More fun

We have done a couple more kayaking trips in the Broad Creek.  Started one at the bridge and paddled out toward open water.

 Little windier going around island.

 It was high tide so we ventured into the marsh grass to cut off some distance. 

 Nice homes along the shore line.

 I bet we have as much fun in our kayaks as they have in their boat.  Saw lots of boats docked at homes and at marinas.

 Yea..the bridge.  We're almost finished.

Ferry boat passed us 3 times.

The next time out we paddled Broad Creek again but we put in at the other launch site and paddled to the bridge - it was where we were going the time my kayak filled with water and we never made it then.

 I sure do like these white birds!

Yea..we're almost back.  Launch site is on the other side of this restaurant.  2 3/4 hours paddling.

Today we went on another bike ride.  Traveled into some areas we had not been before.

Shelter Cove and Palmetto Dunes.  Nice ride

 Veteran's Park in Shelter Cove.

We could see Broad Creek from the other side.

Red roofed Restaurant where boat launch is.

Before we rode today we went to a coffee hour at the resort.  Needed to ride after donuts!  Thought it was supposed to rain but we got a nice ride in before the rain came late in the afternoon.

The other day when I rode I stepped into a red ant hill and got some bites on my foot....careful when I am in the grass now!

Bicycling on Hilton Head

Bicycling here on Hilton Head is awesome.  By every major road is a bike path.  The nice thing is we can access them right at our resort.

 Bluffton has some great paths too and we went there to peddle around today.  We got off the path for awhile and traveled on some back roads with little traffic.

 Nice views.  Had to get a picture of this bird.

 Shy!  When I went to get a close-up it turned it's head!

 Lots of big live oak trees and lots of Spanish moss.

Fun biking!

On another note, we went to the social again on Monday and I won another raffle.  Guess what?  Another Zip Line run.  Thought I might do it this week but then changed my mind and gave the certificate to someone who was really interested in it.  Didn't seem like it would be much fun to do by myself.  I needed some of my friends here to do it with!!

Kayaking

Kayaking here has been nice.  Weather has been in the 70's and there has been little wind.  We did some kayaking on Friday & Saturday.  Friday we went to Bluffton and Saturday we put in at Broad Creek.

We saw a dolphin when we started and when we ended in Bluffton.  Too hard to get a picture of it but we had fun watching it.

 Oh, oh...which way do we go?  3 possibilities!

 Getting through the marshgrass areas can be a little unnerving when the tide is going out!

We could see where we wanted to end up but not sure how to get there.

 High tide in Broad Creek

 Wouldn't you like to go for a swim in this water?  NOT!

 We had fun watching this pelican diving.  Entertaining!

White birds up in a tree.

Boat trip to Savannah

On Monday, Bruce & I went to the "social" at the resort.  We had snacks, drinks, and heard about things to do in the area.  Each person was given a raffle ticket for some "gift certificates".  I won a gift certificate for the racing Zip Line which I was not interested in using.  Near-by was a family with a young lady (probably in her 20's)  She looked more of the Zip Line type than me so I offered her my certificate which she took.  Her family had won a boat cruise to Savannah which they could not use because they were leaving the next day so we traded (about $100 value).  The boat cruise goes out on Thursdays this time of year so we went to Savannah by boat.  

Trip was about 1 1/2 hours.

 Nice day until about 2:00 when it started to rain.

 Ship wreck from Civil War period.

 Harbor going into Savannah is a very busy, working harbor.

Container ship leaving harbor - it was huge!

One of our favorite sites when we took a tour another time had been the Cathedral.  We walked back to see it again this year.

 A beautiful Nativity Scene was set up.

 On the way back, we met up with a couple more container ships - one coming in and one going out.

All in all - a nice day!

Always an adventure! Where were you Dianne?

We are in Hilton Head - rained on our way here Sunday but cleared up and we were able to get a nice bike ride in yesterday even though it was cool.  Love the bike paths here!

Today was warmer and we decided to go for a kayak paddle in the afternoon.

Went to Broad Creek.

 Egrets & ibisis

Oyster beds - tide was low and starting to come back in.

After about 45 minutes of paddling, I noticed my butt getting wet and the kayak getting harder to paddle.  I had Bruce check my back hatch and he found it filled with water.  

 Pumping out my hatch.

No good place to pull over and it would just keep filling so I high-tailed it back to boat launch.

Stopped periodically to do a little bailing but the adrenaline was pumping and I got a good work-out!

I did take time to get a picture of this bird though.

Hatch was filled when I got back and back end of boat was actually under water when I was sitting in it and paddling - very relieved to reach land!

Have a hole in back-end which Bruce has patched.  Will put some duck tape on it after it dries a bit!

Bye to Myrtle Beach

The last few days have been quite cool - struggling to reach the 50's.  Wed & Thurs were rainy as well. Yesterday it was sunny so we got in a bike ride around Little River area.  I had a hard time warming up  (didn't have long pants on and my legs were cold).  Hot tub warmed me up when we got back though.  Today was very sunny too but I decided to take a walk on the beach instead of cycling or kayaking - It was my last chance!  Tomorrow we head to Hilton Head Island.

 Those things in the water are not people - they are sea gulls.

This has been our home for the last three weeks.  We are farthest left on the floor right under the top floor.  (19th floor).  Nice room, great views.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year!

Can you believe it is 2013 already?

We had a cool and cloudy day but there was no wind so we did a 2 1/2 hour paddle on the Intracoastal Waterway putting in at the bridge in Little River.

 Pelicans have become our favorite birds to watch and there were several to see on this paddle.

This one was hanging out around the boat launch waiting to be fed.