Hunting Island State Park is found along the Atlantic Ocean about 15 miles southeast of Buford, South Carolina.  Both Charleston, S.C. and Savannah, GA. are about a 90 minute trip from there.  However, there is plenty to do at the park, namely the beach. I'm usually not one to spend all day at the beach, but after our very snowy winter, it was the best place to be.  We watched dolphins swim and baby turtles trying to make their way home.  We watched about a thousand fiddler crabs doing absolutely nothing. Well, Maddie and I watched that while Duane kept Sammie from jumping in the mud pit to join them.   Duane saw an alligator about 10 feet off the side of the road while we were riding our bikes.  Luckily, by the time I had turned around, it was gone!  Too scary for me, no cage!  All kinds of wildlife!

Of course, we were in the worst storm they've had in those parts in March in years, 5 inches of rain in 36 hours.  "That never happens here," the ranger said unsuspectingly.  So Duane decided that whenever we hear that phrase, we just substitute "It's your fault."  For example, "It rained 5 inches in 36 hours in March, that never happens." becomes "It rained 5 inches in 36 hours in March, it's your fault."  Or if  the situation is being explained to an unknowing third party:  "It rained 5 inches in 36 hours in March, there's a Kemper here somewhere, so it's their fault."  I think you get the idea.