Nature Anyone?

You can never go wrong on a vacation with a bike ride and seeing nature.  There are thirty plus miles of asphalted bike paths on Kiawah Island.  This is the best way to tour the island since it starts at one end of the island and runs alongside the main parkway.  It is mostly set back in the trees away from the parkway but still a beautiful site.  You can also ride along the hard-packed sand for ten miles with little effort on your ride.  Just make sure you get back on the bike trail when you reach a boardwalk at the other end.  They have a new bike path that leads out to the Freshfields shopping center.  So you do not have to drive to the shopping center.  You can explore the golf courses but make sure to do that when it is late afternoon or evening when the courses are closed.  You do not want to get hit by a golf ball while riding your bike.  There is the “Burley” trailers and baskets you can rent.  The “Burley” is for younger members and it can connect to any of the adult bikes.  The baskets are for when you need to carry groceries back from the shopping center.  Then there are the nature activities you can go on.  You can learn about Logger Head Turtles at the Nature Center in Night Heron Park.  There are two towers that over look the marsh of the island.  The first one is Marsh View Tower, which overlooks Cougar Point golf course and the marsh.  The second one is Marsh Island Tower, which overlooks the boardwalk and marsh.  You can go canoeing and kayaking either on a tour or family kayaking.  Now I saw people kayaking while I stayed on the island and it sure looked tough.  But I am sure they had a wonderful time.  You can have a wonderful time either on a bike ride or exploring nature while staying on Kiawah Island.