Views from the pier, from the beach and from the dock & condos. It was partly cloudy that day but never rained. A beautiful day for the excursion!
This h
arbor town lighthouse was built in 1969/1970 by Charles Fraser, to be
referred to as Fraser's Folly at that time, later to be considered a stroke of genius. Fraser built it in an effort to attract boaters along the I
ntracoastal waterway. It has become a symbol for all of Hilton Head as well as South Carolina and is now recognized as one of the nation's well known landmarks.
After spending our rainy Tuesday window shopping at Savannah's Malls, we went off to see the lighthouse on Hilton Head Island; not the beach as it would be too, too busy for our taste, and not shopping in the many, many stores of the island, but to climb the 62 steps to the top of their famous lighthouse. We found the island very beautiful and can understand the attraction, but it is too affluent and commercialized for our taste. What amazes us is who would spend their prices when you could spend less for the same things right down the road on the mainland. We circled the island on the main road to get to Fraser's Point and spent a couple hours there people watching,
checking out the boats,
sitting out on the pier and eating lunch at a restaurant at the base of the lighthouse.
It was a most enjoyable time!
We watched a group out para sailing. We could hear them over the water. I do believe that it was all girls except the instructor and captain of the boat. After the para sailing, we saw them preparing to go out with kayaks. Sounded like a fun, fun day to me!
Views from the top of the lighthouse:
Views from the pier, from the beach and from the dock & condos. It was partly cloudy that day but never rained. A beautiful day for the excursion!
This harbor town lighthouse was built in 1969/1970 by Charles Fraser, to be referred to as Fraser's Folly at that time, later to be considered a stroke of genius. Fraser built it in an effort to attract boaters along the Intracoastal waterway. It has become a symbol for all of Hilton Head as well as South Carolina and is now recognized as one of the nation's well known landmarks.
After spending our rainy Tuesday window shopping at Savannah's Malls, we went off to see the lighthouse on Hilton Head Island; not the beach as it would be too, too busy for our taste, and not shopping in the many, many stores of the island, but to climb the 62 steps to the top of their famous lighthouse. We found the island very beautiful and can understand the attraction, but it is too affluent and commercialized for our taste. What amazes us is who would spend their prices when you could spend less for the same things right down the road on the mainland. We circled the island on the main road to get to Fraser's Point and spent a couple hours there people watching,
checking out the boats,
sitting out on the pier and eating lunch at a restaurant at the base of the lighthouse.
It was a most enjoyable time!
We watched a group out para sailing. We could hear them over the water. I do believe that it was all girls except the instructor and captain of the boat. After the para sailing, we saw them preparing to go out with kayaks. Sounded like a fun, fun day to me!
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