Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

As the more jobs and projects I take on, some of my posts get delayed. Back in late March my fiance's mother passed away. It was a rough time for everyone and still mourning her loss. A couple days after the funeral, we drove down to Hilton Head with Ashley's father and his two dogs. The sad part about all this was that we were originally scheduled to visit her parents at their new home in South Carolina where they recently retired in December. Unfortunately her mom passed right before we made that trip. 

After everything happened, we still decided to follow through with our plans and help out Ashley's dad and give him company. We also needed a break and Hilton Head was perfect place to relax and catch up with our thoughts. 

This was my second time visiting the island but I really considered it to be my first. A couple years ago I made a road trip down and it ended being the vacation from hell. I won't get into the specifics but I totaled my car in Savannah, GA.  

Most importantly, this time I enjoyed myself and got to explore a little bit. We biked around the island, woke up to see the sunrise, visited plantations, and drove out to see the Old Sheldon Church Ruins. 

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One of the shorter days of this trip we finally hit some unpleasant weather. At the start of the trip in California, the temperature was in the 90's and slowly declined as we moved east. We played golf that day at a course called "Devil's Thumb". Very beautiful and it only cost us $20 with a cart to play. The weather was weird I must say. One moment it was cold, rainy with gusting winds, then warm and sunny. 

We played in the mountains so it was almost like the weather was recurring in a circle. When the rain left, you could see it coming back after 20 minutes. I wasn't complaining because the coarse was amazing but the total experience was odd to say the least.