Whether it's Al or Elvis, that is one huge gator at Callawassie Island Club.
Alligators are a fact of life throughout the Low Country of South Carolina. After 30 years of vacationing in that part of the southeast, I don't pay them much heed. You leave them alone, and they don't bother you.
But this last week, I was compelled to think about Carolina gators. First, on the edge of the pond that sits beside our condo in Pawleys Plantation (Pawleys Island, SC), the homeowners association had placed a "Beware of Alligators" sign, probably for liability protection purposes but, nevertheless, we kept a tighter leash on our dog.
Then, yesterday morning at the Callawassie Island Club, I saw the largest gator I have ever seen outside of Alligator Adventure in Myrtle Beach. My host at Callawassie, General Manager Brian Lasota, said, "I think it's Al but it could be Elvis." Yikes, there are two of them.
Finally, yesterday afternoon, I toured the Oldfield Golf Club's Greg Norman course and spied the sign below. Now that could be a good walk spoiled.
