The right place in California is heaven, spent most of my life there. 73-75 all year around. I also lived in Hawaii where the scenery is nice, but unless you have any amount of local blood life there is tough, and tremendously expensive. When we sold in CA and moved here we said that is it for a while. This was the first summer in 5 the temperature and humidity did not beat me up so bad. Happy! A place like this in HI or CA would be prohibitively expensive, plus property taxes are enough to scare you

We moved here from S. Fl and are quite happy. We have friends from our old neighborhood who moved to a golf community in Naples as they didn’t want to be so far from their kids. Very understandable. But they are bored there. Nothing to do but golf they say. They have one golf course, one pool & one country club. I am usually taking part in clubs/activities @ probably an average of 3 or 4 different rec centers in a week. I think there is no place that can compare to The Villages.

The Bloom
 

After six plus years... The bloom is off the rose

Totally agree Bare .... and now you mention reading which brings to mind the Village LIBRARY, and what a great library it is, they can and will get you anything and everything to make it possible to enjoy sitting and reading. Just another plus to living here.

Pinellas Library is great as well.

No regrets here either and we moved from southern CA....where the weather can be so boring....nice today, nice tomorrow, etc....lol. Believe me, I’m not a fan of the heat and humidity, but you learn to live around it. In colder climates, some don’t venture out....slippery roads, dangerous weather conditions. Here at least there is good climate control everywhere and just short trips from a cooled house, to a cooled car, aren’t unbearable. Some tolerate the heat and humidity better than others...I don’t golf during the hot months, my husband does. My friends and I do other things while waiting for temps and humidity to become more comfortable for us. There is so much to do or not, you decide....so many shops and stores, considerably more than when we arrived in 2006, it’s beautiful and so many areas are accessible by golf cart....ah, love being able to us a cart to get around.

Remember it will be different here, maybe not all will be the same as where you come from....some things are easily adjusted to, other things might take a little longer. Everyplace is different from other places....but some of the differences are really, really nice....;)

Native Floridians, and we have no regrets. We just don’t talk politics.

I don't care what houses they have in Fenney. I'm not leaving so I'm not competing. BTW, been here 21 years and counting.

Unlikely you will get many regrets. If you can rent for a year.

Thank you.

The Villages isn't for everyone! Like dewison says, there are all knds here, like him, but many with regrets and have left. Like me -I'll be gone as soon a I sell my house. I hate the summers here - hot, humid - I don't like the cold either but never shovelled - paid someone to dhjo it. Its a toss up, Ill take the cold, and get months of gorgeous weather, scenery, frienfds and family the redt og the yesr. 2000 activities but how many will you use? My advice, rent here for a few week in the Summer. Try to do some activities you enjoy outside (like me - gardening) . No cultural things outside of The Villages in this area unless you drive for over an hour!
Everyone is entitled to an opinion. Hope this helps. Good luck!

I am enjoying the Villages as we travel back and forth between the northeast and down here. I do see myself eventually staying here for longer periods of time although I miss my grandchildren while being down here. Love the heat and sunshine!


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