Summer 2026
Saturday, July 25 – Saturday, August 1 · about a 4½-hour drive from Marietta
Here's the whole week laid out — Diane's been through it, and now Brandon and Ryan get their pass. The villa and golf are already set; the rest is still taking shape. Tap your name below, react to anything, leave notes wherever you like, and hit the big button at the bottom when you're done — it all goes straight to Allan as a text.
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Diane & Allan · Ryan & Molly with Emily (5) and Olivia (2) · Brandon & Emme — six adults, two girls
Beach and pool, every single day — that's the week. Villa dinners most nights (easy with a five-year-old and a two-year-old), maybe one or two nights out. Around the edges: golf and pickleball mornings, a spa morning for the ladies, and a menu of extras to grab when the mood strikes. Villa cooking planned around Ryan's food allergies.
Nothing to decide here — just so you can picture it.
Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort — Huntington Villas. The villa sits about 100 feet from the pool, with the beach, all three golf courses, the lagoon, and Shelter Cove's shopping and fireworks all close by. Confirmation's on file.
Every day starts and ends the same way: beach and pool. Each day just gets a little theme on top. React to anything, note box under every day.
Drive down, check in at 4 PM, grocery run for the villa
First toes in the sand before dinner
Dinner at the Dunes House — Palmetto Dunes' own beachside restaurant, right in the resort. Outdoor kitchen, burgers and fish tacos, sandy feet welcome — perfect arrival night
Beach and pool, all day — nowhere to be, nothing to book
Walk up to the Dunes House for lunch if the crew's hungry on the sand
First villa dinner — family night in
Morning, everybody's doing their thing: Early Bird pickleball round robin, 7:30 — Brandon & Emme, confirmed (Allan's putting the reservation in), golf at 10 for Mom & Allan, beach and pool for Ryan, Molly, and the girls
Afternoon dolphin cruise — the whole crew, then back for a villa dinner
Beach and pool all day — the only appointment is Mom & Allan's 10:00 golf, everyone else is in the water
Early villa dinner, then HarbourFest fireworks at Shelter Cove — the Tuesday-night summer tradition, and it's five minutes from the villa
Spa morning at Ocean Tides — Mom, Molly, and Emme
Guys hold down the beach and pool with the girls — grab anything off the options menu below if the mood strikes
Villa dinner — or if the crew votes for a night out, this is a good one for it
Morning, everybody's doing their thing: Early Bird pickleball round robin, 7:30 — Brandon & Emme, confirmed (Allan's putting the reservation in), golf at 10 for Mom & Allan, beach and pool for everyone else
Late-afternoon option: Harbour Town — climb the lighthouse with the girls, shops, ice cream under the oaks. Only if the beach lets everyone go
Villa dinner
Beach and pool, plus whatever won the week — one more time
Last-night dinner — Mom's pick: a night out, or one big villa feast
Pack up, check out at 10 AM, and an easy drive home — sandy, sunburned, and happy
Nothing here is scheduled — the beach and pool are the plan. Grab one of these when the mood strikes, or if a rain cloud rolls through. React so Allan knows which ones to have in his back pocket.
Lawton Stables pony rides & free animal farm
In Sea Pines under the big oaks — Emily's the right age to ride, and Livy will love the farm animals.
Sandbox Children's Museum
Indoor play museum sized exactly for a five- and a two-year-old — the ace rain-day card.
CreekCat mini-catamarans
Easy motor-cats on Broad Creek — a fun guys' outing if a morning opens up.
Coastal Discovery Museum
Free, shaded, with a butterfly house the girls will love.
Pirate's Island mini golf
Classic putt-putt evening, girls vs. grandpas.
Coligny Plaza splash fountain
Free cool-down stop by the beach — bring the swimsuits.
Turtle Talks
It's sea-turtle nesting season — evening talks the girls might get a kick out of.
Beach cruiser bikes, delivered to the villa
Week-long rental with a kid trailer for Livy — ride the hard-packed sand at low tide.
Home base is the villa kitchen — most dinners are family nights in. These are the contenders for the exception or two. React to your favorites.
Fishcamp on Broad Creek
Waterfront and easygoing with a play area outside — the most two-year-old-proof sit-down on the island.
Skull Creek Boathouse
The sunset classic — huge menu, easy with allergies.
The Sandbar
No-fuss neighborhood spot minutes from the villa.
Salty Dog Cafe
The Sea Pines rite of passage — t-shirts for Emily and Livy obligatory.
Quarterdeck at Harbour Town
Sunset right under the lighthouse — a last-night contender. Books up.
Michael Anthony's
The dress-up Italian night — the other last-night contender. Books up early.
These decisions are Mom's — boys, your reactions and notes everywhere else all count.
1 · Which dolphin boat?
Captain Mark's fits Monday afternoon and the whole crew of 8 goes. "Donuts with Dolphins" is cuter for the girls but only runs Tue/Thu at 9 AM — which collides with golf.
2 · Spa morning at Ocean Tides
Diane, Molly, and Emme — worth picking treatments ahead so the bookings go in together.
3 · Last-night dinner
4 · The villa kitchen plan
Most nights are home nights now. Which one or two nights (if any) do we eat out, what are the villa menus, and what goes on the grocery list? (Planning around Ryan's allergies as always.)
5 · Bikes delivered to the villa?
6 · Anything to add?
A shopping afternoon, beach photos, Sunday church, anything at all.
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