Thursday, February 18: Last day today
Weather was a little cold this morning but then warmed up a bit this afternoon and evening. Slept in again and had Breakfast and spent the morning relaxing in our villa.
Lunch was left over pizza and lasagna in our villa. Then we bundled up and got some hot chocolate to go at Tide Me Over and headed to our Dolphin Cruise. We decided to do our Dolphin Tour with Captain Sonny aboard the Island Queen (
www.hiltonheadtours.com). Our Cruise left out of Broad Creek Marina on Marshland Rd (directly across the marsh from the resort), about a 10 minute drive. The 1 1/2 hour tour was fun and informative. The captain narrated as we cruised. We saw 5 dolphins and many different birds along the way
. DS17 and DS10 got to drive the boat as well! It was a lot of fun and not as cold and windy as we thought it would be! With a coupon we found in one of the free books you can pick up all over the island, the tour cost us $77 ($16 for 4 adults and $8 for 1 child) + $5 tip.
Since it was our last chance for a ride on The Big Dipper Slide and it was feeling warmer out, we decided to head for the pool. Jennifer was life guarding, so we got to see her one last time before we leave as well. DD13, DS10 and myself went on the slide many times...alot of fun!
Dinner was at Kurama Japanese Hibachi Restaurant. It is located just off Sea Pines Circle on the left on Palmetto Bay Rd. It was great. The food was excellent and our chef was very entertaining. We had a great time. They have really good early birds from 4:30 to 6.
Back at the resort, we played some basketball and shuffleboard before heading back to our villa for our favorite show, Survivor! DS10 and I walked up to the front desk for one more game of Pool and I checked out our bill for Check-out tomorrow
Tomorrow morning we are planning on checking out and getting on the road for 9:00 am. We are traveling to Charlotte, NC to visit DW's sister and family on our way back home this weekend. Everyone is excited to see them, but sad to leave here, too!
One last thing before I end my very first trip report...
My family's Top 10 Favorite Things about Disney's HHI Resort...
10 - It is the Best and Most Unique of all the
DVC Resorts
9 - Best Mini-Golf (and regular golf too, even though I don't golf!)
8 - Dolphins and all the island wildlife
7 - All the Restaurants and Shopping on the Island
6 - Kayaking (even though we didn't get to do this time
5 - Bicycling on the beach and on miles of bike paths all over the island
4 - Beach - The best beach on the East Coast in our opinion
3 - Playing games we wouldn't normally play - Shuffleboard, pool, horseshoes, checkers
2 - The BEST Disney Cast Members and Activities of any Disney Resort or Park
And Our #1 Favorite Thing about Disney's HHI Resort is...
Reconnecting, Relaxing, and Having Fun with our family!!!
Well, I guess that is it. Let me know if I can answer any ?'s for anyone.
