Charlie Spencer Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 (edited) https://hammockcoastsc.com/hammock-coast-birding-festival/ Anyone else going? Getting access to Brookgreen or Huntington is easy; they're public attractions. Yawkey and Hobcaw are two spots that can sometimes be difficult to get into. Edited January 21 by Charlie Spencer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Fingers Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 (edited) I of course would love to go, but because of cost(and from what I could see, the tickets were sold out), and pretty much everything but the birding, I wouldn’t be able to go. :( Edited January 21 by Snake Fingers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 I would love to go, but like @Snake Fingers said, the tickets were sold out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted February 8 Author Share Posted February 8 (edited) Well, crud. It's going to pour rain all weekend. Of course, it's been beautiful for the last three days. I just cancelled my hotel and scheduled walks. I'm sure the organizers aren't happy since this is their first festival. Edited February 8 by Charlie Spencer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Your date in the title confused me @Charlie Spencer. I was wondering why you'd be canceling your plans based on a ten day forecast, but I see from the link that it's actually this weekend not the 17th-18th. It's a good thing you didn't make your plans based on the date in the title. I can just imagine your confusion on the 17th if you were as confused as I am. 🤪 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Y'all must have more reliable weather predictions up there. Down here if they say it is going to rain in two days, that is almost a grantee it won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted February 9 Author Share Posted February 9 @lonestranger, yeah, I botched the dates in the original title. Irrelevant now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 I don't put a lot of faith in anything more than a 48 hour forecast, and even that doesn't get a lot of faith in being accurate. I don't think I'd bet against the weatherman for money though. Murphy's Law dictates that it's more likely to rain on an event if you have money invested in it. Now that @Charlie Spencer has canceled his plans, Murphy's Law greatly reduces the chance of rain. It's just the way it is when Mother Nature follows Murphy's Law. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted February 9 Author Share Posted February 9 Knowing what I know now, I probably won't do this event in the future. For me, the big draw was access to two semi-private properties that have controlled access. The other properties on the agenda are open to the public and I've been to them before. Between when the festival sign-up period opened and now, several half- and single-day events have been announced. These other events are cheaper / free, and close enough they wouldn't require a hotel stay. I didn't consider them because I was already committed to the festival. Now I recall there were nearby day-trip events last February too. No, they're not on exclusive lands but they also don't require the same upfront payments and planning. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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