Storms Here Too!

 

Kate and Stephen with the beautiful view down the lagoon from their living room at Litchfield by the Sea.

Well it's not snow but we had lots of rain and wind with severe thunderstorms/tornado warnings. So we felt very lucky to be staying with our friends Stephen and Kate at their lovely home at Litchfield by the Sea in South Carolina. Baby was happily set up at in nearby Huntington Beach State Park. Stephen and Kate were neighbors of ours' in Brookline and our kids grew up together. Kate and I were coleaders of a Camp Fire Boys and Girls Club with our two youngest children as members. They were also part of our Family Hiking Group that did a Hut to Hut 2 or 3 night hike each summer over the Presidential Range in N.H.

A selfie with the four of us.

They welcomed us with a terrific dinner and it was great to catch up on news. Stephen's sister Jennifer came for a delicious big breakfast the next morning and then we enjoyed a walk on the beach and around their resort. The next day was very stormy and we planned some indoor activities followed by seeing the movie Boys in the Boat and dinner at the Bonefish Grill. On the way to the theater we had a visit with Stephen's mother, now 96 but living in her own home in a Continuing Care Community.  We were handling the storm without an difficulty so it was a surprise to be the only customers in the big restaurant!

Our next stop was Skidaway Island State Park just outside of Savannah, GA. We've been here before and like the big wooded sites that are almost all pull through. Despite many visits to Savannah (many in our boat), we never get tired of walking around this lovely city. But our first day we retraced out route a little to pay a visit to our friend Debra (formerly of Tango) in Hilton Head. We had a great visit with she and her husband Richard last January but he has since past away, quite unexpectedly, last summer. We had a very nice lunch out and talked about our wonderful times together with them in Trinidad, Bonaire, Aruba and Cartagena, Columbia. Richard was so full of life and other than the rare cancer he was suddenly diagnosed with, in excellent health, so it is really hard to believe he is gone. We were glad to see that Debra has such a good supportive community and very close family. That afternoon she took us to see the Coastal Discovery Museum nearby and we enjoyed their exhibits inside and beautiful camellia garden outside. 

Debra and Scott enjoying lunch, Scott is 
showing off his dozen oysters!

The lovely grounds at the Costal Discovery 
Museum at Hilton Head

I LOVED the camellias!

And there were so many, every one beautiful.

You can see my hand below left trying to hold
the blossom to take it's photo!

Our secluded site at Skidaway Island State Park

And the view from our dining table.

More on Savannah in my next post!