Inexpensive Fun!
 

I thought I would start this Fun thread for current veterans of TV to help us new villagers and those soon to be.

On a budget what are your favorite fun memoriable and relatively inexpensive things to do in The Villages?

I'm sure it been covered before but I would be interested in your inputs.

WELL. Cards at the rec centers or at your house. Potluck on your lanai,byob. Drinks on the drive. Music on the squares. Golf. Tennis.PLUS Pickleball, Shuffleboard, horseshoes, bocce at the rec centers. Billiards inside rec centers and discussion groups. Art lessons(!!!!) LOVE those. Glass fusion, clay. Craft and ART shows, WONDERFUL music at Church on the Square for a pittance...not religious music, and not that there's anything wrong with that. Watching the sunset from Park on Morse Bridge. oh my....just about everything.........

Lunch at my house..just sayin'.

Free admission to Polo on Fridays.

Watch softball games at SaddleBrook and Buffalo Ridge.

Listen to various musical groups practice at Rec centers... We play mahjong at Laurel Manor on Wednesday morning and Jazz Band workshop is practicing...Live entertainment!!!

Bird watching
 

The lovely Diane and I joined the Village Birders for $5/yr apiece. We go on bird walks, usually within an hour of TV. If you don't have binoculars, the club has some to loan for the trip.

Carpooling is encouraged. Lunch afterwards at a local-to-the-area restaurant is optional. You meet some interesting people, see some new places, learn a lot about birds and birding from some very experienced birders and former educators, see some beautiful birds, spend some time outdoors, and also, birds don't live in ugly places so the scenery is pretty.

There are two photography clubs in TV. Both are inexpensive to join and most people have a digital camera these days so there are no costs for film and processing, and prints are inexpensive these days if you wish to display your favorite photos.

Fishing in the ponds in TV is an inexpensive hobby.

just ridin' around in the golf cart

My thought exactly!

"Honey, where are we going in the cart?"

"I don't really know. Let's just go exploring!"

Bill :)

Book clubs, and the beautiful new library on Pinellas

The scuba club is $5/year and has excellent guest speakers every month, a great group of folks, and we get to talk about, plan, and go on dive trips!

Wow
 

Thanks! All really appreciate the thoughtfull comments

Cappy I was a NASDS open water instructor in my younger years. Had to let it go as state employee time did not match up with travel time for their trips. Sold the gear but would love to be up for retraining and some trips.

H

Carguy-Everything mentioned already and much more!
 

You are just going to love it here. Any interest you could have is here. That is why we are growing so fast.
I play a great deal of sports. Swim, Golf, Volleyball-all 3 kinds(water,sand,indoor) Many car groups and biker groups. We do quite a bit with our neighborhood groups. As you know via pms I broke my leg. I never had so many cards, plants, dinners etc. All my groups are like family.
I tell everyone get out and try them all and then pick the ones you like. I have many very close friends here. But like you I am very social.
I also do Mensa. Good speakers. You won't be able to keep up with it all.

I agree. I can't wait to get there and ride around in my golf cart.

Wow you are active and enjoying life. I'm impressed with Mensa; I would love to be a fly on the wall during a group meeting, actually that would be the only way I could attend.:p Love your enthusiasm.

Exciting the hear
 

This is exciting to read all. I don't know why? Maybe this has happened to others here in TV?
As the the days count down toward the last day of work and the clock ticks closer to moving day the butterflys in my stomach seem to be getting a lot of air time!

Something we like to do....
 

Drinking Starbucks (I know that is expensive for a cup of coffee) and reading the paper and people watching on the square! Also chillin with a smoothie at Panera and people watching on the square.

try Ambrosia
 

for coffee (lots cheaper than Starbucks, and tastes better to the non-Starbucks lover), or just bring your own in your golf cart. Bring a book or the paper to read and sit on a bench or in your golf cart. We also like to watch the sunset at one of the various ponds around TV after an early evening golf cart ride with our dog.

There are zillions of free exercise classes at rec centers and sports pools, also free card lessons. Get serious about reading the rec news and the newspaper, with your calendar beside you. You will find you may have to schedule some down time.