Monday, October 29, 2007

Hilton Head continued

OK, it is a little bit later than anticipated for the second half of our vacation, but here goes.  The next day after the Dolphin excursion we headed to Savannah, GA.  It is so beautiful there.  We walked down River street and saw some amazing stores and it felt like we were stepping back into a totally different century.  I loved it.  Then we went to a place the tourist center told us was a good place to take kids.  It was an actual Pirates House, well used to be anyway.  It is where Capt. Flint lived and died (the pirate from Treasure Island).  It was really spooky there.  It is considered one of the most haunted places in America.  Yea, we took our kids there.  Anyway, when they were doing renovations back in the 60's, they uncovered a hidden dungeon with cells and secret passage ways.  It led all the way to the ocean.  Legend has it that when it was a bar, the pirates would get customers drunk with the rum they served them and then they would carry them down through the passage and put them on a ship headed to another country.  Kinda freaky.  Well, it was a really cool place to visit, even though it spooked my kids a little.  Then we drove around and visited Paula Deans and sons restaurant.  After a long day we headed back to the ocean for some more swimming.  

The rest of the vacation we spent just relaxing by the pool and enjoying the ocean.  We can't wait to go back there.  We were amazed how well the kids did in the car and at Hilton Head.  We all had so much fun.  I inquired about how much it would cost to buy our little condo we stayed in and was told it was about $1 million dollars!!  Yikes!  The owner of Brian's company owns it and lets his employees stay there for free!!  Well, you have to claim it as income on your taxes, but still!!