Greetings from the part-time expat! It’s been a bit since I posted, but part of that is because I have been back in the States for some minor surgery. Since I’m not south of the border en este momento (at this moment), I thought I would use this blog to write about one of my favorite vacation spots in the US. When I first started this blog, it was my intention to write about a variety of travels, and even host others’ experiences. While I have been overwhelmed by all of the great things to write about in Mexico, I still have that vision…so here goes!
Being in San Jose del Cabo brings me peace and joy. I love the laid-back lifestyle and feel so blessed to spend half of my time there. But rewind a few years, or I guess I should say decades, and I was searching for a different kind of peace. The peace that comes from a family vacation!
I know, sometimes we have all felt like the Griswalds packing up the station wagon to go to Wally World. And I would be lying if I didn’t confess to some stressful moments along the way. But there is nothing like the excitement that comes from packing up the family and hitting the open road. At that time, my husband and I had two (later three) kids and two stressful jobs. We would wrap up school for all of us (he and I were educators) and couldn’t wait to pack up the minivan with sand toys, boogie boards (remember those?), coolers of drinks and goodies, and we were off!
We have pre-recorded Nickelodeon cartoons and played them on a tv with a built-in VCR plugged in to a power adapter. We have packed enough Game Boy batteries to power a small nuclear plant. By the time we upgraded to the van with a built in DVD player with individual headphones, we thought we were in heaven.
If getting there was fun, the destination was amazing! Hilton Head Island is connected to the mainland of South Carolina by a traffic bridge. It combines all the fun of a tourist/family vacation with old southern charm. Some of my best memories with my kids were made there, spending long lazy days on the beach, mini golfing, playing tennis, bike riding, and sometimes just watching movies in our three-bedroom condo.
Kids have a way of growing up and starting their own lives. The last two summers that we spent Fourth of July week on Hilton Head Island, it was my husband and I, our youngest daughter, and her bestie. The boys were off doing other things. We haven’t returned in years, partly because we have somewhere else we enjoy now, but also because I want to keep those family memories close, and I’m not sure if it is a vacation meant for two, at least for us. But it will always hold a special place in my heart, and we have rented our Fourth of July timeshare week to other families looking to make memories. This year we haven’t filled our week yet, and I would love to see that happen. If interested, click the link below for more info. Even if you don’t stay at our place, check out Hilton Head and all it has to offer.
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