Shirley and I got to walk beaches with the dogs, and each day was such a wonderful treat. Miles of beautiful hard sand, I will miss her.
Dinner on the back patio in front of the newly installed fireplace, very cosy
Aerial view of Hilton Head, looks like a big sneaker!The "A" is the area where the Newtons live.
"Ali Gattor" back to visit on my last day in Hilton Head.He took a little sun bath for about 30 minutes
on the front lawn by the pool.
My last day in Hilton Head...
We went to the beach early in the day and walked and walked.......then last minute errands and time to pack up. At lunch, as we were eating an eagle swooped into the lagoon and caught a fish, then soared overhead showing off his catch. In the afternoon, "Ali Gattor" came back right up onto the Newtons lawn for a tanning session. We watched from the upstairs window and Joe got a couple of really good pics.
The whole week has been just wonderful and then at the last minute, my phone died....dead. So, mad dash to the Verizon store and lo and behold they gave me a new phone, no hassle. Jamie, the young man who took care of me was so helpful, however, sadly, I lost all my contact numbers. I am hoping that all my friends who have my cell number will send me a text so I can recapture the information
Saturday - 4/24 Today, I very sadly said my goodbyes to the Newtons and headed up highway 95 to Richmond VA where I am stopping for the night before getting to Watchung, NJ where I will be visiting for a couple of days with those wonderful nuns that took me in three years ago during a big blizzard an rescued me from having to sleep on the floor at the Newark airport.
As I was driving up here today, I realized that on this trip I have become a destination driver, focused on getting to my next stop where I will be seeing people I am looking forward to seeing. Usually when I take a vacation and spend time in one place, I'm more into site-seeing and side trips. While in Hilton Head I did that -Savannah & Beaufort, and local sites on HH. However, coming across the country I drove by signs that announced places that were places would have gone to if I was tourist-ing - like Boot Hill, Window Rock, Shiloh, Civil War Sites and the Shanandoah Valley. I'm making a list of places I will want to come back to with a friend and see in detail.
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Remember to enjoy the journey and not just the destinations. You have all the time you need.
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