Day Trip to Daufuskie

While in Hilton Head late last week for a visit to see Abbye, we planned to spend the day on Daufuskie Island, off the coast of Hilton Head.

It had been on our list of to-do's while Abbye lives there, and this time of year was the perfect time to do so. 

We took a ferry over to the island early one morning, and once we arrived, were handed the keys to our transportation for the day - a golf cart. Henry could not have been more excited! 

We had lunch, got out our map, and headed to do some exploring. 

Abbye manned the wheel with Mama and Henry as the co-pilots.

I snuggled up to my man and enjoyed the back seat. 

There are hardly any paved roads, so we enjoyed crusing around the island via dirt road.

We stopped at many of the historical buildings on Daufuskie Island, including an old school house. 

While on the island, our major excitement came from a visit to the historic Strachan Mansion in Haig Point. Although a private community, my sweet mama convinced them to let us in and see the house. 

Built by shipbuilder J. S. Strachan on St. Simons Island, the house eventually belonged to our cousins, the Stuckey family. My mother visited the house as a child and had such beautiful, fond memories of the house and summers there.

In 1986, after the Stuckey family sold the house in prior years, it was moved from SSI to Daufuskie, where it now serves as the B&B in Haig Point. 

Here is the house today:

Mama said so much of the house is just the same as it had always been, but that the glassed in front porch was once all open-air. 

It was truly spectacular! 

And so fun to imagine what it was like filled with family 40 years ago! 

Next to the house are some of the original tabby slave ruins on the island.

Haig Point dockhouse and ferry

After our house tour, we headed to the beach to play.

We were delighted to discover that we were the only ones there! 

Henry had so much fun! 

As the day ended, we played on the tractor one last time before hopping back onto the ferry.

Here are two snaps of the Strachan house from the water:

If you're in the Hilton Head area, this day trip is a must-do!!!

More info here:

http://www.daufuskieisland.com