Originally Posted by offshoredrillin

I think my 2 choices would be Destin and Key west, being a beach bum or the likes. When i eventually sell out, i would like to buy a small hotel/motel with clean beachy style rooms on a beach and just run it.

Originally Posted by 314joey

It's funny, lots of people kept telling us how warm it was in Florida, well last Summer at LOTO we had six weeks straight of almost 100 degree weather with the humidity in the 90%, it doesn't get any hotter than the midwest and the winters are miserable, ...........I thought this thread was where would you RETIRE, we've been here in the Cape since last October and have never had to look for something to do, there's either something going on here at the Cape, on Ft. Myers Beach, Marco Island, Sarasota, Naples, Punta Gorda.....................all these places are less than a hour boat or car ride, crap we can drive to Tampa or Miami in two hours.

It's less than a six hour drive to KW or we can take the Key West Express, do I need to keep going, I'm thrilled you guys love the North, but I lived in the midwest for 57 years and I'm going to finish out what's left down here in Florida........oh, did I mention I can go out back and jump in the pool anytime of the year, yes, even in January and February, we live on the ICW and we love living by Rumruners, it's our hangout, it's great to be able to jump in our boat and fly out to the GULF OF MEXICO anytime we want.....................have fun everybody.

Originally Posted by Orthobam

Exactly. Why the hell would you retire anywhere you have to be locked inside all winter. Snow sucks!!! Cold sucks!!!

Originally Posted by drpete3

No one has mentioned Austin tx. When I retire in 28 years. Lol. I wil have a place near home in n mi but no way ill be spending my winters here so I will have a place somewhere that we can boat during the winter time. Austin would be another place to consider

Originally Posted by Wobble

I have been looking at buying property in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. American lifestyle, taxes, law, passport + easy boating to all the Caribbean Islands. Not a full time thing but 4-5 months a year I think.

Originally Posted by 314joey

It's funny, lots of people kept telling us how warm it was in Florida, well last Summer at LOTO we had six weeks straight of almost 100 degree weather with the humidity in the 90%, it doesn't get any hotter than the midwest and the winters are miserable, ...........I thought this thread was where would you RETIRE, we've been here in the Cape since last October and have never had to look for something to do, there's either something going on here at the Cape, on Ft. Myers Beach, Marco Island, Sarasota, Naples, Punta Gorda.....................all these places are less than a hour boat or car ride, crap we can drive to Tampa or Miami in two hours.

It's less than a six hour drive to KW or we can take the Key West Express, do I need to keep going, I'm thrilled you guys love the North, but I lived in the midwest for 57 years and I'm going to finish out what's left down here in Florida........oh, did I mention I can go out back and jump in the pool anytime of the year, yes, even in January and February, we live on the ICW and we love living by Rumruners, it's our hangout, it's great to be able to jump in our boat and fly out to the GULF OF MEXICO anytime we want.....................have fun everybody.

Originally Posted by Perfect Storm

What he said! I love the change of Seasons and Summer boating in Buffalo, NY, but the Winters are just WAY too freaking long and snow sucks! I bought a Condo with a dock on a direct access canal in Cape Coral to spend my Winters when I retire.