Hilton Head and Hush Puppies

We left Savannah round 6:00 in the evening and drove to Hilton Head, SC. Hilton Head is the largest island on the Atlantic coast between New jersey and Florida. It is full of hotels, condos, and shopping/restaurant centers. After checking in at our hotel, we walked down the road to the beach on the Atlantic. It was a little odd to be on a beach at sunset and have it happen behind you when you looked out over the ocean.

After a stroll on the beach we headed back towards the hotel with a stop for dinner at a seafood place with outdoor seating. It seems like most of what we ate on this whole trip was fried food. This includes a standard side dish in the south the hush-puppy. A hush-puppy is a deep fried cornmeal ball. Dinners at the place we ate came with hush-puppies and some veggies. As mom and I were finishing up, another family sat down at a table nearby. The husband of the group went off to do something, so his wife made sure she knew what he wanted to eat. He confirmed the item and said "no veggies, extra hush-puppies". Mom and I looked at each other and grimaced. They do taste good, but my arteries clog just thinking about what I ate on this trip.