Sue's Hilton Head Trip - Plans

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Who/When/Where:

Who: Sue (53), DVC member
SB (54), Husband
Dates: May 23 - 29, 2012
Travel Method: Personal car
Resort: Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort
Experience: Very experienced (13th stay at this resort)


INTRODUCTION:
At last it’s time for the annual beach trip to Disney’s Hilton Head
Island Resort! This started as a solo trip, last year became a half
solo and half girlfriend trip and this year it’s a couple trip.
Originally my friend Linda from last year was going to join me for the
second half but since SB is not working this season and Linda just
started a new job in early April (and took a week off in late April
with her husband) she suggested it might be better if she didn’t come
and SB came instead. That worked for SB, lol! He likes Hilton Head,
we both love the beach, and he’s never been there during warm beach
weather!

Last November I tried to change my reservation from a studio to a 1-
bedroom villa, and had to go on the wait list. Sadly that never came
through, so I’m not exactly excited about 6 nights in a studio with
SB! At home he keeps a later schedule than me and it works fine
because I can go to bed and he can watch tv or watch a game online in
the living room. We won’t have that luxury this trip. For next year
I’ll book a 1-bedroom villa right off the bat, even though it should
be just me for a few of the nights. It’ll be worth it to have more
space when Linda joins me.

At Hilton Head there are tons of restaurants – the difficulty is
finding time to hit favorites and also try anything new. There’s no
need to make reservations and I think we’ll mostly do either a late
lunch or early dinner most days. For breakfast I’m bringing greek
yogurt and bacon for myself (for in the studio) and we can pick up
something from Tide Me Over (at the resort) for SB. We’ll also pick
up some groceries so he can make a sandwich or something at other
times.

I’m hoping to get up and run in the morning, figuring that should be
the coolest part of the day before the sun gets hot. Mornings we’ll
be at the beach, which should be pretty busy by the weekend. Last
year the tide was going out but this year the high tide will be mid-
day, so the beach won’t feel as wide as it did last year. We’re
bringing our own beach chairs, a cooler (for water) and even a beach
umbrella in case we want to create some shade. The rest of the day
we’ll play by ear – enjoying the resort, going out to eat, etc.

There’s a comedy club at Kingfisher, which is just across the bridge
(walking) from the resort so we might check that out some night.
Other than that, this trip is mostly about relaxing and enjoying a
beach!!! That’s the biggest thing we miss now that we’re living in
Gainesville, so it’ll be nice to have daily access to a beautiful
beach for a while again!

The plans so far are:
Wednesday 5/23: Work, Drive to Hilton Head,
Thursday 5/24: Beach, Lunch or Dinner Out
Friday 5/25: Beach, Lunch or Dinner Out
Saturday 5/26: Beach, Lunch or Dinner Out
Sunday 5/27: Beach, One Hot Mama’s Brunch
Monday 5/28: Beach, Lunch or Dinner Out
Tuesday 5/29: Hilton Head Diner breakfast, Drive to Gainesville

Sue/WDW1972