2013 Hilton Head lovers thread

[scottb8888]

Hilton Head Island 2013 guests

January
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February
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March
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02 okw2012* 2-9
09 sparky309442* 9-16
10 Mndisneygirl* 10-15
17 minnie74* 17-21
22 dgaston 22-23
29 barrymomny* 29-Apr5
30 kristenrice 30-Apr5

April
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07 mommypants* 7-12

May
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June
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?? ercrbc
07 iloveokw 7-14
24 HHISand 24-28

*FIRST TIME AT HHI!

**** MArch 24th for us! ***

 

[Mndisneygirl]

Looks like some fun in March!! Hope the weather is nice!

 

[CoffeeCup]

We'll be there March 17-22. This will be the 4th trip for DH and me, and it will be the first visit for friends who are coming with us. We love Hilton Head in early spring.

 

[okw2012]

I am making an alphabetical list of things to do at HHI, would appreciate your help. Would be fun to cover all letters! And then maybe add details on the activities. A good starting point is of course Disney's HHI website:

http://www.disneybeachresorts.com/hilton-head-resort/activities

Things to do in Hilton Head:

Arcade
Arts & crafts

BBQ
Beach
Biking
Bingo
Bird watching

Campfire
Charleston day trip

Dolphin tour

Evening of magic

Fireworks
Fishing

Golf

Hammock testing
Hidden Mickeys

I?

Juggling

Kayak
Kids night out

Low country shrimp grill

Marshes secrets
Marshmallow
Movie

N?

O?

Pin trading
Ping pong
Playgrounds
Pool
Pool table

Q?

R?

Savannah day trip
Scavenger hunt
Shannon Tanner in Shelter Cove
Star gazing
Storytelling

Tennis

U?

V?

Walking on the beach
Wildlife adventure on Pinckney island
Workout

X?

Y?

Z?

 

[mickeyplanner]

Thank you for putting this thread together and adding a link from the tips posted in 2012. We are waiting of the seven month window to open to possibly book our first stay at HHI in June 2013, hoping for June 16-22. We own at BLT so we have a reservation there in case we can't get in at HHI at the seven month window.

Under activities, what about pin trading under "P" and campfire/marshmellow roast under "C" or "M". What is the Unbirthday Party?

 

[missycj96]

There was no unbirthday party when we were there in july.

 

[okw2012]

Will remove the unbirthday party. Found that on an old thread, must not be happening anymore.

 

[iloveokw]

"C" cookies and lemonade at checkin
"B" Blu Crabbe's Low Country Lore/Ghost stories
"E" eat at wonderful restaurants...casual to upscale
"R" relax and recharge
"S" shop til you drop
"S" sunrises and sunsets
"W" watch the nature
"Y" Yatzee...games are available
"Z" ziplining

 

[okw2012]

I am making an alphabetical list of things to do at HHI, would appreciate your help. Would be fun to cover all letters! And then maybe add details on the activities. A good starting point is of course Disney's HHI website:

http://www.disneybeachresorts.com/hilton-head-resort/activities

Things to do in Hilton Head:

"A"
Arcade
Arts & crafts

"B"
BBQ
Beach
Biking
Bingo
Bird watching
Blu Crabbe's Low Country Lore

"C"
Campfire
Charleston day trip
Coastal discovery museum http://www.coastaldiscovery.org
Cookies and lemonade at checkin

"D"
Dolphin tour

"E"
Evening of magic
Eat at wonderful restaurants...casual to upscale

"F"
Fireworks
Fishing
Food & Wine festival (1st week of March)

"G"
Gelato at Wexford Village
Ghost stories
Golf

"H"
Hammock
Hidden Mickeys

"I"
Ibis watching - on the pier at the center of the resort

"J"
Juggling

"K"
Kayak
Kids night out

"L"
Low country shrimp grill

"M"
Marshes secrets
Marshmallow
Movie

"N"?

"O"
Osprey watching - circling overhead

"P"
Pin trading
Ping pong
Playgrounds
Pool
Pool table

"Q"?

"R"
Relax and recharge


"S"
Savannah day trip
Scavenger hunt
Shadow
Shannon Tanner in Shelter Cove
Shop til you drop
Star gazing
Storytelling
Sunrises and sunsets

"T"
Tennis

"U"?

"V"?

"W"
Walking on the beach
Watch the nature
Wildlife adventure on Pinckney island
Workout

"X"?

"Y"
Yatzee...games are available

"Z"
Ziplining
http://www.ziplinehiltonhead.com/

 

[Simba's Mom]

In the "S", how could you forget Shadow?

"C"-Coastal Discovery Museum

"G"-gelato, sold at Wexford Village

"O"-Osprey, often seen circling around overhead

"I"-Ibis, always seen on the pier at the center of the resort-

 

[okw2012]

In the "S", how could you forget Shadow?

"C"-Coastal Discovery Museum

"G"-gelato, sold at Wexford Village

"O"-Osprey, often seen circling around overhead

"I"-Ibis, always seen on the pier at the center of the resort-

Thanks, and please don't tell shadow I forgot him!

 

[okw2012]

As promised, here is the monthly update of the seasonal forecast for Hilton Head.

The colder winter which was forecasted in August is less likely to materialize, as El Nino conditions have not yet developed in the Pacific. While an El Nino winter is still forecasted by dynamical models, it is not expected to be strong. Above average temperature are still predicted for the summer of 2013.

So here is my temperature forecast for 2013 in Hilton Head (issued Sept. 20th, 2012):

Jan-May: average
Jun-Sep: warm (above average)
Oct: average

These are **average** forecasted conditions for each month, (compared to typical temperature for the month). Even when the forecast is correct, weather on individual days can be quite different from the average.

More details here:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/climate/outlook.php?wfo=chs&site=384169

 

[scottb8888]

**** MArch 24th for us! ***

Actually 3/24- 3/29/13

 

[okw2012]

Actually 3/24- 3/29/13

Post #2 updated.

 

[JVL1018]

April 7-13 for us!

April 7-13 for us!

 

[okw2012]

April 7-13 for us!

April 7-13 for us!

Almost the same dates as mommypants.

Will it be your first visit at HHI?

 

[kristenrice]

Here's one of my favorite pictures from our first trip to HHI in April 2011. The girls were 5 and 7 at the time. They'd been scouring the tide pools every day, trying to find a starfish. Finally...Success!! Two in the same tidepool!

We're headed back in just over 6 months and praying that our waitlist for Easter Sunday comes through. We have a cash reservation for Saturday, waitlisted for Sunday and then a points reservation for Monday-Thursday nights. We do have a cash reservation for Sunday so we do not face being homeless for a night, but it is going to cost us about $500. If that waitlist comes through, we save the money AND it only costs 25 points.

Normally, we book a 1BR but we invited my parents this year and they accepted. We're leaving Michigan on Friday (April 29) and staying in Gatlinburg, TN. Then on to HHI on Saturday! My parents have never been to HHI and my dad is really looking forward to doing some golfing. Both of my parents love to camp so I think that the theme of HHI will really appeal to them.

 

[WolfpackFan]

We will be at HHI weeks of June 2nd and also Sept. 8th (if I can get a ressie at 7 months).

 

[okw2012]

We will be at HHI weeks of June 2nd and also Sept. 8th (if I can get a ressie at 7 months).

Ok I will indicate vacations planned for June 2-9 and Sept 8-15.

 

[JVL1018]

Almost the same dates as mommypants.

Will it be your first visit at HHI?

No, we've been going every year since 2002.
It was my son's first vacation, he was 6 mos old..he's 11 now, I can't believe how fast time flies!