Deb and I did some wandering over the past 14 years: New Cumberland; Raleigh; Myrtle Beach and Hilton Head, SC; Summerfield and Hudson, FL; Portland; Bainbridge Island, WA; Orient Beach, St. Martin; Montpellier, France; and now Alicante, Spain. We sold homes, gave away furniture and cars, downsized and lived out of backpacks and suitcases. Currently we're in Alicante, Spain, where we plan to settle (for awhile). I poked this long-dormant blog awake so I could chronicle our attempts to learn to live in a foreign land. Let's see what happens.

Friday, December 13, 2013

Winter on Hilton Head Island

We're spending the winter (November through the end of March) on Hilton Head Island.

Using Vacation Rentals By Owner we contacted several condo owners back in June. Winter is the off season here, so rates are much lower. For example, the 2-bedroom condo we ended up renting goes for $700 a week during the June, July and August; but only $425 a week for September through February; and $500 a week in March, April and May. The owner also listed a price of $800 a month for the deep winter months of December, January and February.

We contacted the owner and asked what he would charge if we rented the entire November through March block; which at the 'rack' rates would have cost $6,100. He came back with an offer of $800 a month or $4,000 for the five months. That includes all utilities, taxes and use of amenities.

So, here we are.


How is Hilton Head in the winter? Chillier than Florida, that's for sure, but much warmer than Pennsylvania where we used to live. We're getting tennis weather (60+ degrees) regularly, have a 50-minute drive to Savannah (more about Savannah in a future post) and the weather has been mild enough for sporadic walks on the beach.
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    Yours in Perpetuity
    Pat Carroll

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