When we headed back to the island, all of us had one goal in mind: find an alligator. It is alligator season, and we all just really wanted to see one. And boy did we; this guy was huge!!! There was already a fellow islander taking pictures of the beast when we got to the lake at Shipyard. Well, we spotted the guy taking the pictures, then we knew an alligator would be close by :)
Alligators live here!
Alligator spotted - mission complete! Here he comes...
...and there he goes.
After our awesome alligator sighting, we decided to go to my favorite place: Frosty Frogs. This place sells amazing frozen drinks - with booze. We wanted to pick up a frosty frog so it could cool us down when we were on the hot beach. We also grabbed lunch when we were there. Allison and I split a tasty wrap. It was just like old times.
Laura and Osl on the way to Frosty Frogs
Cheers!
Frosty Frog!
When laying out at the beach, we have to have music. So Osl carried the boombox on her shoulder, old school style. We blasted out Katy Perry and drank our frosty frogs on the beach. The sun was out when we were at the beach, but the wind was so strong that it was almost unbearable. We all toughed it out though for a few hours. But then we decided it was time to move on to the next place.
Osl with the boombox.
Tourists
Did someone leave their babies stranded on the beach??
Osl and me jamming out on the beach
I really wanted to buy a Piggly Wiggly t-shirt as a souvenir. So we had to stop by "the pig" to pick one up! I bought a green one in the spirit of our St. Patrick's Day in Savannah.
Laura, Piggly Wiggly, and me
Piggly wiggly thong anyone?
Still in our suits and cover ups, we went to get some drinks at a local bar. This bar is very interesting. Instead of serving bread, peanuts, or chips while you wait, they give you free popcorn. Which is simply perfection. We were all on a margarita high, which is particularly odd for me. But it was buy one, get one... Gets me every time! We all enjoyed our margaritas with some popcorn on the side.
Laura getting us popcorn.
Allison, Osl, and Laura enjoying their margs!
Osl, Laura, and me
Me getting the popcorn out of the machine.
The popcorn is served!
Laura loves frozen margaritas :)
Allison and Osl
Laura and me
We headed back to Allison's to shower and get ready for the night. We wanted to go to San Miguel's for dinner. San Miguel's is an amazing Mexican restaurant in Hilton Head - similar to Rio in NoVa. It's pretty much amazing. I always make Allison take me there when I visit :) We decided to ride our bikes to a local bar for happy hour first before we went to dinner. Which seemed like a good idea idea at the time...
Me
Allison, Laura, and Osl
High five!
Happy hour was crowded with lots of working professionals. Osl saw two relatively young guys sitting at a four top, worked her magic, and next thing you knew, we were sitting there with them. The ironic thing is, Allison actually knew them - so it all worked out. Bring on the margaritas!!!
Laura and Osl
Me and Allison
There was a lot of dancing going on during this vacation...
I love this picture - I wonder what I said that made Osl make that face :)
Osl and me
Me and Allison
The wolf pack - Laura, Osl, me, and Allison
Group shot!
We had a more difficult time biking home after happy hour. We didn't know if biking under the influence was real, but we made it back ok. I had to use the bell on my bike a few times, but other than that, we were good. When locals asked where we were from (apparently they could tell we were tourists... who knew!), we would reply, "VA: two up, two down" and flash the Virginia sign with our hands. It caught on pretty quickly, and then it continued throughout our vacation. We also wanted to lick each other throughout the trip. Don't ask - we're weird. We know.
Laura and Osl
Allison and me - the licking begins.
Laura and Osl
Laura and Osl
Attempting two up two down
Allison and me
Allison flipped them the wrong way... VA!
Allison
Allison's friend Jeff whom I have met before, joined us for dinner. It was so great to see him - he looks exactly how I remember him. Jeff is a hardcore runner. So of course he got a salad for dinner. We all got really unhealthy Mexican food with drinks on the side.
Me, Jeff, and Allison
Laura, Jeff, me, and Allison
Laura and Osl
Jeff and Allison
I love Osl's face in this picture
After dinner, we went to Jeff's apartment to hang out and bake dessert. I forgot Jeff had a fooseball table, so of course we had to battle. Don't sound surprised that I won. Jeff doesn't like spinners, so I agreed to that - house rules. And I still won - BOOM!
Me
I win!
Osl and Allison
Laura, me, and Jeff
Laura and me
Me
Late night chats
Laura and Osl called it a night, but Allison and I went out dancing at the Triangle. We had a blast! People always try to create a circle, and then one person break dances in it... Allison and I would both go into the circle, and for some reason the circle would dissolve. Weird. We can back home tired, and got to sleep in the next day :)
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