Your day-by-day plan
- 1
Gather & Ground
Morning:Staggered arrivals; grocery run; room assignments by seniority and stairs.
Breakfast & coffee:Donut Hole
Afternoon:Pool hour while the last cars roll in.
Lunch:Cuvee 30A
Evening:Dinner in (assign each family unit a night now), then the sunset arrival photo on the beach while everyone's travel-fresh.
Dinner:El Pollon Destin Florida
Insider Tip:The Venmo thread and the dinner-night assignments happen tonight; money weirdness is the only thing that beats a beach weekend.
- 2
The Together Day
Morning:Morning double-decker pontoon to Crab Island, shade below for grandparents, slide above for kids, waist-deep water for everyone.
On the water:30A Pontoon Rental
Afternoon:Home by 1:30; the all-ages nap; porch stories.
Lunch:I Heart Mac & Cheese
Evening:Big-table dinner at The Crab Trap, kids in the sand, elders at the rail, sunset for all.
Dinner:MJ's Place LLC
Insider Tip:Life jackets on every kid at the sandbar, one adult on permanent head-count duty, and the morning slot for calm water.
- 3
The Photo & The Goodbye
Morning:Group breakfast at The Pancakery; photo-review show-and-tell.
Breakfast & coffee:Main Brew Coffee
Afternoon:Final beach hour; pack in shifts.
Lunch:Ghost Crab Pizza
Evening:Golden-hour family portrait session with a hired photographer on the dunes, the actual deliverable of the weekend, then staggered departures.
Dinner:Acme Oyster House
Insider Tip:Book the photographer before you book the house; sunset slots in season are the scarcer resource. Everyone in white and khaki, Grandma already knows.
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