If you were a Snowbird, where would you stay?

wahooo, Nui!!!! Retirement is a beautiful thing, congrats. It seems to me that lots of snowbirds drive south from their winter homes. I winter on the east coast in FL (come on down), there are loads of Quebecers, New Englanders, etc. In the AL gulf coast area, lots of midwest folks - you get the drift. Point that winnie south - anywhere should be warmer than Vancouver :)

South Tx. Corpus Christi area

FB Grateful Dad wrote:
Congratulations on retiring Nui. Also, good to see you on the forum again. I wondered where you went :)

Thanks - I parked the Beast in October and went back to work (ugh!) but now I'll be full-timing and can't wait. I love this forum - people have been tremendously helpful with a nervous newbie like me.

Zephyrhills, FL for us. We surely would like to venture West again but with the fuel prices what they are the amount we save pays for at least a month and a half site rent at our park. It's kind of hard to pass that up. Here's our parks site emeraldpointervresort.com. It's an owner owned park and the rentals are thru the people that own that particular site. Good Luck and hope all works out.

From Vancouver head south to Baja California, Mexico.

Congratulations on retiring Nui. Also, good to see you on the forum again. I wondered where you went :)
From the west coast, I would imagine SoCal and Arizona would be the most convenient. However, a lot of frosty mornings in the Palm Springs area in Dec and Jan. Corpus Cristi and South Texas are great options and relatively inexpensive. If it is warm enough, AZ has some great state parks along the Colorado River, especially from Parker to Lake Havasu. Regardless, have fun!

Camp Verde/Cottonwood AZ area.

South Florida is the only place that will be that warm in the winter with any regularity. Unless you travel to Mexico.

Do you intend to stay in one location all the time, or travel about the area?

In other words are you willing to spend some time in a hot area, for the warm winters, then relocate in the summer? Then Arizona can be for you, but they do get such a thing as feet of snow in places like Flagstaff, where the 7,500' altitude means very cold winter days. Near I 10, the weather is nice from October to March, when it will get above 90F all nights in the summer.

You might also consider San Diego, while expensive to live in the town, the eastern portions are not as bad, and are a bit warmer than the coastline. El Cajon, Lakeside, and that area is fairly warm.

If you plan on full timing in a RV, then consider a move to Nevada. THey do not have state income tax. Same as Washington state. Most other states do have income tax, and that can mean about 10% of your income is lost to the tax man.

Have a fun time figuring it all out. Make sure that you check with Zillow.com for the local home prices before putting your home up for sale, or buying a new place. You don't want to let your place go to cheap, or spend more than the average amount on the new place.

Fred.

Nui wrote:
I LOATHE snow and hate being cold. I don't consider the temp to be warm until it hits 75. 90 is comfortable.

What is your favorite place to hibernate during winter months?
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Nui

Your comfort zone is identical to mine. That is why we live in Arizona most of the year and travel South into Mexico in the heart of the Winter. Yeah, AZ is nice in the winter but if you like the heat like I do, you should try going further South. Tried wintering in Florida but still too cold unless you are South of a line drawn between West Palm Beach and Sarasota. Still was not as comfortable as Mexico and was a lot more pricey. If any interest, post your questions on the Mexico forum on this site. Also should try the Snowbird forum on this site.

rocmoc n AZ/Mexico