We decided today that we should go across the bay and explore Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Can't say we were all that impressed. It is very crowded with way too much 
traffic. It also is a playground for folks with a bunch of money. One of their landmarks is a lighthouse, that was actually built in modern times and never used as a true lighthouse. The lighthouse was built strictly as a draw for boaters and tourist. In the area where the light mechanism would be was a gift shop. It is located on the south end of the island in a very restricted residential area. It cost $5.00 just to drive through the gate in this area and then we were given very strict rules about not getting off the main road and into the private home streets or we w
ould be fined. Once after we got to the lighthouse I felt obligated to climb the 114 steps to the top. (Although Joanne loves lighthouses she has decided climbing them is no longer something she can do.) It cost another $3.50 to climb up to their gift shop. There were some good views of their marina and of one of the fairways of the Harbour Town Golf Links where the Heritage Golf Tournament is held each year.
traffic. It also is a playground for folks with a bunch of money. One of their landmarks is a lighthouse, that was actually built in modern times and never used as a true lighthouse. The lighthouse was built strictly as a draw for boaters and tourist. In the area where the light mechanism would be was a gift shop. It is located on the south end of the island in a very restricted residential area. It cost $5.00 just to drive through the gate in this area and then we were given very strict rules about not getting off the main road and into the private home streets or we w
ould be fined. Once after we got to the lighthouse I felt obligated to climb the 114 steps to the top. (Although Joanne loves lighthouses she has decided climbing them is no longer something she can do.) It cost another $3.50 to climb up to their gift shop. There were some good views of their marina and of one of the fairways of the Harbour Town Golf Links where the Heritage Golf Tournament is held each year.After the lighthouse we spent some time looking at some of the shops located there and then had a late lunch at the Harbourside Burgers & Brews. This was an outdoor cafe with se
veral tables with umbrellas. Due to the wind the waiter was going around putting the umbrellas down just after we got seated. Anyway, we did have some very good hamburgers for our effort. All in all it was a good afternoon but Hilton Head Island is probably not a place we'd return to and we definitely would not spend the kind of money it would take to stay anywhere over there.
veral tables with umbrellas. Due to the wind the waiter was going around putting the umbrellas down just after we got seated. Anyway, we did have some very good hamburgers for our effort. All in all it was a good afternoon but Hilton Head Island is probably not a place we'd return to and we definitely would not spend the kind of money it would take to stay anywhere over there.
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I figure you gotta draw the line somewhere or they'll just drain you dry...Let somebody else give them their money.
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