1293 October 22, 2025 Island Hopping To Hunting Island

We found 2 sets of raccoon tracks right beside the steps to the RV…small ones and larger ones. 

I finished my walk and did some cleaning and then got the rig ready to go.  We stopped at the sanitation station and then went to fuel up.

Today’s destination was Hunting Island State Park.  It was just 13 miles from Edisto…as the crow flies.  In order to get there, we had to drive inland and then back east.  The road trip was 97 miles and took us about two hours. 

The park is beautiful but nothing looked familiar.  We were here more than ten years ago.  Since then, there have been a lot of changes.  This barrier island loses 20 feet of sand/land every year.  It is eroding more quickly than any other barrier island.  Consequently, the beachfront campground that we remember no longer exists. 

This afternoon, we drove to the Nature Center and then walked the pier. 

This heron was clearly accustomed to being around people.  A fisherman there told us that the bird had just eaten 3 fish.

We took our bikes and rode the trail to the “boneyard.”  This beach has a lot of driftwood and fallen trees. 

There was a section of cabins along this beach.  They have been destroyed by storms over the years.  There is still evidence of their existence.  There are great piles of concrete.  These cabins were actually built in the woods…far away from the shoreline…until they weren’t.

I saw a pair of large birds in a tree quite a distance away.  I saw that they were eagles.  I moved closer and took dozens of pictures.

We biked back to the Jeep and drove to the Marsh Boardwalk.  We saw hundreds of tiny crabs moving through the mud.

We saw this wood stork soaring above.

This evening, we were tired.  We decided to stay in and just had eggs for dinner.