Ohiogirl;472931]sounds like a song, doesn't it? Like April in Paris . . .
We bought summer of 2006, and came down for 2 weeks in April thru 2010, before we retired and moved down. Used to rent our place out.
Anyway, in normal years, I think April is the prettiest, best weather month in TV. This year looks to be possibly warmer than usual. March is the new April, or something like that, but who knows for sure until it comes. Still lovely on the lanai morning and evening.
In 2010 we seemed to notice more people and activity being here in April than before, but I think that's probably because there are just more houses in TV, but possibly the snowbirds stay longer in bad winter years, if they can. Many seasonal (Jan-March) renters leave at the end of March, but also seemed like April was getting easier to rent out every year, and rightly so. Cheaper rents, better weather most years.
Thanks for the info Ohiogirl and also others who contributed. Sounds like April is avery nice month and I look forward to it. I am from New England and wiats at resaurante here is very common on the weekends no matter where you go so that really doesn't bother me. Thanks again.
People complain about waits for tables during the season, but that's only during peak hours - you can still go early or late and get seated quickly at most places, or just relax and have a drink while you're waiting. Last night, one of our neighbors just called where our group decided to go after a concert, was told it was packed, and tried somewhere else where we got seated right away. Maybe she has the Villages App on her smartphone, not sure, but it was easy.
Not sure where everyone is from and what their restaurant situation is like, but in Columbus, OH there are often waits for restaurants, and on Fridays and Saturdays, the waits are 1-2 hours at most places, and not as easy to hop in your cart and try somewhere else. And Columbus has a LOT of restaurants.
I do think that even if you are a snowbird, you generally start staying longer and longer each year, and that a growing percentage decides to sell the home up north and move down permanently. This year, I'm guessing some people leaving early to go up north and mow their lawns, since it's been such a weird winter.
Construction traffic will decrease a lot north of 466A once the build-out is completed in St. James and Tamarind Grove, and I guess a little still in Buttonwood and Pennecamp. Yes, you can find other retirement communities where it is peaceful and quiet, but we are all here because it's NOT dead - there's stuff to do and see whenever you want to do it. But - you can also stay at home, cook out and have a perfectly peaceful evening too, and maybe hop in the cart to go watch the sunset somewhere.
Sorry, but I can't seem to do short posts
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