Horses, Harbours and Happenings:Steve and Sue visit Chincoteague and Hilton Head, May 2009! - COMPLETE About This Page:

[Colexis Mom]

Great pictures of the Villas!! Glad you had a great ride down!

[DrDolphin]

Wonderful updates Sue!! I think I need to take a trip to DVC Hilton Head in the future!

[chezp]

What a great installment - my goodness, 11 hours on the road though. There's no way we could drive that far in a day... we'd be exhausted.

Isn't Hilton Head beautiful? The one bedroom looks just as lovely as the studio we had there....

[lauren-roxy]

Glad you made it to Hilton Head safely!! What a great villa!!

[goofysdtr]

Your pictures make me want to add a trip to HH to our list! Thanks for sharing them.

[Eeyoresmom]

more please!

[rescuesk]

I'm sorry it took so long for me to update..it has been BUSY!!!

Day 5, part 1....

We slept in a bit this morning. The night was cool, quiet and the bed was comfortable! I got up around 8:30 and made coffee. I threw in a load of laundry, and then I played on the laptop until Steve got up.

The villa was even more beautiful in the day. Our balcony extended the entire length, from one end to the other. We had a picnic bench and two chairs out there. I took my coffee and the laptop outside and enjoyed the warm South Carolina morning.

A few morning pictures from our balcony:










The porch itself:


While I was outside, the phone rang. Do you think Steve would get it? : Of course not. He said, and I quote, "I thought I heard a noise ringing somewhere." :Sigh. I retrieved messages and it was the front desk asking us to move our car. I called them back and explained what had happened last night. She was understanding, and Steve went down to move the car. He found a legitimate space, but he did go into guest services and complain. One suggestion he made was valet parking. He later told me that you could see a light bulb go on over the CM's head! So if HHI ever gets valet, you'll know who to thank!

These are a few details from the bench seat by the laundry room:





And a Shadow footprint:


So we........WAIT!!


What do you mean, "Who's Shadow?"

You don't know the legend of Shadow?

Well...take a listen, this is part 1...

Shadow is a golden retriever. She was seen hanging out at Disney's HHI resort when the resort was undergoing construction. When the resort was completed, no one had the heart to remove her from the place she loved, so she stayed. She can sometimes be found in the front office, sometimes in maintenance and sometimes in recreation. She is a legend round these parts, and she grows more ethereal with each passing year!

We would later find out how Shadow's footprints came to rest on the tiles of the villas!

I made us breakfast. Eggs, English muffins and fresh melon.

After breakfast, showers, and more coffee, we decided to explore the resort. We started in the front of the Live Oak Lodge:














Shadow's House:


In the lodge:








B'Lou Crabbe, resident historian, entertainer, magician and musician entertains the young 'uns!


We walked down the path to the side of the resort facing the marsh:









Check out the Spanish moss:





Locals:




Through the resort:




































Yes, he is filming a bird feeder:


Playground area:






Filming a tree:




Hot tub:




The pool:






Shuffleboard:


Shadow's house at recreation:


Campfire pit:


Awesome sign:


Out to the marsh:


















Kayakers:




From there, we left the resort and walked around Shelter Cove...




In my next life...












What a beautiful resort and area! And our day was just starting!

Next...Harbourtown and a baby lighthouse!

[Eeyoresmom]

Originally Posted by rescuesk

Awesome sign:

Anyone else notice the difference between BWV and BCV?

Thanks for sharing all the photos of the HHV!!!

[pamcarey]

Awesome pictures of both the ponies and Hilton Head!! I need to add both to my list of places to visit!

[chezp]

Originally Posted by Eeyoresmom

Anyone else notice the difference between BWV and BCV?

Thanks for sharing all the photos of the HHV!!!

I remember looking at that when we were there! I love the way they've add the new resorts to this sign - so cool!

Thanks for sharing all those great photos of Hilton Head Sue - you are bringing great memories back of our stay there. The pool looks much busier than the cold November when we were there!

[rescuesk]

I love the way they've add the new resorts to this sign - so cool!

That was the first thing I noticed! I said to Steve..."Look! This is updated! It's even got Bay Lake Towers and the Treehouses on it!" But I didn't notice the diffeence in mileage. It must be a long walk around the lake!

[lauren-roxy]

Great update!! Cool story about Shadow!! Wonderful photos!!

[Simba's Mom]

Just out of curiousity, which 1 BR did you have? Was it nice (Um, that's a dumb question-sorry-all the 1 BRs there are nice). Did you see Shadow? She used to do a "meet and greet" every Thursday morning, but I haven't seen her around in the last year or so.

[DrDolphin]

Great update Sue - and your photos are wonderful. They make me want to book a weekend up there soon!!

[rescuesk]

Originally Posted by Simba's Mom

Just out of curiousity, which 1 BR did you have? Was it nice (Um, that's a dumb question-sorry-all the 1 BRs there are nice). Did you see Shadow? She used to do a "meet and greet" every Thursday morning, but I haven't seen her around in the last year or so.

It was second floor towards the front, room 2105 I think. It was beautiful!

And Shadow will be here later, with pictures...