Leaving Walt Disney World, heading to Hilton Head Island near Savannah, our first experience with the cost of diesel fuel was a bit of a sticker shock! With a 150 gallon fuel tank, it’s easy to see why RV travel will get you where you are going at a bit of a more expense as in the past. $662 for 114 gallons, and this was not even a fill up!
We planned this trip based on a Facebook Group called “Upscale RV Resorts”. We thought it would be interesting to see and compare resorts with our home base, Aztec RV Resort. Hilton Head Island Motorcoach Resort in South Carolina is a well established resort with plenty of greenery and beautiful trees. We chose to stay at a site that was located on a small pond. It was very lovely and quiet here. We will be traveling for 10 weeks staying at a total of 17 campgrounds, with 13 of them considered “Upscale”. We plan to rate them ourselves at the end of our travels, so please stay tuned…
An hour to Savannah, we spent the day in the Historic Downtown District. Sue had the best Crawfish Étouffée at Hueys and Sallie had great shrimp and grits, we highly recommend this restaurant if ever visiting. This was our third visit to Savannah and actually considered it as a possible home base during our motorhome travels. The trees with Spanish moss and the beautiful Victorian homes throughout the area has always been a favorite of ours. If only the weather was decent in the winter months!
Our next destination was just a couple of hours away, Charleston. We stayed at Oak Plantation Campground, which is not considered “Upscale”, but It was very nice with grass sites to park the coach. We decided to add a third means of transportation and purchased a couple of stand up electric scooters. We hope to use them on different types of trails throughout our adventures.
Sallie, the history buff was very excited to visit Fort Sumter. The last time we visited Charleston, the government was shutdown and all the National Parks in the United States were closed, including Fort Sumter. We took the ferry to the island and learned more about the Civil War, the fact that the very first shot rang from here and was the actual beginning of the Civil War. Sallie was also excited to take part in the raising of the US Flag. Personally, Sallie could have been the tour guide with all the knowledge she has in history.
Our last day in Charleston, we decided to get some beach time at Folly Beach. A cute little beach town very popular in South Carolina.
Next stop, Myrtle Beach. This was our third visit here also. We were fortunate to book a site at Pirateland, one of several campgrounds right on the beach. We booked this back in December of 2021, and got one of the last available sites for a 45′ motorhome. The park is massive with over 700 full hook-up campsites, cabins and vacation rentals. Tons of children everywhere, the perfect vacation for families.
We finally made it to the Outer Banks in North Carolina. This stop was one that we have been wanting to visit for sometime. The road getting to our campground was surrounded by dunes, similar to snow banks that have to be plowed periodically. We thoroughly enjoyed the beach steps from our campsite and was amazed how blue the water appeared and how warm it was (80 degrees) this far north. We visited the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Lighthouse, which at 193 feet, is considered the tallest in North America. Located further north was the Wright Brothers National Memorial. This is where Oroville and Wilbur took their first flight.
The highlight of our visit to the Outer Banks was a 2 hour tour, 4 wheeling on the beach looking for the wild horses that lived on the beaches and surrounding area on the barrier islands in Corolla NC. These horses have been here for hundred of years brought to the beaches by the Spaniards. There were 17 harems (a family consisting of a stallion and 3-4 mares) and we saw at least a quarter of them. The end of the tour we captured a beautiful site of a 7 week old foal nursing from her mother.
The Outer Banks was a bit out of the way, but well worth a visit and even a possible return visit someday!
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