Adventures at Sea

FROM ISLE OF HOPE TO HARBOUR TOWN YACHT BASIN

What a transition!  Early this morning I strolled past the most gracious old southern homes along the waterfront on Isle of Hope.  I met some of the neighborhood people and learned some history of the island.  These were the summer homes of Savannah residents who in the 1800’s would come here to escape the heat and diseases like yellow fever that were rampant in the city.  Overlooking the water, these stately homes are surrounded by live oak trees laden (of course!) with moss.  The summer residents came here by boat from Savannah—not too far away.  I got some great shots of houses, porches and gardens on my iPhone and I want to figure out how to post them to my blog.  Maybe I’ll have some time to do that while we are here in Hilton Head.  We had a nice non-eventful ride over to Harbour Town Yacht Basin this morning and Capt Dick was very adept at backing The MollyBelle into our slip which is somewhat hidden in a corner of the marina.  There are some very large yachts docked between us and the lighthouse, so we have to get off the boat to see it. We are surrounded by the condos and shops of Sea Pines Resort with many people walking around and lots of activity.  So different from our earlier stops along the way!  On Sunday we are going to move off the boat into one of the condos which I believe directly overlooks our boat.  I think I recognize it from photos—it is the only one with a green umbrella on the patio.  We are looking forward to enjoying the amenities of the resort, including bicycle trails, beaches and pool,  and visiting friends from HH, Atlanta and NC—not to mention getting off the boat for a while!