Possible snowbird next year.
I have been retired for awhile and now that the grandkids are in school, we are not as closely involved with them. I am getting sick of MI winters (lack of sun more than the cold or even the snow). ...
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We did this last year for the first time. We have relatives and friends in central Florida so we heading there first (W. Palm, Sarasota and The Villages). Then we headed out the panhandle and around the Gulf coast. We intended to make it as far as S. Padre Island, but spring break started so we meandered back home via Texas, OK, Missouri and then east.
We made reservations a couple of weeks in advance and this worked except in south Florida which apparently fills up early. But it turns out that the panhandle is excellent. Although not as warm as the Keys and south Florida (daytime temps in the 60s), it's less crowded and the campgrounds are generally cheaper. It was hard to believe that the panhandle was still in Florida. We really liked Santa Rosa Beach/Destin area.
Our next trip south we'll probably skip central Florida (or just spent a couple of weeks there) and then head out the panhandle and try to make the RGV.
We made reservations a couple of weeks in advance and this worked except in south Florida which apparently fills up early. But it turns out that the panhandle is excellent. Although not as warm as the Keys and south Florida (daytime temps in the 60s), it's less crowded and the campgrounds are generally cheaper. It was hard to believe that the panhandle was still in Florida. We really liked Santa Rosa Beach/Destin area.
Our next trip south we'll probably skip central Florida (or just spent a couple of weeks there) and then head out the panhandle and try to make the RGV.
