Alternatives to South Florida in Winter
We are interested in alternative destinations to South Florida in the winter. It is just becoming way too crowded and expensive down here. Between the influx of people from the Northern United States ...
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We spent part of two winters in FL - the Orlando area - when we first started full timing. We enjoyed it to some degree but the traffic was too much. I had just spent 18 years driving in and around Boston and points north so I could handle traffic. But I decided that being retired I wanted to be somewhere I didn't have to mess with traffic jams.
Also many of the local drivers seemed have it in for out of town drivers. And no I wasn't driving slow or doing stupid things.
I toned my driving way down from the aggressive Boston style so that wasn't the issue. If the speed limit was 45 and I was doing say 55 to keep up with traffic some of them would still run right up on my rear and tailgate.
We spent a couple of winters in the RGV (Port Isabel). We enjoyed it but we didn't care for the wind and the area was busier than we liked.
For the last several years we have spent the winter in a small AZ town 25 miles or so from Quartzsite and about the same from Parker. You can have a lot of traffic in Quartzsite for a few days during the RV show but it isn't bad the rest of the time. It's not a perfect solution but it suits us well enough that we keep going back.
Also many of the local drivers seemed have it in for out of town drivers. And no I wasn't driving slow or doing stupid things.
I toned my driving way down from the aggressive Boston style so that wasn't the issue. If the speed limit was 45 and I was doing say 55 to keep up with traffic some of them would still run right up on my rear and tailgate.
We spent a couple of winters in the RGV (Port Isabel). We enjoyed it but we didn't care for the wind and the area was busier than we liked.
For the last several years we have spent the winter in a small AZ town 25 miles or so from Quartzsite and about the same from Parker. You can have a lot of traffic in Quartzsite for a few days during the RV show but it isn't bad the rest of the time. It's not a perfect solution but it suits us well enough that we keep going back.
