Mom/Daughter Disney Duo: Road trippin in the South (Disney's HHI & Savannah GA)

Happy New Year!!!

What a fun Christmas present to go see Beauty and the Beast!!! Bummer about working on Christmas though :(


The resort pics are so inviting! Love the look of the beach, those baby seagulls are too cute!

A dole whip on the beach? Now that is the ultimate popcorn::

How fabulous that the driver took you to an ATM, Disney service indeed :thumbsup2


Beauty and the Beast on Broadway was so good!!! The music, costumes, singing...it was just so fun!

Loved the Dole Whip/beach combo!!! :lmao:

We had great drivers!!


Just got on board. Love your pictures, these are the best detailed pictures of Disney's Hilton Head Resort that I seen so far. Thank you!

Thanks for joining in on my TR!!


Loving the beach pictures. What was the temperature there?

The day we arrived there, it was a little on the chilly side, and you'd need a light jacket or sweater, but for the next couple days, it warmed up nicely, to where you could wear capri's and a T shirt! And more people starting getting into the pools!
 
Arriving back to the resort, we just walked around a little bit, before getting ready for our next activity.

Remember the "low tide" pic? When we returned and made our way over to the pier, it was high tide!! And seeing the difference was really neat!!


Here's my low tide pic again:


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And now, it was high tide!!



So we decided to walk down on the pier. (Notice the yellow signs they have up? Workers were getting ready to block off the pier for some maintenance work for a few days, so this was our last time getting to walk the pier.. :(

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Just hanging out on the pier!

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As it was getting dark, we wandered around waiting till the next activity:

A campfire gathering!!!! :woohoo:

The pool area was pretty neat at night time!


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There are several games out in the campfire area:

Bean-bag toss:


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Some shuffleboards:

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Looking back toward Broad Creek Mercantile

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Getting the campfire going!!

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This is the only time we even saw a "crowd" the entire time here!!


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The camp leaders lead the group in singing, dancing, and games! They were so fun! Then, making smore's!! (free activity!)

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When the campfire came to an end, we made our way back to the Broad Creek Mercantile store to pick up some snacks to take back to the room.
While shopping, we realized they have DVD's that you can check out & watch on the in-room DVD player!! (And it's FREE!! You can just check out 2 movies at a time) popcorn::


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So we relaxed, watched movies, and snacked till bedtime!!


So much fun already, and it's only our arrival day!!!!!

:wizard:
 
I had to come back, the photos were showing as little red boxes earlier. Now they're all there. :)

The difference between high and low tide is too cool.

Shuffle board is still on my list of to-do activies.

The campfire sounds like great fun. Nice that some of the other guests made an appearance.

I am loving the look of this resort!
 


I had to come back, the photos were showing as little red boxes earlier. Now they're all there. :)

I wonder if photobucket was acting up? Not sure what happened..

The difference between high and low tide is too cool.
It was so neat!

Shuffle board is still on my list of to-do activies.
I didn't try it, but DD seemed to enjoy it!


The campfire sounds like great fun. Nice that some of the other guests made an appearance.

The campfire was a really fun activity, and a great way to "meet" your Disney neighbors!

I am loving the look of this resort!

Maybe one day, you & your Mom can make it to visit SC and check it out! Ya'll would love it!!!

:wizard:
 
The next morning, we woke up to this gorgeous view!


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We made our way over to the Broad Creek Mercantile.

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Checked out the activity board for the day.

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I liked this sitting area!

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We got a quick service breakfast. I got a biscuit & tater tots (And they were soooo good!)

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After we finished and gathered up our things, I noticed a "hidden" Mickey at the bottom of our seating!

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We went over to the bike rental area, and paid for our 24 hour rental on the bikes, and we were off to the trail to the beach!!!

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I'm not really what you'd call the "outdoor-sey" type person, so it's been a VERY long time since I've rode a bike. But when I saw this "adult tricycle" (what I called it anyway), I absolutely fell in love with it!! This was the best thing ever, to me at that moment!! :rotfl2:

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The bike trail was very easy to navigate!

This is where we started off, after leaving the resort area.


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This is going under the bridge, where the traffic is right above. This is a perfect way to get around there, without having to cross the traffic!!

(You're really supposed to "walk" your bike in this area, but no one else was riding there at the time!) :lmao:


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And yeah, we ended up going the wrong direction for a bit, till another cross-way came up, to cross to the other side of the road! :rotfl:

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When we got crossed over, we came to this little area and decided to stop & take a break:





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And then we had a little visitor!!

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I don't know where the kitty came from or belonged, but it was the cutest, sweetest little thing! DD wanted to keep it and take it home with us! :lmao:

But I'm sure it was someone's pet, cause it was so friendly and calm.


So we headed back through the trail!

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There goes the Disney bus!

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And we finally made it! It was a great bike ride with gorgeous scenery!!




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That bike trail looks very nice and scenic. And I like your idea of getting the tricycle. I can't remember the last time I rode a bike...

Did you see any alligators? No paddleboarding indeed! :eek:

Those tator tots looks scrumptious! popcorn::

What a cute kitty :)

The Secrets of the Marsh event at the campfire sounds interesting.

Mom and I will definitely have to get to this resort at some point.
 
Thi looks like such a nice relaxing vacation. Such a beautiful resort too!
 
That bike trail looks very nice and scenic. And I like your idea of getting the tricycle. I can't remember the last time I rode a bike...

It was VERY nice and beautiful surroundings!

Did you see any alligators? No paddleboarding indeed! :eek:

No, we didn't get to see any alligators. We were worried though, about the kitty, hopefully it made its way home before the alligators seen him! ;)

Those tator tots looks scrumptious! popcorn:: They were really good!

What a cute kitty :)

The Secrets of the Marsh event at the campfire sounds interesting.

I wish we had more time to do some of those activities!


Mom and I will definitely have to get to this resort at some point. :thumbsup2



Thi looks like such a nice relaxing vacation. Such a beautiful resort too!

It is really beautiful. So much more than we expected!!!
 
After arriving to the beach house, we went directly to the beach!!!

One of the best things about this beach is, you can ride bikes, right ON the beach!!!! :beach:





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A nice lady took a pic of us together!

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The beach is still kinda "empty'!

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And we're off....!!

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We stopped a few times for a break, and at this point, we spotted dolphins! Not far from shore!!

(and a bird in this pic! :lmao:)

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Cute seagulls!

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And along the way, DD changed into shorts, as the weather was getting warmer!! (One reason I loved my bike....my little basket was great for holding plenty of beach essentials!!!)



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She found a starfish!!

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We found lots of common seashells, but here's some of our "unique" findings...

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We then made our way back to the beach house, parked our bikes, and rested for a bit, and me with my (non-alcoholic) pina colada. And they are sooo good!!!

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More gorgeous views from where we were



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We decided to share a meal, since we just wanted something light to eat.

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And we went to pick up our bikes, to head back to the resort!
(This is where you park your bikes, by the beach house.)


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Back on the beautiful trail!

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Riding around the resort, we came upon this boardwalk area that we hadn't seen before.

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Parked our bikes, to walk around the pool area, etc

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Looking down, you can see the workers on the pier.

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And DD had to stop & get another one of her favorite snacks!!


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This is when we ran into "B'Lou" (without Shadow :sad1: ).
He was doing a "juggling demonstration/teaching activity with the kids.


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We then headed back to our room (I think this is the only pic I got of our building)

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Forgot to add this pic, but in the foyer area, where you can store your jackets, shoes, luggage, etc ;on the bench, I saw this cute little Disney touch!

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We wanted to go somewhere nice to eat, at least once during the trip.
(we had planned to just eat other meals at the resort)

We decided before the trip that we wanted to try the Salty Dog Cafe.

So we headed out as it was getting dark.
And I really wish we had left before then, because I could tell that on the way to where the restaurant was, that it would have been a gorgeous, scenic ride!!
The Salty Dog Cafe is located in Sea Pines, a little private community area. And you have to pay to enter the location. (Was kinda bummed about paying $8 just to be able to go eat at the restaurant)


As we drove through there, it was pretty dark and we seen lots of deer running through!

It was hard to find (in the dark), even with the GPS directing us, but we finally made it!


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DD got a shrimp pasta dish

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And I got the fish & chips

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Even the restaurant was kinda "empty"!!

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And we finished our night off with a couple of non-alcoholic pina coladas again!!!

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What a fun day!!!

Love all the beach pics, you found some interesting sea specimens.

You're making me hungry with all the delicious treats you had.

Bummer about the $8 parking at the restaurant though. Was the food good? It looked quite tasty.

That boardwalk and grassy area between the buildings looks great. I really like the look of this resort.
 
What a fun day!!!

Love all the beach pics, you found some interesting sea specimens.

You're making me hungry with all the delicious treats you had.

Bummer about the $8 parking at the restaurant though. Was the food good? It looked quite tasty.

That boardwalk and grassy area between the buildings looks great. I really like the look of this resort.


The food at Salty Dog Cafe was really good!
The boardwalk area was so pretty! We loved riding our bikes across there!
 
The next morning (departure day), we woke up to another gorgeous day!

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Sadly, it was time to pack up!

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We packed the car, got our bikes, and took another ride around the resort, before having to turn the bikes in.

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Gonna miss this bike!! :(

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We finally got back to the Mercantile area, but DD had to get her favorite snack one more time! :p

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As we sadly went to turn our bikes in (24 hour rental), a very nice CM brightened our day, and it wasn't such a sad moment after all!!


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I love the look of this resort! Have I said that too much?

Leaving day already? Hopefully you had a little longer to enjoy the day before leaving.

I love when CMs make things better :)
 
Darn! Just when I find your TR, it's coming to an end!

How awesome to have a two bedroom for just the two of you!
 

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