As you will have realized from the sunrise photo our view is to the east. For unknown reasons when we first arrived I thought we were looking north. This house is about as far north as you can go and still be in Georgia, so though perhaps some of the mountains on the left edge of the photo are in North Carolina, most of what we see is Georgia. I am no judge of how far we can see. As I am writing the Apple weather app shows visibility of fourteen miles.
The house is said to be in Mineral Bluff, but Mineral Bluff is a crossroads several miles distant and a thousand feet below us. It is said to have a population of 220.
This whole area is mostly wilderness. There are a few other houses nearby, though except for the one across the road, mostly hidden by trees, but none seems presently inhabited. I expect almost all are second homes and/or rentals. The one next door is for sale with an asking price of 1.3 million.
One comment to a previous journal entry asked if we came here to escape Erin. We did not. Erin has never been forecast to have much effect on Hilton Head Island. Carol planned this long ago to escape the summer heat in the marsh and to celebrate our 31st wedding anniversary which we did with a bottle of champagne on the porch last Saturday.
Almost every day we walk up the road to the top of the mountain, which is 130' higher than the house, and each afternoon Carol beats me at pool. This is not difficult because I have never played pool and she is a shark. Well, perhaps a minnow, which is enough to beat me. I did win one afternoon when she inadvertently sank the 8 ball.
The house is big and has more amenities than we want or need. Below is the link to the rental listing if you would like to see more.
We leave Thursday.
We have very much enjoyed our time here and are likely to return, though not next summer when I have other plans.
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