Those readers who have watched any golf on television have quite likely seen commercials for "The Villages - Florida's Friendliest Hometown" where residents "golf free for life." Well, turns out The Villages is only about half an hour south of here. So today Tom and I took a tour of the city and were very impressed. It's like living at a 5 star resort.
There are two big town squares and several community centers with just about any kind of shopping or restaurants or entertainment you could want. Not to mention all the recreation opportunities.
They've got their own hospital and numerous health care clinics with every kind of specialist you can imagine. This place is huge. It's hard to describe. After visiting their website and getting the brochure and DVD mailed to us before we left Fairbanks, I had an idea of what to expect, but the reality went way beyond our expectations.
It will definitely be on our list of places to consider settling when we are ready.
Since this area of central Florida is serious horse country, there is also a polo field within the city and our guide today gave us complimentary tickets to watch the polo matches this weekend. I've always wanted to watch a polo match. This should be great fun!
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