He seriously had the time of his life! Pretty sure he would have never left. And this is a kid that is not overly easy to please!
- The Salty Dog Cafe (iconic and an absolute must eat at place! Start with the hush puppies-my kids devoured them!))
How handsome is he?!
- Duck Donuts (you "build" your own donut by choosing the frosting, toppings, etc. They literally melt in your mouth-sooo good!)
- The Crazy Crab (my favorite meal on the island! The seafood was incredibly fresh and delicious)
- A lowcountry backyard (best shrimp and grits in South Carolina, apparently. My husband had them. The food was good and the atmosphere was cool, but I wouldn't recommend taking kids. It was a long wait and they weren't overly welcoming to our children.)
Some of the activities we did on the island:
Pirates of Hilton Head
This was so much fun. I am so glad we heard about it. The kids get to dress up like pirates, get pirate names, and go on a real pirate boat. On the boat they play games, hunt for treasure, find the treasure map (which my kids' dad just happened to have "stolen" ;) ), shoot water at another pirate on another boat, and take some booty from the treasure box home. It was a blast, and all the kids loved it. They really put on a good show for both the kids and parents!
Harbortown
There was SO much to do at Harbortown. Some of our favorite things included...
- Harbortown playground (SUCH a neat playground with tons of equipment and fun things for the kids to do)
- Go to the shops and restaurants
- Visit the iconic lighthouse (you can walk to the top, but we didn't)
While you are in Sea Pines visiting Harbortown, you can also stop at Lawton Stables and do their petting zoo, feed the animals and I believe you can pay to do horse rides.
At Coligny Plaza you'll find a splash area for the kids, tons and tons of shops including boutiques, souvenir shops, and specialty shops of all kinds, restaurants, lots of ice cream shops, drink stands, and a really cool little pirate ship playground.
Aside from the activities away from the condo/beach, we really spent at least several hours every day at the beach! The kids just loved it, so we made sure to get in some time there every day. We also saw sharks, dolphins and sea turtles one day, which was a little freaky but neat to see. Oh, and of course jellyfish throughout the week!
One thing I loved about the island is that the whole island had a path around it where you could walk or bike (tons of bike rentals on the island) and get around the entire island if you wanted to. One day during the kids nap time, I walked down to Coligny and the path was shaded almost the entire time, so it wasn't bad at all. It was such a beautiful, lush island. So many pretty trees, lots of animals. Just a beautiful place to stay.
On the way there, the boys literally played with these sticky hands my husband got at Target for about 10-12 hours of our drive. Not exaggerating. It kept them busy the ENTIRE day somehow. The way home they didn't play with them quite as much but probably kept them busy for at least 5 hours here and there throughout the day. I had packed an entire bag of things for them and on the way there, I think we got one other thing out the entire day. So...if you need a road trip idea, apparently kids love sticky hands!
Also, these fake mustaches were a hit. It's the little things, I guess.
On the way home, we hit Ikea in Atlanta for a few things we needed, then drove as far as we could manage that day, which ended up being to St. Louis. We drove to the far side, so we wouldn't have city traffic in the morning, crashed very late, woke up and had a good breakfast, and finished the drive home by lunch time. It worked out perfectly.
Now we need to get on planning next year's vacation. Where should we go next?!

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