OK, OK, so I'm really behind! We went to Hilton Head for our first time (ever) in Aug. for a few days and just loved it. We stayed at the Hilton Oceanfront Resort, and it was perfect! Highly recommended! Loved the room, loved the beach, and loved the weather! The sand isn't white sand; it's darker and heavier, but the best thing about this beach is that when you're in the ocean, the floor is completely clean--no seaweed, no rocks--just bare, packed sand under your feet! Great for children! (The downside, though, was the lack of seashells.)
This was the first year that Em went running for the water. When she was 1, she didn't like the sand or the water. When she was 2, she preferred the sand. Now at 3, she definitely prefers the water--specifically jumping the breaking waves! We loved watching the numerous Nigels dive into the water (that would be a pelicans reference from Finding Nemo). We also really liked the layout of the island--there's one central horizontal thoroughfare with endless perpendicular turnoffs for each resort/hotel to the beach. On that highway, restaurants and other stores were plentiful, well within driving distance from our hotel.
Emily basically accosted any and every kid she laid eyes on. She would attach herself to the children and sometimes their families. It got so out of hand that we actually had to tell her to stop, that families wanted to spend time with each other and not pesky strangers (how sad is that?). The best one was a German-speaking male duo. They were something like 7 and 5, and were so excited to be in the ocean. The mom was back on the beach, and there went Emily greeting them and introducing herself. When they didn't respond, she tried her Spanish "hola." I tried to tell her they didn't speak English or Spanish, that they spoke another language and that they didn't understand her...but she persisted, and started repeating German phrases they used with each other. Eventually, all 3 of them were jumping the waves hand-in-hand, with Em in the middle! Too bad I don't have a pic of this. But we're pretty happy with the pics we do have--check them out!
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