Subj : Recent Trip
To   : All
From : Mike Dippel
Date : Mon Jun 09 2025 12:50:02

In lieu of doing a camping trip, we decided to take a 4 day car drive to The Villages, 
Florida.

We have friends that live there, and some that were travelling there to consider buying a 
home, so this was the perfect time to do it.

The Villages covers most of 3 counties and has every amenity you could ever want.

Our trip included a 4 night stay in one of their model homes, coffee and tea, use of a 
golf cart, and great internet!

The golf cart ran on gas, not electric.  This afforded us the opportunity to travel 
extensively, at no cost to us.  In the 4 days that we were there the cart only used a 
minimal amount of fuel and we did a LOT of travelling.

We decided to look at homes there since the Realtor that we were in touch with 
expected us to do that.  But we found that we get more for our money where we 
currently live than we would by moving there.  Overall, the cost of the stay was minimal, 
and well worth the money.

We just arrived home today after having a great time.  Having said that, I would never 
want to move there.  We live in a 'Del Webb' community in Sun City Center, Florida that 
also has every amenity and is also a golf cart community, but just on a smaller scale 
that The Villages.

Our community known as 'Kings Point' was also recently voted the #1 55+ community in 
the entire United States.  We even have a company coming into Kings Point that wants 
to do a series for A&E that talks about why it is number 1 and talk about our lifestyle.

We had a great time in The Villages, but we love where we live.

Mike Dippel

 
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