Hilton Head

I figured I'd follow up on Kai's opinion of HH and pretty much express the same. It certainly is not the vacation land I remember from the 90's. 

Although it's a beautiful area, most of the island is closed off. Major sections are quarantined into these socialist-like sectors. If I lived there it would drive me nuts. And in my mind if I am vacationing somewhere, it's because I might want to move there, not just visit. Not HH. Gridlock is common. License plates from all 48 so nobody knows what is going on. Confusing and dangerous street layouts. If you want to see a different part of the island you have to go through a checkpoint, talk to a guard, and pay a fee to enter. While that may be fine for the average dude who gets two weeks a year, it's not cool with me. I expect full range freedom in any territory I roam. 

But we did have fun. Didn't do much beach time since a local said they were having shark problems. That can only mean one thing. So..on to the boat projects. Here is Jenny diligently revamping the interior. 

We played mini golf. 

As you can see my game is pretty tight toward the end. Kids beat me by like 200%. 

The kids are obsessive readers. It will be interesting when they switch to non-fiction. 

We aren't close hauled in this pic we are aground, compliments of the State of Georgia's lack of attention to ICW maintenance. Steaming along in mid channel we fetched up hard on a falling tide and were stranded for 4 hours. As the 9 foot tide dropped the boat leaned over 35 degrees. 

Everything fell to the floor. 

In this shot Kayden is actually standing up straight. 

Tide came up,Tow Boat yanked us off, and along we went. We should make Florida tomorrow and then SoFlo two days later.