If you are wondering whether or not to go to Daufuskie, and are concerned that it's too much hassle...JUST GO! YOU WILL NOT BE SORRY!!!
The Seaside Cottage is perfect!! Squeaky clean, beachy colors and lovely decor! And the view! Mornings start by sitting on the screened porch sipping my coffee, enjoying the ocean. Comfy beds, fully equipped kitchen; Flat screen TVs with premium cable; weber grill for grilling steaks. And I loved my little golf cart provided by the owner to get around the island! It's just plain fun!
Deborah and Karen with the rental agency could not have been more helpful or friendly. Wow...
It's funny...I've spent a lot more money traveling to other countries to have a unique travel experience...and all along here's little Daufuskie just off the coast of South Carolina! It's hard to describe the effect this quirky, charming, friendly, historic little island has on you. From the moment you step off the boat you know you are in a different and very special world.
Half the fun of Daufuskie is discovering it yourself.. But here's a short version: A rookery chock full of endangered or threatened birds, including wood storks, herons and egrets...The funky Iron Fish Art Gallery run by the charismatic Chase Allen...Walking on the beach at sunrise...AND I'M THE ONLY ONE THERE...The historic African Union Baptist church found on a dirt road covered by a massive canopy of trees...watching horseback riders heading for the beach, followed by little Nemo, cutest pony in the world...Enjoying sunset with a Scrap Iron (a drink!) and near a brass bull (why? beats me) at the Old Daufuskie Crab Company...Lancy Burn at the Silver Dew Pottery talking about his trips across the Atlantic in a sail boat (which is parked next to his studio!)...Sacred cemeteries and tabby ruins...Fresh shrimp and Daufuskie Devil Crab on Saturday afternoons...Dips in the beautiful Melrose pool...The General Store at Freeport Marina packed full of fun stuff, and also beautiful Spartina purses made by a former Daufuskie resident...half price!...driving past the state's smallest public school (15 kids!)...A community farm with goats, chickens, and a cow named Muffin...and the whole time gliding through the island on my own little golf cart, waving back at everyone I pass. At night, the sounds of silence...no traffic...moonlight over the ocean. Honestly, in my view it just doesn't get better than Daufuskie.
As I said....JUST GO! I promise you won't be sorry.