Hilton Head Island is a foot-shaped barrier island located off the Atlantic Coast of South Carolina. The island is some 12 miles long and 5 miles wide and is commonly known as part of the Lowcountry, a geographic area stretching along coastal South Carolina and Georgia and including Savannah, Bluffton and Beaufort.

Approximately 40,000 people live on the island permanently with numbers soaring to over 2.5 million visitors a year enjoying the 23 golf courses, six marinas, 300 tennis courts, 13 miles of public beaches, boutique shopping, art galleries and hundreds of restaurants to name a few things of interest.

The Lowcountry also encompasses salt marches, cotton and rice plantations canopied by beautiful oak trees dripping with Spanish moss, an amazing range of wildlife including Alligators, Blue Herons, White Egrets, Dolphins and much more. Needless to say, none of these critters are leaping out in front of me to pose for the blog!

All that is super fun, but the reason for us being here is to re-connect with my brother –and-sister-in-law, Ron & Shari, and Mike’s cousin and her husband – the gorgeous George and Lorraine!

They all came over last night for a Barbie – our first official motor home party – and it was especially nice for Ron & Shari as they joined us in Alabama back in February to see the initial construction of Roxanne. For them to see it all finished and decked-out was super.

 

Ron & Shari Krywanio at the Tiffin plant in Red Bay, Alabama. 

 

From Left: Lorraine, Shari, Ron, Mike, me and gorgeous George at Head Island Harbor last year.