Day 1 with Kathy Campbell

Kathy's first visit to the Atlantic Ocean was at Litchfield Beach

CC's Sister-in-law, Kathy Campbell has come for a short visit.  She'll only be with us for two and a half days, but we are determined to show her as much as possible of  of the low country. 

The  very first stop  had to be the Atlantic Ocean, which Kathy has never seen in person..

As soon as she arrived we whisked her off  for some lunch at the The Litchfield Ocean Inn.  Their Cabana Cafe might not have the best food in town, but it is  the only ocean facing restaurant  in this area so we could all sit out under an umbrella facing the beach  while looking at the waves and sea oats and sipping sweet tea..  The cool thing about this stop is that the last thing that Kathy said she did on the West coast, before boarding her red eye, was dip her toes in the Pacific Ocean.  

Then it was onward to our house to unpack ,and let her take a quick nap, followed by a trip to Huntington Beach State Park 

HBSP Anhinga

for some birding and her first view of  fresh and saltwater marshes.

HBSP heron

And again we took a walk down the beach  so she could see the Atlantic Ocean, then we  jumped to the opposite side of Hywy 17 so that Kathy could see the Intercoastal  Waterway..

Hagley Landing on the Intercoastal Waterway.

By then the thunderheads were building for the usual afternoon showers, and thunder could be heard in the distance, so we decided to head home, and let Kathy rest up for the full day we had planned for her on Tuesday.