The park we walked, blooming trees and flowers, a water fall and the longest pedestrian bridge in the US.





Best vacation, ever!

March vacay

We spent three perfect weeks in March traveling through Virginia, North and South Carolinas, Georgia and Florida, visiting Mary and Doug, Campbell U. (Kylie's school), watching Kylie play LAX and enjoying the warm, sunny weather (everyday).  I am dividing this blog into two sections as I have so many photos to share.

FLORIDA

We are posing with Gaylord, Campbell U's camel mascot.  We bought T-shirts, logos and a Campbell cap, and saw much of the campus in Buie's Creek, NC    (don't blink or you will miss the town).

Stayed over in Hinesville, GA and was excited to see blooming flowers!

Tradition is that we stop at the Florida welcome center to partake of the free cuppa OJ.

Bike week in Daytona......hearing the constant hum of motorcycles.

Our Florida Marriott resort was beautiful.  One of our favorite spots was the outdoor bar and grill and fire pits where we enjoyed steel drum music after dark. Balmy evenings were lovely after a winter of cold dark ones in front of an inside fire place!

Every morning a beautiful sun rise from our bedroom deck.

Our time with Mary and Doug were fun and they took us to one of their favorite birding areas where Jim and I enjoyed   lots to capture with our cameras.

My goal was to walk every day while we were away....lots to see!

....like pelicans

and scary-looking trees.

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Azaleas were in full bloom.

And we watched Kylie play LAX in Jacksonville on her 19th birthday!




On to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina!