Daufuskie Island, South Carolina http://www.daufuskiesouthcarolina.com/

My dear husband Greg bought me my first Roger Pinckney book and I am excited to read the native Daufuskie Islander author over the Christmas Holiday while we are up north burried in the snow. I somehow believe that Roger and I are probably related because my 102 year old granny Suber was a Pinckney.....I know about 1/2 of the state of South Carolina is full of the Pinckney's I will report back in January on Roger's book. I am sure that I am going to enjoy it.

If you take your morning walk from the Daufuskie Island Inn at Melrose and walk toward Bloody Point along the beach you will encounter the Daufuskie Island Sand Dollar. To me these are more precious and more valuable than all the diamonds in South Africa. I refer to them as my "sea booty" and I collect them as I go filling my pockets to the brim. My husband felt bad because as he was trying to hold one for me and it shattered into a thousand pieces to return back to the sand forever. They are very frail, some are stained black covered by oil that comes from the tankers coming into the Savannah Port, but many times you will find that perfectly symmetrical round specimen and your heart will be overjoyed. Once I get them back to Atlanta where my primary home is I lay them out carefully on my driveway and spray paint them with white paint. It gets rid of the frail delicate texture, keeps them perfectly white and I can keep my treasures forever without breaking them. The...

Daufuskie Island From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search Daufuskie Island is a residential sea island between Savannah, Georgia and Hilton Head Island, South Carolina . It has a full-time population of around 429 and is home to two resorts. Haig Point Front Range LightDaufuskie Island The island's recorded history traces back to Pre Revolutionary War times . It was the site of a skirmish called the "Daufuskie Fight" during the Yamasee War of 1715-1717. The island was home to a sizable population of Gullah inhabitants from the end of the Civil War until very recently. Gullah are the descendants of freed slaves. The 1988 Jimmy Buffett song, "The Prince Of Tides" laments the urbanization of the island and loss of the Gullah . The 1972 Pat Conroy book The Water is Wide was set on Daufuskie, fictionalized as "Yamacraw Island." The book recounts Mr. Conroy's experiences teaching on the island in the 1960's. The i...

http://www.silverdewwinery.com/ This news of Joe's new online store is so great! Now everyone from around the country can get a Daufuskie Island T-Shirt and Beautiful Locally made jewelry and pottery from Daufuskie Island. Hopefully, these t-shirts will be the next Salty Dog T-Shirt. Joe has an array of fine arts and crafts handmade from around the island. I can not wait for the day for his wine to be sold and delivered online.

And they have to post this sign in South Carolina???? The Famous Horseshoe Crab, but don't eat this one. Only the blue crabs The Silver Dew Winery The Gem Carts The new Gem Cars are available at the resort for $100.00 per day. These carts can go up to 20miles per hour and are great for exploring the entire island. I had a wonderful birthday on D'Fuskie. We walked 2 hours on the beach in each direction each morning, golfed, relaxed read a new book and just had a wonderful time. The new menu at the Beach Club is fabulous with lots of fresh healthy seafood, great service and good music. (P.S. Try the low country boil).

Ok so my blog is suppose to only be positive and uplifting but for 3weeks now I have been excited about the county implementing the new DI Ferry Service in order to save the $30.00 round trip passage. Here is how it should work 1st Senior Citizens, Students, disabled or handicapped. $1.00 2nd Resident Landowners/Taxpayers $2.00 3rd Non Resident Landowner/Taxpayers $3.00 4th Residents-$5.00 5th Residents Guests & Visitors $6.00 Well guess what it does not work. The county won't call you back, won't put you on their "list" and won't let you know what is going on. Oh they will tell you to call 5 different people (who won't help you). Basically the system goes like this. If you know someone that works for Beaufort County Government you may get placed on the "magic list" that grants you what your taxes already paid for anyway. Needless to say "fuskie girl is not happy about the ferry".