Ageing Snowbird Parks, Changing habits, preferences.

Deb and Ed M wrote:

BarneyS wrote:


This will be our first Michigan winter in over 16 years and I'm both looking forward to it and dreading it. What I am most sad about though, is not seeing all of our friends again. They were our 2nd family down there.
Barney

Ed and I have discussed the fact that some day - the grueling drive might not be something we can handle. We have a few Michigan friends who don't do the migration any more, due to loss of friends and probably a bit of fear of being too far from family as their health declines. In the meantime, *I* did the drive this year - just to see if I was capable of 2 days of nonstop driving.

On the other hand, as West Michiganders - seeing the sun for the first times in about a month.... the grueling drive is still worth it.

We won't be snowbirds for the first time until next year, leaving the snowbelt of Western NY for the warmth of Florida. We've done our research and have things pretty well planned out. If I may ask, why only take 2 days to get South? We plan on several stops on the way to our winter destination. A couple of nights in West Virginia, a few nights in North Carolina, a few nights in South Carolina, A night in Northern Florida and then 4 months in the Cocoa/Titusville/Cape Canaveral area. Then the same slow trek back north in April. Is there a reason you only take 2 days to get to your destination?