Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Kiawah Island: Land of the Reptiles

A few weeks ago we took our buddies, Beth & Braxton to Kiawah Isl, SC for a weekend get-away, courtesy of MTF. While Dave worked the days away, the rest of us squeezed in some quality water time.

 Even though the breeze was a bit chilly, it didn't stop the kids from spending hours in the ocean.
The condos came equipped with boogie boards and other fun toys, including an alligator swimming lazily along the river outside the condo.

Awesome wildlife!

After the beach and the pool, we made it to the Wildlife Center (sans a napping Lucy Lu). There, they had every reptile-friend or foe- on Kiawah Island, live for our viewing, and touching pleasure!
Can't say we ever pet an alligator before! These guys were 1-2 yrs old. There were also plenty of live snakes for us to enjoy, including the copperhead, the cottonmouth and the rattlesnake.

Then it was off to the playground for some acrobatic exercises.
And this was ALL in one day! Kiawah was great. They had miles of tree-covered running/biking paths and it was heaven.

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