the Villages northern state? where do u go to escape heat?

[ronduh]

I believe there is no other place like our piece of heaven here! However , I am looking for a place to go next summer to escape our hot temps here. Has anyone found a place that we can keep busy, and enjoy cooler weather for a few weeks next summer. We are not golfers so that is no a need. We just want to find things to do, not set in cabin in the wood, it just is not our thing.

[manaboutown]

I believe there is no other place like our piece of heaven here! However , I am looking for a place to go next summer to escape our hot temps here. Has anyone found a place that we can keep busy, and enjoy cooler weather for a few weeks next summer. We are not golfers so that is no a need. We just want to find things to do, not set in cabin in the wood, it just is not our thing.

Right now I am in Newport Beach, CA. For the next week the lows are forecast to be running about 65 degrees F, the highs about 81. I do not even have air conditioning in my 1962 house which is near the beach. I use a fan a few days a year. Few bugs, too. I can leave the doors open for ventilation. Come on over!

[Villager Dude]

Right now I am in Newport Beach, CA. For the next week the lows are forecast to be running about 65 degrees F, the highs about 81. I do not even have air conditioning in my 1962 house which is near the beach. I use a fan a few days a year. Few bugs, too. I can leave the doors open for ventilation. Come on over!

I am in Snowshoe Mountain, WV .

High low 70's

Low around 50-55 . Windows open

Snowshoe Mountain Ski Resort - Official Website - Snowshoe, West Virginia (http://www.snowshoemountain.com)

I have some contacts if you want long term rentals.

If you send me your phone number by private message I will call you and gve you a run down ofthe area.

[mtdjed]

We are now in Marblehead MA on the coast about 15 miles north of Boston. Bus transport every 30 minutes into Boston, Logan Airport. Local visits to Salem, Newburyport, Rockport, Portsmouth NH and longer to the Mountains of NH (3 Hrs), Cape Cod (2 Hrs), Maine (3 Hrs). They have a great YMCA that we join for the month for $100 for the both of us and go there most mornings. We walk to the harbor, beach and restaurants. We used to live here and now spend every July here. Temperature is moderated by the ocean. Ocean temp about 64 degrees. A great place to escape to in the summer. It is a residential community and not a tourist trap.

[KittyKat]

I housewatch for a couple who go to Hendersonville, NC every summer. Just south of Asheville.

[Bay Kid]

Chesapeake Bay in the great rural Northern Neck of Virginia. One of the most beautiful places in the world!

[senior citizen]

We are now in Marblehead MA on the coast about 15 miles north of Boston. Bus transport every 30 minutes into Boston, Logan Airport. Local visits to Salem, Newburyport, Rockport, Portsmouth NH and longer to the Mountains of NH (3 Hrs), Cape Cod (2 Hrs), Maine (3 Hrs). They have a great YMCA that we join for the month for $100 for the both of us and go there most mornings. We walk to the harbor, beach and restaurants. We used to live here and now spend every July here. Temperature is moderated by the ocean. Ocean temp about 64 degrees. A great place to escape to in the summer. It is a residential community and not a tourist trap.



For anyone desiring a month long, or more, road trip........I was going to suggest a leisurely tour of the Massachusetts coast (to include Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket)........your area for sure........Salem for sure, for its history.......and then up to coastal Maine via coastal New Hampshire. Rye New Hampshire coastline is gorgeous. Continue up to Nubble Lighthouse in York Beach Maine.......Kennebunkport Maine, Ogunquit Maine....Boothbay Harbor, Maine, Camden Maine, Bar Harbor Maine, Eastport Maine............up to Calais where you cross over the border into New Brunswick Canada. Up to Bay of Fundy......on to Nova Scotia, to P.E.I., Cape Breton...

Take all the coastal roads if you want to see anything.

Don't miss the Canadian Maritimes.....see the Bay of Fundy, Anne of Green Gables on Prince Edward Island..........all of this cold New England ocean water/Canadian water.....will be very refreshing.

Also, we have wonderful memories of the friendly Canadians........all of them, that we met in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, etc........Cape Breton. Must see Cape Breton. Take your time to soak in all of this beauty.............and cool refreshing air.

But first see Marblehead for sure.......Rockport, etc. If you like crafts, this is the area artists flock to.

Some people choose to fly into Boston.......rent a car for the northern leg of the trip up to Canada. Have fun.

P.S.Think ahead to make your ferry reservations to Martha's Vineyard & also to Nantucket......car ferries.

[FlamingoFlo]

I would like to spend a couple months ( July and Aug) in a cottage that is on a lake or a river and north enough that there are no gators. We don't want to travel too far north...maybe NC or Tennessee.

[nancy32163]

This is a great place to escape the heat. 80 daytime, 60 overnight. No humidity. However, we long to be back in the Villages. Put our home on the market with the relocation program in the Villages. We love the program. But believe it or not we're COLD here. I think we have Florida blood in us now. hee hee

[ajbrown]

We have spent 8+ months a year in TV since 2007. This is the first summer where we did not have a northern home. It is a strange feeling for sure (for us anyway). We got fortunate in that we were asked to dog/house sit for a family member as they traveled for five weeks. We got stuck doing this on a little island called Martha's Vineyard. We are in this area: Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association | A National Historic Landmark (http://www.mvcma.org/)

We told them we would not charge them to do the sitting :a20:

We then got very lucky and found a tiny cottage through September for a reasonable rate. It looks like a studio apartment, NO bedrooms. It will be a great test of a 33 year marriage.

No idea what we do next year as we really got lucky this year. Staying long term on MV without spending a fortune is not a easy task and not in our financial plan.

I like this thread. I may be reaching out to Villager Dude as where he is sounds fun. We also have friends in Prince Edward Island which sounds like a blast.

I am a newbie when it comes to trying to rent long term anywhere, so reading stuff like this is great for me...

[Barefoot]

I believe there is no other place like our piece of heaven here! However , I am looking for a place to go next summer to escape our hot temps here. Has anyone found a place that we can keep busy, and enjoy cooler weather for a few weeks next summer. We are not golfers so that is no a need. We just want to find things to do, not set in cabin in the wood, it just is not our thing.

I assume you want a destination rather than a road trip?
If you fly into Toronto, Ontario, Canada, you'll find it cooler and tons to do.
If you want less City, there are many fun resorts north of Toronto.
Niagara Falls is a popular tourist destination.

If you want a road trip, a previous poster suggested starting in New England and driving into Canada.
That works if you don't mind a lot of driving. My favorite thing is do is Whale Watching.

I was born and raised in the Canadian Maritimes, so that is heaven to me.
Temperatures there are usually about 20 degrees cooler than Florida.
Prince Edward Island is my favorite.
Also beautiful and picturesque are Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Cabot Trail, and New Brunswick.
If you ever seriously contemplate a vacation, I'd be happy to make some suggestions based on your wish list.

[ajbrown]

Stuff cut...

Prince Edward Island is my favorite.
Also beautiful and picturesque are Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Cabot Trail, and New Brunswick.
If you ever seriously contemplate a vacation, I'd be happy to make some suggestions based on your wish list.

As I read your post it dawned on me my fingers had typed Port St Lucie in my post while my brain was thinking Prince Edward Island :oops:.

All of the places you mention sounds like great adventures for us...

[jboursales]

Just as hot as here maybe more !

[The Mountaineer]

Just check out the West Virginia state parks. You don't need to live "in a cabin in the woods." The lodges are luxurious. The views are spectacular. From Pipestem to Blackwater Falls, you can't go wrong. Been there, done that. And we're headed to The Villages in January-March 2015. I lived in St. Petersburg in the 1960s, so I don't want to live in Florida during the summer months. Northeast Ohio in the summer, Florida in the winter and traveling in between to 52 countries is the ideal solution for me.

[CFrance]

I was born and raised in the Canadian Maritimes, so that is heaven to me.
Temperatures there are usually about 20 degrees cooler than Florida.
Prince Edward Island is my favorite.
Also beautiful and picturesque are Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Cabot Trail, and New Brunswick.
If you ever seriously contemplate a vacation, I'd be happy to make some suggestions based on your wish list.

I second all of these places. Love Nova Scotia, Cabot Trail, New Brunswick. We haven't made it to PEI yet.

Another suggestion: anything along the North Channel or Les Cheneaux (aka The Snows).

[TNLAKEPANDA]

Gods Country... East TN

[senior citizen]

We have spent 8+ months a year in TV since 2007. This is the first summer where we did not have a northern home. It is a strange feeling for sure (for us anyway). We got fortunate in that we were asked to dog/house sit for a family member as they traveled for five weeks. We got stuck doing this on a little island called Martha's Vineyard. We are in this area: Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association | A National Historic Landmark (http://www.mvcma.org/)

We told them we would not charge them to do the sitting :a20:

We then got very lucky and found a tiny cottage through September for a reasonable rate. It looks like a studio apartment, NO bedrooms. It will be a great test of a 33 year marriage.

No idea what we do next year as we really got lucky this year. Staying long term on MV without spending a fortune is not a easy task and not in our financial plan.

I like this thread. I may be reaching out to Villager Dude as where he is sounds fun. We also have friends in Prince Edward Island which sounds like a blast.

I am a newbie when it comes to trying to rent long term anywhere, so reading stuff like this is great for me...




We remember those teeny tiny cottages very well; never stayed in one, as we rented a regular home but they are quaint & very charming.

Have you been to Katama Beach? Martha's Vineyard & vicinity is a great summer respite. Enjoy.

[senior citizen]

Other than the Great Lakes region of our country......such as Presque Isle State Park on Lake Erie, PA..........another one of the prettiest lakes we've ever seen is :

MOOSE HEAD LAKE MAINE


Quite a ride from northern Vermont EAST through New Hampshire, Maine & then NORTH in Maine from Greenville........


You will see Moose crossing the roads. We stop here for a few days before heading up to the Canadian Maritimes..........lake is smooth like a mirror. Crystal clear water.........long long long road in.........which seems endless; the road has tall evergreens on each side. You will feel like you are in the north woods of Maine.

Our country is a big wide wonderful place to explore............many cool locations.


http://www.mooseheadlake.org/ (http://www.mooseheadlake.org/)
Moosehead Lake is the largest lake in the U.S. state of Maine and the largest mountain lake in the eastern United States.
Situated in the Longfellow Mountains in the Maine Highlands Region, the lake is the source of the Kennebec River.
Towns that border the lake include Greenville to the south and Rockwood to the northwest.
There are over 80 islands in the lake, the largest being Sugar Island. http://www.mooseheadlake.org/ (http://www.mooseheadlake.org/)




http://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/travel-tips-and-articles/77583

#7 on list Top 10 US travel destinations for 2013 - Lonely Planet
Beautiful photo, etc.

　
　

[nitehawk]

Help help ---gg

[rubicon]

we go north to spanish springs

[Madelaine Amee]

What about doing a house swap for a month with a European couple. I have friends who did this and had a month in the UK and loved it. I also have friends who swapped with a couple from France and had a great time. It is so interesting to see how the other half lives!

[Fanman]

We're in Wells Maine but longing for our home in The Villages.

[George Bieniaszek]

I still have a home in Connecticut that I just put on the market yesterday. Will Officially become a fulltime Villager when it sells. Have a home in Pennecamp now. WE have been in The Villages in July and it has been hot as HE**. WE are back in CT now getting things in order and enjoying the pleasant weather and beautiful New England summers.

We will still come back to CT in the summer and stay with our kids for at least a month or so.

[asianthree]

It's been a mild summer in Ohio, Wisconsin. Warm in the day cools off at night

[CFrance]

I still have a home in Connecticut that I just put on the market yesterday. Will Officially become a fulltime Villager when it sells. Have a home in Pennecamp now. WE have been in The Villages in July and it has been hot as HE**. WE are back in CT now getting things in order and enjoying the pleasant weather and beautiful New England summers.

We will still come back to CT in the summer and stay with our kids for at least a month or so.
That's the best of both worlds. Stay with your kids, and you don't have to worry about a house sitting empty all winter. You still get out of the heat here in July/Aug.

[perrjojo]

:icon_wink::icon_wink:Where do I go when it gets hot? Inside with air conditioning.

[George Bieniaszek]

That's the best of both worlds. Stay with your kids, and you don't have to worry about a house sitting empty all winter. You still get out of the heat here in July/Aug.

That is the plan CF :) Very exciting time in our life right now!!

[bluedog103]

:icon_wink::icon_wink:Where do I go when it gets hot? Inside with air conditioning.
Life is too short to hide out in the AC. As I get older I find myself doing more and more. I now find things interesting that just a few years ago would have bored me.

[cquick]

I am in Snowshoe Mountain, WV .

sounds wonderful.

I am from northern Illinois, so I wouldn't go back there for the summer because it can be just as hot. But I would go to the Appalachian mountains. Virginia, West Virginia are nice, but I especially like the area around northern Georgia and Asheville, North Carolina!

[cquick]

of course, I have to admit, we don't mind just sweating! We don't stay in just because it's hot. We enjoy Florida even in the summer. We always stay here all summer.

[cquick]

What about doing a house swap for a month with a European couple. I have friends who did this and had a month in the UK and loved it. I also have friends who swapped with a couple from France and had a great time. It is so interesting to see how the other half lives!

I would LOVE to do something like that!

[jblum315]

I am in Maine and it's chilly. 63 this morning. Feels great!

[senior citizen]

I am in Maine and it's chilly. 63 this morning. Feels great!


We had the greatest two weeks in Maine.......but here is another great place just up the coastline..........it's all invigorating weatherwise.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-arkus/at-home-with-anne-of-gree_b_5621290.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-arkus/at-home-with-anne-of-gree_b_5621290.html)
At Home With Anne of Green Gables: Canadian Odyssey............

For those of you arm chair travelers who have not been able to escape the heat, here is a nice collection of photos, including some great gingerbread houses, Charlotte Harbor on P.E.I., etc., etc.........ALSO, GORGEOUS PRISTINE EMPTY BEACHES.

Very very picturesque "GREEN" Canadian island with gently rolling hills.......steep cliffs looking down to sea, etc.............you will meet the nicest of people on P.E.I. A slower pace of life. No traffic or congestion.

A favorite place of ours to return to.............plus buy Anne of Green Gables dolls for the grand daughters.......& books. Keep scrolling down to bottom.

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2008-07-31-prince-edward-island-anne_N.htm (http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2008-07-31-prince-edward-island-anne_N.htm)

Anne of Green Gables still rules Prince Edward Island

http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/ohio/x1536846355/Prince-Edward-Island-vacation-recalls-Anne-of-Green-Gables (http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/ohio/x1536846355/Prince-Edward-Island-vacation-recalls-Anne-of-Green-Gables)

This is a wonderful description of a "special place in time" if you want to experience "yesterday".............

Just a very relaxing getaway to an enchanted peaceful island............in the Canadian Maritimes.......

The newish Confederation Bridge makes it easier to get to.....than in the past.

However, we still enjoyed getting there via Nova Scotia.......taking the ferry boat to Charlotte Harbor, P.E.I.

　

　

　




　

[BarryRX]

I have a friend here in TV that is now spending a month in the Blue Ridge mountains in NW Georgia. He is absolutely loving it and plans to do it again next year.

[senior citizen]

http://www.tourcanada.com/cbridge.htm (http://www.tourcanada.com/cbridge.htm)
PEI's Confederation Bridge


http://www.confederationbridge.com/about/confederation-bridge.html (http://www.confederationbridge.com/about/confederation-bridge.html)
This bridge connects New Brunswick, Canada to Prince Edward Island........


Otherwise, one can travel from Nova Scotia to P.E.I. via the car ferry....to Charlotte Harbor.

[Barefoot]

The ferry runs between Caribou, Nova Scotia and Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island, a 75 minute trip.

The Confederation Bridge runs from Port Elgin, New Brunswick to Borden, PEI.
It's about eight miles in length and is called the "fixed link" by locals.

Prior to completion of The Bridge in 1997, access to/from PEI was by ferry only.
I grew up in the Maritimes, and we had a summer cottage on PEI at the time.
There was much controversy and heated debate about connecting PEI to the mainland.
Many locals felt it would ruin the character of the Island.
However many commercial enterprises felt it would be a definite asset in moving quickly on/off PEI.

The controversy about larger golf cups for easier putting in The Villages reminds me of the debates about whether a Bridge to PEI was needed!

[CFrance]

The ferry runs between Caribou, Nova Scotia and Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island, a 75 minute trip.

The Confederation Bridge runs from Port Elgin, New Brunswick to Borden, PEI.
It's about eight miles in length and is called the "fixed link" by locals.

Prior to completion of The Bridge in 1997, access to/from PEI was by ferry only.
I grew up in the Maritimes, and we had a summer cottage on PEI at the time.
There was much controversy and heated debate about connecting PEI to the mainland.
Many locals felt it would ruin the character of the Island.
However many commercial enterprises felt it would be a definite asset in moving quickly on/off PEI.

The controversy about larger golf cups for easier putting in The Villages reminds me of the debates about whether a Bridge to PEI was needed!
Thanks for the local knowledge, Bare. I imagine opening PEI up to the mainland was a serious dilemma for the local residents.

[Yorio]

Cooperstown, NY. It's a quaint small town though can get bit noisy with baseball fans. But, love the old hotel, Leatherneck golf course and beautiful lake. Of course it is much cooler there plus good restaurants. Don't mind staying around Finger Lakes area also sipping white wine by the many lakes.

[jimbo2012]

Travel out west, the Gran Canyon and Yellowstone are great in the summer

[SheilaO]

I plan to stay in northern Michigan…no place is more beautiful! I will be staying in TV in MY house (just bought after renting for 8 years) for the fall, winter, and spring…I will spend the summer in my 'park model'. It's just really a small trailer that I close up when I'm not there. But, it is sooooo beautiful up there in summer….You may look into a park model - very inexpensive!

[senior citizen]

The ferry runs between Caribou, Nova Scotia and Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island, a 75 minute trip.

The Confederation Bridge runs from Port Elgin, New Brunswick to Borden, PEI.
It's about eight miles in length and is called the "fixed link" by locals.

Prior to completion of The Bridge in 1997, access to/from PEI was by ferry only.
I grew up in the Maritimes, and we had a summer cottage on PEI at the time.
There was much controversy and heated debate about connecting PEI to the mainland.
Many locals felt it would ruin the character of the Island.
However many commercial enterprises felt it would be a definite asset in moving quickly on/off PEI.

The controversy about larger golf cups for easier putting in The Villages reminds me of the debates about whether a Bridge to PEI was needed!


Yes, & it is a relaxing ferry ride to very pretty Charlotte Harbor !
Each time the water has been smooth as glass.......always meet great folks to chat with when on that ferry. Very distinguished looking captains , etc. in white uniforms.....we just love Canada.

We take the Confederation Bridge on the return trip back to Maine via your province of New Brunswick.....after staying on Prince Edward Island.

I neglected to mention that those seeking the cool sea breezes, should not miss Bay of Fundy National Park.


http://bayoffundytourism.com/tides/ (http://bayoffundytourism.com/tides/)

Bay of Fundy * Canada's Natural Wonder * Click above hyperlink; use dropdown menu.

Awesome feeling to walk on the bottom of the sea.....at low tide.......

See map at bottom for better feel of how N.B. relates to N.S. & P.E.I.......

See link above for height of the tides...........

We go from Calais Maine into New Brunswick, Canada; drive north so that we can see the Bay of Fundy where you walk on the bottom of the sea at low tide. Known for the highest & lowest tides in the world. Awesome.

Alma is a small town one can overnight it when touring the Bay of Fundy National Park.

Thereafter, cross over to Nova Scotia**........tour around, go to CAPE BRETON for sure (stunning views) back down again on the Cabot Trail.......then take Nova Scotia ferry to Charlottetown......tour around P.E.I.........very picturesque, good for the soul. We have always loved the Canadian Maritimes.......& if one wants to be comfortable and cool and safe......do go.

**The very first time we ever went to Nova Scotia (great place to tour around), we took the overnight ship from Portland, ME. to Yarmouth & then drove around. That ship is in mothballs now.

But, nicer to just drive through New Brunswick to Bay of Fundy
National Park, then cross over to Nova Scotia, Cape Breton.......Prince Edward Island & then take the bridge back.

Great road trip if you have 3 weeks + for leisurely New England/Canada trip.

Autumn is also beautiful.

At the end of the trip, we take the Confederation Bridge from P.E.I. back to New Brunswick, Canada.......back down to Maine seacoast..........Eastport, Bar Harbor, Schoodic Point, Camden, Boothbay Harbor, LL BEAN in Freeport Maine etc., etc...........

Can't beat a cool sea breeze after the oppressive heat of summer.

Great escape for sure.........

[ricthemic]

That's the best of both worlds. Stay with your kids, and you don't have to worry about a house sitting empty all winter. You still get out of the heat here in July/Aug.

We recently downsized in the villages and in new england. Cut cost in half in both places. Love TV but also NE. Come and go whenever we want.. Best of both worlds for sure

[TCGirl]

Yes, & it is a relaxing ferry ride to very pretty Charlotte Harbor !
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I think there might be a bit of misinformation here. There is no Charlotte Harbor up there. perhaps you meant Charlottetown The ferry goes between Caribou and Wood Island, as Barefoot said.