August 8, 2008 Trip to Hilton Head Island, SC
We loaded up and headed out for Hilton Head Island, South Carolina at 10:00 a.m.
Armed with requested seafoods (shrimp and crab meat) off we went.
Rob was waiting for our arrival and we were greeted with open arms. The setting for this outing was Rob and Dan’s place in Bluffton. It is a beautiful, spacious, well appointed home with a terrific sun deck and pool that overlooks the tidal creek and marshes adjacent to the property. Low Country living at its best, for certain. The old moss laden oak trees add the ambiance of the old south while the sun deck and pool give into to the modern luxuries which we enjoy so much.
As it’s only 11 a.m. now, it seemed a appropriate for me to request a traditional bloody mary.....subsequently I took a bit of heat for the early hour! Ha! It’s five o’clock somewhere in the world right now..so let’s get with it! Besides, it is a special occasion and a bloody mary (mostly tomato juice) is a terrific breakfast/brunch beverage. Isn’t it??? It was quite tasty and hit just the right spot...so let’s have another!
The children wasted no time hitting the pool and within 10 minutes were frolicking around like a couple of fish! As long as there is a water puddle nearby, these children are 100% content.
Rajan was having a fit for bar-b-que ribs, so for lunch we headed for DOSYDOS for a wonderful lunch. En route to the house, we stopped for the remaining things we needed for the evening cookout. My personal favorite for an outdoor get-together is a Low Country Boil (Frogmore Stew to some) as it’s easy and feeds many with the least effort possible for a crowd. Rob did not have a large covered pot, so he left us to find one. In the meantime, the skewer ingredients were prepared...cut into cubes, seasoned and marinated. Shrimp, bratwurst, smoked sausage, chicken breast, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, onions and green peppers were chunked. Corn on the cob was cleaned and broken into two pieces.
Several more cocktails later (all of those present succumbed to the call) we began preparing the skewers for the grill and the water for the “boil”. In the end, all came together at the same time and the dinner bell rang out loudly...we all enjoyed the Low Country Boil, the deviled crab, and tasty varied brochettes and the raspberry trifle dessert.
Alas, it’s time to leave our friends and poolside to return to our own portion of the low country...a small cabin on the river in Georgia. It’s midnight now...we are all exhausted and fall into our respective beds and sleep through most of the morning...yikes it’s 10 a.m. again...up and at ‘em!
Dan, Janet and Cliff
Skewers and Low Country Ingredients
Rob, Scott and his wife Jackie from North Dakota
Dan, Janet, Kathy, Cliff and Sue
Dan trying to fool us with vodka in a water bottle! NOT!
My name is Cliff, and I might be an alcoholic???
11:00 a.m. bloody mary....could it be that Blake might be an alcoholic too?
Cliff relaxing
Rajan and Ania doing what they do best....a.k.a. my little cabbages!
Armed with requested seafoods (shrimp and crab meat) off we went.
Rob was waiting for our arrival and we were greeted with open arms. The setting for this outing was Rob and Dan’s place in Bluffton. It is a beautiful, spacious, well appointed home with a terrific sun deck and pool that overlooks the tidal creek and marshes adjacent to the property. Low Country living at its best, for certain. The old moss laden oak trees add the ambiance of the old south while the sun deck and pool give into to the modern luxuries which we enjoy so much.
As it’s only 11 a.m. now, it seemed a appropriate for me to request a traditional bloody mary.....subsequently I took a bit of heat for the early hour! Ha! It’s five o’clock somewhere in the world right now..so let’s get with it! Besides, it is a special occasion and a bloody mary (mostly tomato juice) is a terrific breakfast/brunch beverage. Isn’t it??? It was quite tasty and hit just the right spot...so let’s have another!
The children wasted no time hitting the pool and within 10 minutes were frolicking around like a couple of fish! As long as there is a water puddle nearby, these children are 100% content.
Rajan was having a fit for bar-b-que ribs, so for lunch we headed for DOSYDOS for a wonderful lunch. En route to the house, we stopped for the remaining things we needed for the evening cookout. My personal favorite for an outdoor get-together is a Low Country Boil (Frogmore Stew to some) as it’s easy and feeds many with the least effort possible for a crowd. Rob did not have a large covered pot, so he left us to find one. In the meantime, the skewer ingredients were prepared...cut into cubes, seasoned and marinated. Shrimp, bratwurst, smoked sausage, chicken breast, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, onions and green peppers were chunked. Corn on the cob was cleaned and broken into two pieces.
Several more cocktails later (all of those present succumbed to the call) we began preparing the skewers for the grill and the water for the “boil”. In the end, all came together at the same time and the dinner bell rang out loudly...we all enjoyed the Low Country Boil, the deviled crab, and tasty varied brochettes and the raspberry trifle dessert.
Alas, it’s time to leave our friends and poolside to return to our own portion of the low country...a small cabin on the river in Georgia. It’s midnight now...we are all exhausted and fall into our respective beds and sleep through most of the morning...yikes it’s 10 a.m. again...up and at ‘em!
Dan, Janet and Cliff 
Skewers and Low Country Ingredients
Rob, Scott and his wife Jackie from North Dakota
Dan, Janet, Kathy, Cliff and Sue
Dan trying to fool us with vodka in a water bottle! NOT!
My name is Cliff, and I might be an alcoholic???
11:00 a.m. bloody mary....could it be that Blake might be an alcoholic too? 
Cliff relaxing
Rajan and Ania doing what they do best....a.k.a. my little cabbages!
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