Vacation Post #4: Harbour Town, South Beach and Savannah

Okay, we are finally at the end of our vacation pictures. I promise this is the last post! First off, we were staying about a 5 minute walk from a really neat part of Sea Pines called Harbour Town. Harbour Town has the iconic lighthouse that you see on a lot of the Hilton Head merchandise. It is red and white striped and really neat. The area is full of restaurants and shops, a huge playground, nightly concerts and a beautiful harbor (imagine that?!) with huge boats.

A free trolley ran from the place we were staying, to the beach and then to Harbour Town. We decided to take Boone for a ride one evening after dinner and he loved it. It looks like the trolley was going 80 mph from this picture! :)

Riding by one of the golf courses we biked by each day on our way to the beach!

Beautiful lagoons and palmetto trees were all over!

A South Carolina State flag outside a shop in Harbour Town.

The lighthouse.

The pier.

Boone with Nana and Papa.

Hanging out in a few of the hundreds of red rocking chairs that were all over 

Harbour Town after an ice cream break.

There was also an AWESOME playground built around a huge tree. Boone had a blast!

Such a neat play area.

Checking out the boats with Dad.

One of our last afternoons in Hilton Head we decided to check out South Beach Marina. It is home to one of the two Salty Dog Cafes on the island. Since we had heard the food was nothing to write home about, we didn't eat lunch there, but we walked around the docks, checked out the stores and grabbed some refreshment before biking back to our condo.

Boats at the dock.

Parrots in the greenery area between the shops. Apparently, they aren't very nice because there was a big sign warning people not to touch them.

Chalkboards in the area near the shops for doodling.

On Friday, we decided to take a quick trip over to see Savannah. We figured since it was only 45 minutes away, we needed to check it out for a bit. We thought the best way to see as much of the city as we could in a short period of time (we had a toddler with us, remember?) was to do the touristy thing and take a trolley ride. It was great because it was nice and cool in the open air trolley and of course it was steamy and humid in Savannah, so walking around all day would have been pretty miserable. Here's some shots from the trolley ride.

The Boone Man.

Reaching the end of our rope. Love Boone's expression!

But we had a fun time in Savannah!

What a blessing this vacation was! We had so much fun, saw such a beautiful part of the country and had lots of time to relax and enjoy the ocean!

Thanks for bearing with me through all the pictures!