Hilton Head Harbor RV Resort and Marina, Hilton Head, SC

June 5 & 6 Hilton Head Harbor RV Resort and Marina – 200 sites – our site $54 plus tax – full hookups, Wi-Fi, cable, tennis courts, two pools, hot tub, fitness center, concrete pads, restaurant, water sports, marina, boat launch and fuel dock, ship store and beer and wine sales. Some sites on the waterfront. Most of the sites are owned but rented out when the owners are not there and they do have sites for purchase. This campground is located at the entrance to Hilton Head Island and a short drive away from the bike trails, beaches, shopping and restaurants. Traffic is heavy on this island but there are some beaches that do have RV slots for parking but most places do not allow RVs. One really needs a car to tour this island but we did enjoy our stay and driving a RV just 25 feet, we were able to drive around it and find parking.
We would return to this park – check in was easy and you get to choose your site by driving around in one of their golf carts to select the one you want. The front desk workers were very nice and informative. The beaches are beautiful with soft sand and warm water to swim in.
George loved the pool here and went swimming twice a day while working out in the fitness room between his dips in the pool. Sunday morning we drove over to Bradley Beach which was very nice. The beaches have metered parking so you pay how long you think you will be there. Interesting! We went to the beach and stayed just over two hours and spent the whole time swimming in the ocean riding the waves. This will be our last time at the beach as we are heading north on 95 tomorrow to the NC border. Might stay at South of the Border Pedro Campground. We are taking the slow drive heading home and so glad we planned it that way. The temperature hit 100 today and driving long hours in the heat of the day is not good for our tires and we definitely don’t want another blowout like we had three years ago with our old camper

Jekyll Island, Georgia and blowout bike tire

June 1-4 on our way to Jekyll Island we stopped at the visitor center and saw a very colorful Georgia Bulldog outside which I posted a picture of. Drove around the island before we checked into our campground. We loved this island even though it was close to 100 the three days we were there. In the morning we would ride our bikes for about four to five hours a day on the island’s bike trails. We rode by the beaches and around the historic area visiting the big cottages and quaint shops the original owners had built. The Federal Reserve was started here and the owners were all rich and big names. The island was given to the state of Georgia and it is considered a state park but they lease the land for others to develop but it is a controlled development. Bike trails are all over the island and everyone bikes. There is the Turtle Rehabilitation center here and it was great seeing all the sea turtles that they are nursing back to health found on beaches or in the ocean in the south. They were working on saving a baby alligator that had been beaten with a baseball bat and shot while we were there. On our bike rides we saw alligators, raccoons, birds, and the biggest red headed black woodpeckers that we have ever seen. We were told to cover our side mirrors on our camper so that the woodpeckers would not peck and chip it – seems to be a big problem here.
We met a nice couple who were married to other partners at different times here in one of the biggest cottages-they are both divorced now. They gave us the history of the island and what to go see and even invited us to the main hotel’s pool. The woman’s father runs or owns the big hotel on the island. This island is so beautiful with large oak trees providing shade over roads, houses, trails and even some beaches.
George loved swimming at the beach here because the water is so warm actually we found out it was 80 degrees – he would have stayed in all day. Of course this temperature is because they have had over two weeks of temperatures and high humidity in the high 90’s. George also had a big blowout with his bike tire. He was going to have to walk back to our campground four miles away in the afternoon heat. Mom to the rescue! Just ahead were some shops in trailers right off the beach and I went in a hardware store and asked if they could change a tube. The only guy on the island that could change a tube was there at the time and the store had the right tube so George had his bike fixed in about a half an hour. He was so lucky and the price was right only the cost of the tube and 7 dollars for labor. Can’t beat that!
They just opened the only gas station on the island with a Dairy Queen about a week ago so we were lucky that on our bike rides we could stop there for a dipped cone every day. I haven’t had a dipped cone in years! Campground was really crowded on Friday night and can’t believe these 5th wheels that try to squeeze into tent sites and therefore park their big trucks hanging into everyone else’s site. Leaving for Hilton Head tomorrow morning.

Blythe Island Regional Park, Brunswick, St. Simons Island - Georgia

5/31-6/1 Blythe Island Regional Park, Brunswick, Georgia Sites over 100 Full Hookups for over $30 per day with tax and rates reset every July. Located on 1,100 acress off of route 303. The park has swimming, boating, fishing and all the sites are well shaded. We enjoyed our stay here for just two nights even though we spent more time touring the Golden Isles such as St. Simons Island. Close to restaurants, shops and historic sites. Plenty to do in this area and we would return to this park.
On Wednesday, we drove over to St. Simons Island after stopping at the visitor center to pick up some great information and maps about what to do and where to go. Beautiful island! We visited Fort Frederica National Monument, Methodist Museum and Conference Center, Old Coast Guard House and Museum, Christ Church, downtown with its small shops and restaurants and the Old Lighthouse Museum. Bike trails all over the island. This island is very friendly to walkers, bikers, golf carts and beach goers. Very enjoyable day even though we saw temperatures in the high 90’s with humidity. Headed back to Brunswick to our campground but first stopped at the Old Country Buffet which has won best buffet awards for the last six years for southern cooking. Leaving tomorrow to tour the historic section of Brunswick before we head over to another of the Golden Isles – Jekyll Island for three nights.