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KNOWLES ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA

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6 Days | 5 Nights
ACTIVITY LEVEL: Challenging (Variable by Program Date)
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EasyFor people looking to exercise their minds more than their bodies. There’s minimal walking and not too many stairs.
ModerateThese programs get you on your feet and include activities such as walking up to a mile in a day through a city and standing in a museum for a few hours.
ActiveFor people who enjoy walking as much as two miles a day, perhaps to explore historic neighborhoods or a nature trail.
Moderately ChallengingFor hardy explorers who enjoy a good physical challenge, spending most of their days on the go.
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Jody Tinsley

Believing that "there is nothing half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats," Jody Tinsley's 25 years of experience and his certifications as a South Carolina Master Naturalist and Wilderness First Responder serve him well in his vocation. An American Canoe Association certified trip leader and trainer for Wildwater Rafting on the Chattooga River, Jody shares his enthusiasm for nature, people and teaching throughout his Road Scholar adventures.

April Childress

A native of South Carolina, April Childress has been sea kayaking for more than a decade. She and husband Jody Tinsley have been popular instructors for Road Scholar programs, and together they have kayaked in the Lower Exumas; rafted the Grand Canyon; served on a Mars Society research team in the Canadian High Arctic; and photographed blue-footed boobies in the Galapagos. April thinks there is no place in the world like South Carolina, and no better way to explore it than by water.

Jessie Renew

Jessie Renew has loved being on the water since her early life in South Africa. She grew up in Hilton Head, and after attending the College of Charleston, moved back to Hilton Head to work as a kayaking expert. In 2010, Jessie obtained her American Canoe Association Instructor certification and began teaching kayaking. A Road Scholar instructor since 2009, Jessie is a fount of knowledge about boats and gear, and offers her insight into the tides, birds, and the environments they live in.

Michael Smalls

Michael Smalls has been coiling native sweetgrass baskets since he was an eight-year-old boy, learning this rare craft at his great-grandmother's knee. His great-grandmother created baskets to sell in the Charleston Market; today, her great-grandson is an artist at the Hilton Head-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce's Welcome Center. Participants can watch Michael use his "nail bone" to push palmetto strips through sweetgrass to create his baskets, and talk with him about his art and its history.

Kim Poovey

Kim Poovey is a Beaufort, S.C., resident, a popular storyteller, actress and novelist who brings local history to life through her characters from the past. Whether telling a ghost story in downtown Beaufort or appearing to as the inimitable Miss Emma Victoria Brown, she transports her listeners to the past and wraps them up in the stories she tells. After a program, Kim steps out of character to answer questions and elaborate on some of the historical events that shaped her stories.

Bill Hamel

Bill Hamel is an engineer by trade who became a volunteer by vocation. An instructor for the Oscher Lifelong Learning Institute at USC-Beaufort, Bill is a field naturalist who teaches a popular course on the ecology of the Lowcountry. In addition, he is a member of the “Pinckney Nine,” an award-winning team of volunteers at the Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge. Bill also loves to kayak, and leads students on adventures into swamps, marshes, or forests in pursuit of both flora and fauna.

Eric Burns

A resident of Bluffton, S.C., Eric Burns has spent many years exploring the Lowcountry by water and sharing his love of the Lowcountry with others. His sailboat, “Dawn,” is a local legend, but the last few years have found him spending a lot more time kayaking than sailing. Eric founded and runs the local adventure company MarshGrassAdventures, and is American Canoe Association certified. When he’s not kayaking or spending time with his family, Eric’s busy creating pottery or tending the garden.
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