We took off December 29th and joined the Great Snowbird Migration to the Sunny State of Florida. We were joined by snowbirds from Canada, Maine, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland and, of course, Virginia. We traveled to Florence, South Carolina on our first leg. Then we moved on to Woodbine, Georgia. Zephyrhills, Florida was our third destination where we spent New Year's Weekend. I cannot believe how warm it is---in the high 70's. We immediately had to ditch the sweats and long pants for tees and shorts. It is going to be a blast being this warm for the next 3 months. We have a grapefruit tree in front of our rig and there is an orange grove off to the side of our spot.
I was thrilled to see real flowers blooming in January. I have seen a few hanging baskets just bursting with blooms and it's January.
There are lots and lots of old trees, with Spanish Moss hanging. I am not sure what kind of trees these are but they are big and old. They have a small acorn-like nut that falls off and soundslike a war zone when it hits the top of a trailer. But isn't the moss beautiful---makes you think of Scarlett O'Hara.
This is the land of palm trees. There was a bunch when we entered the state and you see them everywhere, at restaurants, in subdivisions, shopping centers, everywhere.
Do these colors remind you of Florida? They made such a cute community. There were pink, green, yellow and blue homes. Tiny but really cute.
Tomorrow the Happy Travelers journey on to Estero, Florida to our home for the next 3months. More later from your very happy, very warm Virginia Snowbirds.
