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Well we're back from a very short trip to HHI. Here are some highlights of our trip. Plus if you go to the link in my sig below, you can see some pictures I just uploaded (have you notice that the more often you go to a place, the less pictures you take each time you go).
Anyway, we drove to HHI on Monday and got there around noon. We drove on into Harbour Town and had lunch at the Crazy Crab. I had the oyster Po' Boy while DW had a seafood salad. My oysters were delicious but her salad was so-so. After walking around the fancy boats and all we headed to check into the Hampton Inn just as it was starting to rain. We spent Monday night at the Hampton Inn and Tuesday and Wednesday at the DVC resort. This is a very good way to extend your points by spending the night before at a cheap motel ($80 for the room). You can then checkin at the DVC resort early and have pretty much a whole extra day there. The Hampton Inn at Bluffton is actually nicer than the one on HHI but the HHI one is usually cheaper and really you're just looking for somewhere to spend the night.
After checking in, we drove over to Savannah and walked around the river front area some. I couldn't believe how deserted it seemed. For dinner we drove on out towards Tybee Island and ate at Uncle Bubba's Oyster House. I had some of the best shrimp and grits I've ever had. This was our second time at Uncle Bubba's and it is one of our favorite places to eat. For those that don't know Uncle Bubba is Paula Deen's brother.
Tuesday morning we got up and had the free breakfast at the Hampton Inn and then drove over to the DVC resort and checked in. Our studio wasn't available yet, but that was okay we didn't think it would be. After walking around the resort a little and seeing nothing had changed much since we were there last, we drove over to the Beach House and sat out on the beach for a while. Now for me the weather was perfect. I don't like hot sun and it was overcast and windy. But DW is the type that likes to lay out all day in 90 degree sun, so she was cool a lot. We got a call from the resort around noon that our unit was ready, so we packed up our beach stuff shortly after that and went to move into our studio.
I have to admit I was disappointed in the location. Instead of being in the lodge, we were in one of the outlying buildings and basically had a tree view. Now in defense of the room DW did point out to me that if I sat in the bathroom and looked out the window I had a great view of the marina
. But who wants to do that all day long. After settling in, I drove down to the Piggly Wiggly and got me some beer. Plus I stopped at the little sub restaurant next to the PW and got DW and myself a hoagie to share for lunch. After eating we headed back to the beach for some more great beach time. I actually got into the water, which was warm and that was pretty fun.
Around 5:00 or so we then headed back to our room and changed clothes. Dinner that night was at the Old Oyster Factory and both DW and myself agree it was one of the best meals we've had recently. You have to understand, we're both from eastern North Carolina and we were both raised on fried seafood. Well I had the broiled Tilapia with a shrimp cream sauce and DW had the stuffed Flounder. Both were absolutely delicious.
Okay, now we're up to Wednesday. Wednesday morning we did the beach thing again, but it was even cooler and more cloudy than the day before. We left after a couple of hours and headed to lunch at the famous Dye's Gullah Fixin's. Folks this was another excellent meal. On weekdays they serve a buffet. Dye herself was our waitress and we had a great time talking to her. Basically her food is the same country food we were raised on. Just like my grandmother used to cook. On the buffet was fried pork chops, fried chicken and catfish stew. For veggies she had homemade mac and cheese, green beans, lima beans, fried okra, carrots, rice, mustard greens, potato salad, corn bread and some other stuff I can't remember. For dessert it was pecan/coconut cake. Everything was fantastic. This will definitely be on our list to return to each visit. It was funny after hearing how popular the place was we were surprised we were the only customers in there for a long time and Dye was great talking to while we were eating.
Okay, after stuffing ourselves we headed back to our room and did a long walk to walk off all that food. We didn't do much else in the afternoon as we felt it was to cold to go back to the beach. For dinner we went to Aunt Chiladas. This place was a disappointment and we will not return there.
Yesterday morning we had to sadly check out and we drove to Charleston. We walked around the historic area some, went through the marketplace area and had lunch a TBonz. We then drove to Myrtle Beach where we spent last night and had dinner at Broadway on the Beach. A final four hour drive this morning and we were back home.
A couple of DVC related things to point out -
1) Look for Mike at the pool, he is a wealth of information about HHI and was the one that told us about Dye's lunch buffet.
2) As I previously posted, I had a very hard time getting my iPhone to connect to the WiFi network that is supposedly available in the room. I don't know if it was my iPhone or the network and since I didn't have a regular computer with me, I never could get it figured out.
3) I don't think I will use online checkin anymore. The problem with it in this case is we didn't know what our room number was when we checked in as it wasn't ready. We didn't find out until they called us that the room was ready. Typically at checkin, I would have quizzed the CM and asked if any water view rooms were available. DW thinks I'm making too big a deal about not having a water view, but sitting out on our balcony and watching the water, birds, etc. is a big part of my enjoyment at HHI.
If you have any questions, please let me know.
Anyway, we drove to HHI on Monday and got there around noon. We drove on into Harbour Town and had lunch at the Crazy Crab. I had the oyster Po' Boy while DW had a seafood salad. My oysters were delicious but her salad was so-so. After walking around the fancy boats and all we headed to check into the Hampton Inn just as it was starting to rain. We spent Monday night at the Hampton Inn and Tuesday and Wednesday at the DVC resort. This is a very good way to extend your points by spending the night before at a cheap motel ($80 for the room). You can then checkin at the DVC resort early and have pretty much a whole extra day there. The Hampton Inn at Bluffton is actually nicer than the one on HHI but the HHI one is usually cheaper and really you're just looking for somewhere to spend the night.
After checking in, we drove over to Savannah and walked around the river front area some. I couldn't believe how deserted it seemed. For dinner we drove on out towards Tybee Island and ate at Uncle Bubba's Oyster House. I had some of the best shrimp and grits I've ever had. This was our second time at Uncle Bubba's and it is one of our favorite places to eat. For those that don't know Uncle Bubba is Paula Deen's brother.
Tuesday morning we got up and had the free breakfast at the Hampton Inn and then drove over to the DVC resort and checked in. Our studio wasn't available yet, but that was okay we didn't think it would be. After walking around the resort a little and seeing nothing had changed much since we were there last, we drove over to the Beach House and sat out on the beach for a while. Now for me the weather was perfect. I don't like hot sun and it was overcast and windy. But DW is the type that likes to lay out all day in 90 degree sun, so she was cool a lot. We got a call from the resort around noon that our unit was ready, so we packed up our beach stuff shortly after that and went to move into our studio.
I have to admit I was disappointed in the location. Instead of being in the lodge, we were in one of the outlying buildings and basically had a tree view. Now in defense of the room DW did point out to me that if I sat in the bathroom and looked out the window I had a great view of the marina
. But who wants to do that all day long. After settling in, I drove down to the Piggly Wiggly and got me some beer. Plus I stopped at the little sub restaurant next to the PW and got DW and myself a hoagie to share for lunch. After eating we headed back to the beach for some more great beach time. I actually got into the water, which was warm and that was pretty fun. Around 5:00 or so we then headed back to our room and changed clothes. Dinner that night was at the Old Oyster Factory and both DW and myself agree it was one of the best meals we've had recently. You have to understand, we're both from eastern North Carolina and we were both raised on fried seafood. Well I had the broiled Tilapia with a shrimp cream sauce and DW had the stuffed Flounder. Both were absolutely delicious.
Okay, now we're up to Wednesday. Wednesday morning we did the beach thing again, but it was even cooler and more cloudy than the day before. We left after a couple of hours and headed to lunch at the famous Dye's Gullah Fixin's. Folks this was another excellent meal. On weekdays they serve a buffet. Dye herself was our waitress and we had a great time talking to her. Basically her food is the same country food we were raised on. Just like my grandmother used to cook. On the buffet was fried pork chops, fried chicken and catfish stew. For veggies she had homemade mac and cheese, green beans, lima beans, fried okra, carrots, rice, mustard greens, potato salad, corn bread and some other stuff I can't remember. For dessert it was pecan/coconut cake. Everything was fantastic. This will definitely be on our list to return to each visit. It was funny after hearing how popular the place was we were surprised we were the only customers in there for a long time and Dye was great talking to while we were eating.
Okay, after stuffing ourselves we headed back to our room and did a long walk to walk off all that food. We didn't do much else in the afternoon as we felt it was to cold to go back to the beach. For dinner we went to Aunt Chiladas. This place was a disappointment and we will not return there.
Yesterday morning we had to sadly check out and we drove to Charleston. We walked around the historic area some, went through the marketplace area and had lunch a TBonz. We then drove to Myrtle Beach where we spent last night and had dinner at Broadway on the Beach. A final four hour drive this morning and we were back home.
A couple of DVC related things to point out -
1) Look for Mike at the pool, he is a wealth of information about HHI and was the one that told us about Dye's lunch buffet.
2) As I previously posted, I had a very hard time getting my iPhone to connect to the WiFi network that is supposedly available in the room. I don't know if it was my iPhone or the network and since I didn't have a regular computer with me, I never could get it figured out.
3) I don't think I will use online checkin anymore. The problem with it in this case is we didn't know what our room number was when we checked in as it wasn't ready. We didn't find out until they called us that the room was ready. Typically at checkin, I would have quizzed the CM and asked if any water view rooms were available. DW thinks I'm making too big a deal about not having a water view, but sitting out on our balcony and watching the water, birds, etc. is a big part of my enjoyment at HHI.
If you have any questions, please let me know.
And I agree- Mike is such a friendly and helpful guy- and always so cheerful!
Our son graduated from NCSU ...
