LEARN TO LIVE WITH 'UM (March 17-May 3, 2025)

An Edisto Island Sunset

 

      Our eight-day cruise slid into the dock in Port Canaveral, and we disembarked and drove north to South Carolina and the Ocean Ridge Wyndham Resort on Edisto Island. This is a location we have visited/lived in since retiring nine years ago. In those nine years we have now pillowed our heads on 534 nights! That would be an average of 59 nights a year! We always look forward to the low country of South Carolina.      

     This year we were joined for a few days by my daughter's family and my brother. Time was spent searching for Gators, playing mini golf, walking the trails, and enjoying the beach. Next year it will be more of the same. 

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 We have fallen in love with life in the Low-Country of South Carolina. Moderate temperatures and sunny skies in the winter and spring of the year are a perfect break from the gray, frigid temperatures in the Midwest.

     In particular, we treasure our piece of throw-back Atlantic beach on Edisto Island. It is a
place to just lay around and do little or nothing if you so desire. There are no chain restaurants or any high-rise resorts. There are only local owned eateries and the only resort of any kind is Wyndham Ocean Ridge. 

The resort is filled with tall trees including Palms, Pines, and Live Oaks. The dangling Spanish Moss adds a touch of mystery and unparoled beauty. Adding to the feeling of days gone by are the surrounding marsh lands and the ponds that line every fairway of the golf course. Gentle Ocean breezes, captivating sunsets, abundant wildlife, and star lit nights add to the mix. These are but a few of the reasons that we return year after year.

     However, in the midst of this idyllic setting there is one problem. It's not a big one. As a matter of fact, it's quite small. Read what a low country newspaper had to say.

     "No-see-ums are as much a part of Low Country life as Spanish Moss and shrimp and grits. YOU CAN EITHER LEARN TO LIVE WITH THEM OR EXPECT TO BE MISERABLE FOR MOST THE YEAR!" So, there you have it! The banes of our Edisto experience are so small that you can't see 'um. Yet so pervasive that you can't ignore 'um.

     I have discovered that life is a lot like the above. There are many people who allow certain "small" things destroy their joy. Instead of rejoicing in all the wonderful things surrounding them, they are constantly swatting at whatever "No See Um" may bring them discomfort or fret. I am not saying that we should ignore those things but, I am saying that in order to enjoy our lives we must "learn to live with 'um! BE BLESSED.

 

EDISTO SUNSET FROM OUR DECK