We've lived in Melbourne since I retired from the Air Force in 1994. I was stationed at Patrick AFB twice and fell in love with the area. Its still a very nice area with very limited traffic problems. No fighter mission at Patrick for many years now though so you won't have that noise. We plan to move to TV in a year or so when I retire (again) primarily for all the activities. If that really doesn't interest you, this area would probably suit your needs very well. It is not a tourist area. The closest to that would be a few miles up the road in the Cocoa Beach area. We have been to visit TV a couple of times already and it is only about a 90 minute drive for me so if I want to come back to visit friends/go to Patrick, etc., it's not that far. We also have the snowbird season here so the traffic getsa bit worse, golf rates go up and the wait at restaurants increases but not really that big of a deal.
|