We coordinated a family beach week in Seabrook Island, South Carolina. Not everyone in our large family could make it, but there were twelve of us. We stayed in a beautiful house, steps from the ocean.
Seabrook Island is a private community about an hour south of Charleston, South Carolina. The island has golf and tennis. Sea turtles lay eggs here. Every morning, a team of volunteers is out on the beach checking on the turtle nests.
There are pros and cons to staying on Seabrook Island.
Pros: The beaches are not crowded, and you do not have to look at ugly highrises along the coastline. Staying within walking distance of the beach is convenient. With a party of 12, we did not have to coordinate our outings. People were coming and going when it suited them.
Cons: There are not a lot of food choices on the island. We ate one night at the Pelican’s Nest, a restaurant near our house. It was underwhelming, it took a long time to get our food, and the wait staff was rude. There are good restaurants outside of Seabrook Island, but it’s at least a 25-minute drive. Also, If you are not a member, you cannot use the golf and tennis facilities in the morning when the heat is most bearable. The facilities are also expensive. It costs $20 per hour to play tennis or pickleball and $15 to use the gym.
I would not choose to return to Seabrook Island, but we had a wonderful time with our family. I got up most mornings to hang out with Milo. He was into farm animals and rockets. We sang Old MacDonald Had a Farm about 80 times. Lucas and Henry had fun hanging out with their cousin Vivian. Vivian was on the lookout for a boyfriend, but there was not much selection on Seabrook Island. Michael, Lucas, Jonathan and my dad played golf one afternoon.
We did a lot of cooking. It is too hard to try to take 12 people out for meals. I woke up for sunrise walks. Michael came on the walk on our last day. We set up shop on the beach each day with my dad’s Shibumi. Shibumi has a monopoly on Seabrook Island. It is Shibumi’s for as far as the eye can see on a sunny and windy day.
