glennbo123
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- May 10, 2008
Sounds like you really had a great trip if you were already planning a return! Love the food pics.
Jill in CO
Oh, we really did. It might've been partly due to the fact that this was our first trip sans-kids in almost 10 years...but Hilton Head was really nice too!
So much to comment on, but the thing that really stands out is the sheer enjoyment you are getting (ok, got) out of this vacation. I love when I hear people finding that happy place that they'd want to go back to over and over. And now I think I may have to add HH to my "hopefully someday" list- right after the Hawaii one. (For the life of me can't remember it's name other than something like Aulani or such.)
Sometime shortly after I started this report, someone posted something like "Oh, I can't wait to read what made HHI feel like 'Disney' to you". And it wasn't really one thing. But it was on that bike ride that I realized that I was just enjoying the heck out of this vacation.
Anyway, next time you get an inkling to visit the PNW, we can show you some real tidepools. I think James would love them!!
You won't recognize James the next time he appears in a trip report. He's finally started to shoot up, and his hair has gone curly. Diagnosis: puberty.
I'm really glad you enjoyed Hilton Head so much. I hope that someday, you finally will be able to buy points there.
Thanks Andy. Sometimes I look at the resales and wish I wasn't so darned practical!
Your ideas about making it a stopover on the way down to WDW sure seem pretty logical. Much better than that Holiday Inn off the side of the interstate.
Somewhere a (probably now retired) DVC employee who was in charge of planning back in the '90's is smacking his forehead going "Duh"!
Fun! I'm glad you were able to get your third night. I hope the kids enjoy it as much as you did!
Me too! Oh, I wanted to come on here and do the happy dance when I got it. And there was more to the whole booking story than that, but it would probably be boring to most people. As I looked at availability every day I could see somebody walking a reservation in front of me...days would be unavailable and then open up as they passed. I felt lucky to get the two days that I did, but the third day didn't open up. I figured that must be the real start-date of that person's vacation. Then I saw it available online one night but I decided to wait and call the next day to add it to my existing vacation -- I was afraid if I booked it separately that I might have to change rooms. That was dumb. It was gone by the time member services opened the next day. So I put in the waitlist, but I didn't figure it would come through because everything looked to be booked up pretty tight.
Um... yeah. That just seems like an awkward set up.
Hey, kids. Go to the bar and get me a towel!
I should have 'em ask for a screwdriver and see what they get!
Wonderful day! Especially compared to the temps today... And you do know it's a good vacation when you want to come back before you've left!
This has been a miserable winter hasn't it? We haven't gotten as much snow as some other years, but so darned cold.
Oh yeah, this was a great vacation.
When I lived in FL my friends and I would take the boat over to Sanibel Island (west coast of FL) and I loved how the dolphins would just pop up at anytime and race along side the boat. Sweet pictures of the momma and baby dolphin.
The beach at HH looks really nice.
Hiya Jen! Yeah, dolphins always look like they're having a good time.
HH has a nice beach. Not many shells, if you like looking for those, but a nice gradual grade, and sand that's packed enough to bike on.
What are the dates you are going to be at WDW? After a couple of years of one bad thing after another we are finally heading back in May. I'm excited to make it back for SWW but still super disappointed about Hyperspace Hoopla.
Oh good, I'm glad you're able to go back!
We'll miss SWW. We'll arrive 6/23 and leave for HHI on 6/29. I can't believe they discontinued Hyperspace Hoopla. It was hands-down the single best thing about Star Wars Weekends. It's just baffling.
Hi Rosie!
That's the feeling I got on my first cruise!!! But you make HHI sound very appealing as well.
We've only ever been on one cruise (Royal Caribbean), loved it, and would love to go again. If only I could hit the lottery.
I am pretty sure that this is the reason why DVC built there in the first place. I once read that a very large portion of DVCers come from the North East. But somehow the idea of non-Disney DVCs did not really catch on. They now have Aulani, but this again does not seem to sell as well as they would have hoped for. I am afraid that the future of DVC will only bring more DVC at WDW. And not even new resorts, the current method seems to be to add on DVC to existing resorts. The rumour goes that the WL is next for a treatment like the Poly just got - converting existing rooms into studios and build some kind of huts/bungalows along the water edge.
Yeah, after it dawned on me I figured that it was part of someone's plan way back when. Of course they're not actively selling it anymore, but I wonder if they marketed it that way back when it was originally sold.
I agree, they've obviously found a formula that they like with these add-ons. And yes, it appears that the resorts away from WDW have been a little bit of a disappointment.
You are better careful where you bike with a functioning bike, you might end up with a lot of expensive vacation ideas!
That's good advice!
Sounds wonderful! I hope the kids like it as much as their parents (are all the kids coming along?).
Me too! Yes, looks like we'll have them all along!
I love these wooden beach chairs! They look comfy and classy!
When we first rented them, the lifeguard pulled the footstool-part out from underneath and we were just like the aliens in "Toy Story": "Oooooo!"
I saw you comment on my VB beach pictures - this is indeed a total different class of beach! Looks great for playing in the sand!
I like Vero a lot, but when comparing the beaches it's a +1 for Hilton Head.
Fascinating! But this thing looks huge!! I think I would be a bit scared by it...
They are big. Hey, I never said that I picked it up!
Well done!
Good timing.
Caught up on your last couple of updates.
Thanks Dee!
I really enjoyed your photo tour of the resort entrance and the marina.
Looks like a great day to be out on the water. I have been on whale watches on huge boats with hundreds of people- how nice to be on an intimate tour with just one other family.
That is a super picture of you and Judy in the boat!
Cool celebrity and nature facts...
Great. Thanks!
It was really nice. Yeah, with so few people, it didn't have that "commercial" boat tour vibe. More like just going out on a friend's boat.
Thank you.
And, thank you.
I bet that story's true!!!
Ah, I see what you did there. Be careful with all that betting, or you won't be let into the Hall of Fame!
Great dolphin pictures and video.
Thank you ma'am.
Glad to hear you already have a return trip booked. Sounds like the perfect place with a combination of relaxation, interesting activities and fantastic food!
Hey, you just wrote my TR wrap-up for me!
Other than the wind, it seems like it was just a beautiful beach day. My boys used to love to play in shallow tide pools. Loved the addition of the horseshoe crab in your report. One of my favorite marine creatures. My dad volunteers as a marine docent, so my kids and I have had lots of exposure to critters like this and sea stars (don't you dare call it them starfish!)
I've been warned!
(if you ever need info on the mating habits of horseshoe crabs, complete with video, I'll put you in touch with my dad)
Okay, I'm filing that way in my mental rolodex...you will be my first pm when that comes up, as I'm sure it will.
Horseshoe crabs don't come up in conversation very often, so I am going to take this unique opportunity to share a photo of my son Ben in costume at the Great Bay Science Center in NH.
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Now how awesome is that?!! Did you make the costume? Love it!
I LOVE that you can get a Mickey Bar and Dole Whip at the snack shop!
And yes, I do appreciate you bookending your updates with Food Porn!