The Villages, Florida

This, being the third Saturday of the month, was the monthly antique automobile show in a part of The Villages called Spanish Springs. This is one of two town areas and is entirely decorated in a Spanish motif. Today there were hundreds of antique automobiles on display in and around the main square of the town. The roads were blocked off and there was live music (mainly rock and roll) in the square from 4:00 until about 8:00 and happy hour ran from 5:00 until 7:00 so there were a lot of folks dancing and walking around and checking out the fascinating cars on display. At 7:00, all the cars started up and drove through Spanish Springs like a parade. Chuga, chuga, vroom, vroom, vroom! What a lovely 70 degree plus day in Florida!

St. Petersburg, Florida

On Thursday, 2/11, we moved our RV about 30 miles south to Clermont, FL where another RV friend is camping. On Saturday, we drove over to St Petersburg to visit the Salvadore Dali Museum which houses a wide collection of his very unique art and paintings. They had a narrated tour of some of his more complex works that really helped us understand the nuances of his art. Then we went to another local attraction called The Pier where we had lunch while watching dozens of sailboats race in Tampa Bay. Talk about a classy way to have lunch. . .

Summerfield, Florida

After finally having our kitchen remodel completed, we decided to get in the RV and head South for warmer weather. We have some friends who live in a place called The Villages in central Florida, so we chose that area as our destination. We left our 20-30 degree snow & ice covered home on Wednesday, Feb 3rd, and arrived in Florida on Thursday. It was cold (by Floridian standards), but 50-60 degree daily highs are a whole lot nicer than what we've had at home.

We've spent most of our time visiting our friends and being introduced to The Villages, which is a very large and unique retirement community. We've explored the two main downtown areas (Spanish Springs with its spanish styled buildings and Sumpter Landing that is located on a large lake), seen many of the 29 golf courses (free to residents) that weave through the many neighborhoods, and have toured several of the different home styles offered for sale. Each neighborhood has its own recreation center offering a wide variety of special-interest clubs, a swimming pool, plus a variety of outdoor shuffle ball, tennis and boccie ball courts. There are probably more golf carts than cars on the road around here. Our friends got us a guest card that gives us access to almost everything while we are here. Susan commented that The Villages seems like Disney World for adults. We won't get bored here, that's for sure.