April 5th - April 9th, 2008

Specific Activities

Rate Schedule

Participate in the splendor of the natural world of the Low Country during the peak of land bird migration, when indigenous wildflowers are in splendid bloom.

Wake up at Sea View Inn to the sound of the surf stitched through with the liquid calls of Purple Martins, rollicking song of Carolina Wrens and medley of imitations from Sea View Inn's resident Mocking Bird.

Take coffee to the wide porch overlooking the Atlantic to look for Ospreys fishing in the sea, Painted Buntings and Ground Doves in the dunes.

Walk out on Sea View's dock into the salt marsh to search for Egrets and Herons, resplendent in breeding plumage, and nestling Clapper Rails while listening to Red-Winged Blackbirds and BoatTailed Grackles as they announce breeding territories on Pawley's Island.

Migrating shorebirds congregate on the beach, testing our ability to call their name.

Terns of several species will be courting and diving over the ocean.

Coastal breeding birds will be in full song: Summer Tanager, Hooded Yellow-Throated and Porula Warblers.

Admire wildflowers indigenous to coastal South Carolina with such evocative names as Passion Flower, Pitcher Plant, Atamasco Lily, Pipewort, Lizard's Tail and Glass-wort.

The famed Brookgreen Gardens provide an excellent place to study and know native wildflowers featured in their natural gardens.

Here are some of the specific activities planned for your stay*:

• Kayak Skills Workshop (novice+)
• Morning kayak through the Marsh behind Pawleys (novice+)
• Afternoon kayak in the ocean and surf (medium-advanced skill level)
• Day trip to Sandy Island with historical guided tour from Ye Olde Sandy Island Tours (novice-medium skill and strength)
• Beach walk with nature and history interpretation (anyone)
  2 nights of Evening Story's and Music of the Carolinas (anyone)
• Kayak down the Pee Dee (novice-medium)
• Day trip through Historic Georgetown  (anyone)
• Historic walk at Huntington State Park (anyone)

* Timing and order of activities may vary depending on

   weather and tide conditions. 

Dates are planned to coincide with the peak of landbird migration in the famed Carolina low country. A total of up to 120 different bird species were observed during prior Nature Weeks.

Rate Schedule

The costs listed below include 4 nights, 3 days of guided tours, fees for entry into parks, and three delicious meals per day. The rates do not include taxes or gratuities.

Ocean Side/cottage rooms
$1,050 Double (if both occupants are participants)

$925 Double (if only one of the 2 occupants is a participant)
$685 Single