Tornado Watches, Warnings and Rainbow

We got up to this beautiful rainbow this morning after two days of tornado watches, tornado warnings, wind and heavy rain.  I thought we were done with the storm but it started raining again about 5 minutes after I took this picture - it rained for another 3 to 4 hours but I think the storm has finally passed.  No damage to the camp ground or us but it was a slightly stressful couple of days.

Hilton Head, SC - Lighthouse - Sharks?

We spent a few hours in Hilton Head on Friday.  The temperature reached 80 degrees and it was a perfect day to go to the beach - warm and not a cloud in the sky.  Hilton Head island was nice but we found it congested - narrow roads with lots of traffic and difficult to find parking for a dually with an 8 ft. bed. It is also very spread out with no real central downtown area making it difficult to find your way around to the highlights. Again it is a very nice place and I don't want to sound negative but it was not one of our favorites.  The first picture is of the famous lighthouse at Harbour Town on Hilton Head.  

The walkway to Forest Beach. 

 View Of The Beach

Another View Of The Beach

Large horseshoe crab - still alive in a tidal pool although the water doesn't show up well in the photo

Another view of the beach

Shark?

Nope - just a dolphin - lots of them were feeding or playing about 100 yards offshore.

Obligatory shot of seagulls

Camp Lake Jasper - Hardeeville, SC

We had an uneventful trip from Harrisonburg, VA to Hardeeville, SC.  We drove about half way the first day and spent the night at a restaurant parking lot in Statesville, NC.  The second day we drove from Statesville to our destination of Camp Lake Jasper Campground in Hardeeville, SC (about 20 min. from Hilton Head, SC).  This is a really nice campground on a small lake - very well maintained, nicely laid out and several amenities including a pool, laundry room, dog park, fishing piers, hiking trails, great internet and free cable TV hookup.   It is adjacent to a large park (Sergeant Jasper County Park) that has many hiking trails (they connect to a trail from the campground), 9 fishing lakes, picnic areas,  primitive camping, and disc golf (Frisbee golf).

Entrance To Campground

Laundry Room Bldg & Shower Bldg 

Our truck and camper (in the center)

Amenities Sign (Note the palmetto trees)

 Fishing Pier

 Fishing Pier

Warning Sign 

Dog Park 

Short Video Of Darby In The Dog Park

Island Across From The Campground

The campground from the island

Two of the nine fishing lakes at the park

Spanish Moss Everywhere

Layout of Sergeant Jasper County Park next door to the campground 

Fishing pier & fountain at the park  

 Fishing pier & fountain at the park 

 Alligators apparently like to walk too!

 Watch Out For Flying Discs! (Disc Golf Area)