Coastal Discovery Museum

Coastal Discovery Museum on Hilton Head Island has been under renovation for a while, but is opening up again this weekend. This is a great education and cultural stop for visitors to the island. Next time there is a rainy day, skip the stores and bring the kids to the museum instead.

Airport Parking

The new parking garage at the Savannah/Hilton Head airport is finally open. You can park there for free for 30 minutes when picking up passengers and they have reminder slips so you won't forget where you parked! I love this airport. It is clean, quaint, and easy to get in and out of. I'm just not sure why they call it the Hilton Head airport when we have one on the island.

Fourth and a half Annual Cajun Festival

The original Hilton Head Cajun Festival was canceled in June due to Tropical Storm Barry. So they finally were able to complete the festival last week and over 4000 people attended!

More about the festival

August spike

After a slow start to the summer season, tourism picked up in August at Hilton Head. In August, 70% of the hotel and villas on the island were occupied. Last year it was only 64%.

I know the last week of July and early August were really crowded, so my advice is to book your rental early and visit in June if possible. It is a little cooler and there are shorter lines at the Sea Shack!

Motorin' in the Low Country

Hilton Head has an annual motoring festival with vintage cars. This year it will be held Nov 1-4 and they have lots of activities planned and educational sessions to teach kids about the history of motorcars. More info at http://www.hhiconcours.com/