Gullah/Geechee, the community of slave descendents and the language, culture, and traditions they've supposedly been preserving, was disappointing. For starters, the "Gullah/Geechee Sea Island Coalition" is, apparently, nowhere. I found it on the web (https://gullahgeecheenation.com/gullahgeechee-sea-island-coalition/), assuming this was a (if not THE center of action), and followed the directions on the GPS. Nothing there there. There was some nice scenery, some modest homes, and some gated communities. That's it.
Next I went to the The Gullah Museum of Hilton Head Island; check out the website, then compare with my picture. There's a little building. But it's locked up. It looks like it needs some caring for; and unless there is a wormhole that transports you somewhere else, what could be inside that warrants $20 (and $5 for children)?
The one thing I saw where there was actually something there was the Mitchelville Preservation Project. Mitchelville, founded in 1862 shortly after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, was the first self-governing settlement for freed slaves. You can actually learn something here. And the scenery is also very striking.
Then across South Carolina and on to Atlanta.
