Author: Stan Deatherage | Published: January 1st, 2010

Great Big Beaches, Swimming in Warm Waters Well into October ...

    Or you could just play golf or tennis. Hilton Head Island, the island that resembles a basketball shoe, is world famous for its number of championship golf courses, including The PGA sponsored Verizon Heritage Golf Tournament held at the Harbour Town Golf Links, located on Calibogue Sound near the southern toe of the island.

    I am not a golfer; however, and it was too hot to play tennis when I visited in June and August, so I spent most of my free time at the beach or riding my bike, with my family over much of the island's bike paths, exploring its development and parts of the island that will remain natural, and beautiful with palm trees interspersed with the abundant live oaks. The beaches of Hilton Head are large and wide, with the characteristically calm Atlantic Ocean breaking gently on the soft sand. The waves are so gentle; it is truly bathing at the beach in Hilton Head.

    Wide beaches and no high rises makes for a beautiful and well functioning beach, from which to bath in the magnificent waters washing upon Hilton Head Island: Above.

    Map of Hilton Head Island (notice the basketball shoe shape of the island): Above. Riding bikes on the beach as well as the bike paths is a great avenue to exercise: Below.



    I am not alone in enjoying the calm Atlantic shoreline along Hilton Head's long island coast. Wind surfers are encouraged to use the Ocean Side of the island due to the calm ocean waters and the easier access. Below are a number of pictures of those thrill seekers flying about and slicing through the surf.







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