[charmed59]

My hubby and I are taking part in the Villages Experience to see if the Villages are the place for us. We only have four days there, and I'd love to hear suggestions of what to do for our first taste of life there.

We are interested in seeing if the recreation activities would be something we would take part in every day. The idea of pickle ball sounds fun. We would like to try out some pool activities (volleyball, aerobics). And we are enthusiastic but horribly mediorcre golfers that would love to try out an executive course or two.

From a social point of view, we love live music, and I see from this website there is live music everynight on the squares. Can we just show up and dance? Is this the time of year we need reservations to eat at the restaurants?

As for real estate, we'd like to look around and see what different price points will get us. We have several scenarios in our head of how to transition into retirement, ranging from renting a few high seasons, to buying a lower priced second home, to sell our big house and going all in. Is there a specific day for open houses in the villages? And wll golf cart cruising/biking through the neighborhoods help us figure out where we want to be?

Any advice would be welcome. And we'll see y'all soon.