Chris, Simon, Luke and I had the pleasure of going to South Carolina for the week of September 25 - October 3. The boys and I left Holland on Friday, September 25 to pick up Chris in Indianapolis where he had been in meetings since Wednesday. The drive to Harbor Island (near Beaufort), South Carolina is a 16 hour. The plan was to pick up Chris in Indy then drive to just east of Knoxville to stay the night, then continue rest of the way to meet my parents at our beach house on Harbor Island on Saturday.
We arrrived safely, but very exhausted, at our cute little beach house on Saturday evening. My parents were already there and thankfully my mom had already started dinner. The boys were ecstatic to be out of the car and Simon had a great time exploring the house.
After a great nights sleep we ventured to the beach late Sunday morning. Simon was very excited to be walking on the beach! He was a little leery of walking in the water until he saw other kids in the water. Once he saw them he loved walking in the 84 degree water. This was the beginning of many wonderful walks on the beach throughout the week.
Monday and Tuesday were repeats of Sunday with long walks on the beach, splashing in the water and looking for shells. We also spent time swimming in the pools. Chris and Simon spent lots of timing driving around the Island on the golf cart.
Wednesday we ventured into Charleston with my parents. Charleston is such a beautiful and historic city. We spend the day wandering around the city looking at the beautiful homes, parks, and waterfront.
Thursday was again spent on the Island walking the beach and swimming in the pools.
Friday was overcast so we went into Beaufort to explore that charming and historic city. We had fun visting the shops downtown and exploring the waterfront. Simon got to see a shrimp boat up close and personal. He thought that was so cool since we had been seeing them everyday off shore. Simon also had some fun playing in the park in downtown Beaufort. We headed back to the house in time for the boys to take a nap and for me to catch a little time laying out by the pool.
Saturday we loaded up the cars and headed out of Harbor Island about 9:00AM. The goal was to drive to Lexingon, Kentucky that day and finish the last leg of the trip on Sunday. We arrived home safely (and exhausted) late afternoon on Sunday.
The trip to South Carolina was
WONDERFUL. We were blessed with wonderful weather (sunny and warm (80's) everyday). As great as it was to have good weather it was even better to be able to have family time with our little family of 4and to be able to spent time with my parents!
We loved every minute of our time in South Carolina and we are ready to go back anytime!!
