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| My blog header is the beach at Daufuskie |
My close
friends know I struggle, at times, with anxiety. I’ve learned to cope over the
years but it is something ever present in my mind. One event that is sure the
raise the anxiety levels is change of any kind, including traveling. That being
said, there is one place I don’t mind leaving home for; Daufuskie Island, South
Carolina.
Daufuskie
Island is a tiny island off the coast of South Carolina right near Hilton Head.
It was made famous in Pat Conroy’s memoir, The Water is Wide, which
details his teaching experience on the island in 1969. Until recently there was
a large Gullah population on the island, their ancestors had settled there
after the Civil War. Daufuskie has had three resorts on the tiny island along
with a residential area, some artists, an old school house, a new school, and
an amazing restaurant called Marshside Mama’s.
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| Chris at Marshside Mama's |
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| Liam and my mom at Marshside Mama's |
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| Luke and my dad at Marshside |
Daufuskie
is only accessible by boat. My family began going to the island in 1989. At the
time we went to a resort called Melrose on the island. That later became know
as the Daufuskie Island Club. Through the years we traveled there several
times. When Chris and I got married in 1996, I knew there was one spot I wanted
to go to for our honeymoon. In the last twenty three years I’ve probably only
been there for ten or eleven weeks total, but what wonderful weeks they are.
Now we
spend time at another location on the island, Haig Point. We arrive in Hilton
Head and head to the Haig Point landing. The ferry ride is only about thirty
minutes long. Once we arrive at the island, we quickly get our ride for the
week, a golf cart. We drive on narrow lanes to the house we’ve rented and begin
to unpack. My boys alternate between fishing in the ponds, swimming in the pool,
and playing on the beach. I alternate between reading in the sun, reading on
the porch, and yoga. It is a blissful time.
Being on
the island is like stepping back in time. While you do have a TV, cell and
Internet reception is spotty, at best. Many of the roads on the island are
dirt. It is a slower and quieter way of life. I often leave feeling more
relaxed and at peace.
As I lay in bed all day Friday, wishing healthy vibes upon my self (and my wonderful looking eye), I daydreamed about the island. Today begins our week of Spring Break. Unfortunately we aren’t traveling there this year for break but will this summer. I can hardly wait.
Daufuskie
Island is a tiny island off the coast of South Carolina right near Hilton Head.
It was made famous in Pat Conroy’s memoir, The Water is Wide, which
details his teaching experience on the island in 1969. Until recently there was
a large Gullah population on the island, their ancestors had settled there
after the Civil War. Daufuskie has had three resorts on the tiny island along
with a residential area, some artists, an old school house, a new school, and
an amazing restaurant called Marshside Mama’s.
Being on
the island is like stepping back in time. While you do have a TV, cell and
Internet reception is spotty, at best. Many of the roads on the island are
dirt. It is a slower and quieter way of life. I often leave feeling more
relaxed and at peace.
As I lay in bed all day Friday, wishing healthy vibes upon my self (and my wonderful looking eye), I daydreamed about the island. Today begins our week of Spring Break. Unfortunately we aren’t traveling there this year for break but will this summer. I can hardly wait.
