Day 19 - Jacksonville, FL to Hilton Head Island, SC

Today was a pretty short travel day, only 165 miles.  We got going around 9:30am, which is a little later than normal for us, but I'm (Jim) not feeling 100% at the moment so sleeping in a little was a good thing.

Before we left, we put on 4 more state stickers on our door.  We added Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.  Tomorrow we get to add Georgia and South Carolina.  The map is getting more colorful!

We stopped and picked up some Georgia peaches along the way.  Pretty yummy!  Overall the ride was uneventful, which is always a good thing.

The campground is just over the bridge as you head onto the island.  Very nice campground and people.  One interesting twist is that when you make a reservation, you reserve a "space".  Once you get here, they hand you the keys to a golf cart and you drive around and pick any of the open spaces.  If there is someone else looking, it could become a race to see who gets back to the office first!  We ended up with a very nice space on a corner so there isn't anyone next to us and we are just across the street from the sites that back up against the water.

Once we got setup and had lunch, we headed out on our bikes for a ride.  They have a pretty extensive set of bike trails here on Hilton Head.  We were headed to one of the main villages until Greg got a flat.  I was a dumb ass today and didn't put a hand pump on my bike so we were up a creek without a paddle, so to say.  Cathy did a search on Google for a bike shop near by and it indicated there was one about 1/2 mile up the road, so we all walked.  The downside is that the bike shop was no longer there, but the good news is there was a pub next to a boat storage site.  I spoke to one of the workers at the boat facility and he said they had a compressor with a tire attachment.  Fortunately I did have a tire repair kit and once we found the leak, patched it, I then went back to the boat storage site and filled it up.  While I was doing this, Cathy and the boys headed to the pub, which overlooked the inlet.  Once I finished patching the tube and putting everything back together, I joined them for a well-deserved beer!

On the ride back, we rode past a small shop selling fresh veggies and shrimp.  I picked up 1/2 lb. of shrimp for myself, since I'm the only seafood eater in the family and then we headed back to the campground.  As luck would have it, Connor got a flat too.  Fortunately we were not too far from the campground so we just walked back.  Not sure what caused both flats. I'll take a closer look tomorrow when I fix Connor's tire.

After dinner we took a stroll around the campground.  Very nice.  The temp tonight is only around 81 degrees, but the humidity must be around 90%, which makes it feel much worse than it should be.  The wind died down this evening, so that's not helping either.  Let's just say, I am very happy I installed the 2nd AC in the trailer!  It has been a life saver so far.

Tomorrow is the Fourth of July.  Not sure what we're going to do yet.  Maybe we rent kayaks and paddle around a little.  I'm playing golf on Friday.

One thing I noticed today, I think there are as many churches as golf courses here on Hilton Head!

Here is a shot Cathy took while we were riding our bikes today.  Pretty place.  One thing to note, there are a number of very expensive homes here, but also quite a few rather poor places too on the island.