I hadn't really planned on coming here, but my "get-er-done" husband did not want to spend 4 days travelling from Florida back to Ohio. So I re-routed, and found Bluffton about 5 and a half hours from Vero Beach, where we celebrated his brother Clyde's 70th birthday.
In Bluffton, the "old town" section is very walkable. My only regret is that my husband and I chose a chain hotel about 10 miles from the Old Town, when we could have stayed right downtown at the Old Town Bluffton Inn for essentially the same price.
I passed by the street where our restaurant from the previous night was located.
I noticed the sod around the planting on the street. The grass looked very healthy but it was clipped very short. Not a weed in sight!
The sidewalks were wide and spacious.
The shop featured a local dyer, Freckled Frog Yarns.
There was also a wide variety of other yarns available.
In the back room, this shawl caught my eye.
The shop owner had helpfully labeled the shawl with the pattern name and designer. It is available on Ravelry here.
The project bags on this display were sewn by a local seamstress.
We arrived in time for dinner. We chose Captain Woody's Seafood Bar, which has been serving visitors and locals for over 45 years. It was hard to find, the weathered front faded into the neighborhood. It looked like it had been there for many years. We both had seafood, it was delicious.
After dinner, we returned to the hotel. In the morning, after breakfast at the hotel, we started out to explore the town. First stop was the yarn store, Low Country Shrimp and Knits.
It was located on the back side of a parking lot set off from the road. We arrived a little early, so I took a walk around the neighborhood.
Some of the buildings had that weathered look I had noticed at the restaurant.
When I returned, the yarn shop was open.
These cute little gnomes hiding in the corner of a shelf caught my eye.
There was a cute display of baby items near the entrance.
I ended up choosing one of the locally-dyed skeins of yarns for my purchase, and also a souvenier luggage tag.
After the yarn shop, I convinced Ed to walk across the street and around the corner to visit the bicycle shop. The owner was very friendly and chatted with us a bit. He had a repair stand just inside the door. He does sell and rent bikes, and can get e-bikes for rental with a day or so of notice.
Next up was supposed to be a trip to a bookstore, but I couldn't find one close by. I decided to go to the local thrift store a few blocks away (we drove) at Goodwill, where I purchased some "disposable" wine glasses, and I was thrilled to find a tin sign with the ITU alphabet for my ham radio shack. You never know what you will find.
Then we headed for Hilton Head to take a look around. We parked in the designated area for Coligny Beach Park and then walked to the beach. It was a little chilly on the day we visited, we were wearing light winter coats, and so was everyone else!
It was a nice walk and very relaxed vibe. I really would like to plan a vacation here some time. We'll have to find a place to eat that is not for the tourists, though, because on our way out of town we found a restaurant on the main street out of town. Selections for my dietary restrictions were limited. We spent almost $80 for lunch. Wow.
My souvenir yarn was named "Stay off the Sand Dunes" and was a mix of 80% merino, 10% cashmere and 10% nylon. The colorway does remind me of the dunes and the beach.
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