Wonderland for Seniors

Nov 23/15 Weather sunny and crisp fall temp of 68, low last night was 43.  Couple of cooler days right now then back to mid or high 70's.   Hey no complaints here, we received a picture of what our family in Ontario woke up to ....Yikes early snowfall.  Thanks El Niño.

my brother's backyard in Ontario Nov 21

We put our black leather jackets on to tour around the back roads today, it felt good with the sun.   Only 2 miles away is a community called The Villages.  We stopped in for a stroll around the Christmas tree in Town square, and coffee at Panera Bread,,, just no Tim Hortons down here. Haha.

Town Square at Spanish Springs - ready for christmas

  The themed area nearest Grand Oaks is Spanish Springs.  I think it's the the oldest section and very pretty.  The Villages is still growing, over 110,000 people.  The community has more golf carts than New York has taxis!!! Can you imagine??  Yup the carts are everywhere. 

golf carts lined up on the street outside Panera Bread

plate on the front of one of the carts - Chatham???

Found it funny to see one with a plate on it reading The Village of Chatham. Just like home?  Cool.  

The Villages - Brownwood

Jan 20,21/2014
Weather - sunny and cool, low 40's and mid 60's.

What is Rosey doing?

Now where is she?

Another Rosey photo bomb....

 

Time to take Rosey home :)

We are going to be in our Motorhome Service Center all week so today we walked across the road to The Villages.  It's like walking into the Land of Oz for Seniors!!!  Someone else described it as the Disneyworld for Seniors.  Both are great descriptors.   The Villages is a preplanned community for over 55 and it encompasses approximately 100,000 people now and 80,000 golf carts.  The properties are beautiful and there are 33 golf courses available, as well as 1600 activities per week.  You do not need to be lonely or bored here:)
The community continues to expand in size and there is a new themed area open now called Brownwood.  It has an Old West - Cowboy theme.   On the entrance into the area some beautiful sculptures of Cattle and a Lone Cowboy.