While the decision to come to Florida was difficult to make, it ultimately boiled down to "use it or eventually lose it". And giving up 8 weeks of our ownership entitlement was an option we chose not to take.
But now, the incredibly extreme winter that the folks at home (and in P.E.I. apparently) have suffered through makes it a no brainer. Mardi and I would have been shut-ins for most of the winter. No telling what that would have done to our health. We made the right decision.
And this year has been no different than any other year in terms of comfort and acceptance, as far as interpersonal relations go. We have had no uncomfortable experiences and a couple of apologies from Americans after they see our Blue Jays shirts and confirm that we are Canadian.
I'm sure that there are some of those extreme Christian Nationalists around who want to void democracy and have their chosen dictator take over, but so far they haven't bothered us.
We miss the friends who previously joined us, but Frank and Lori and their friends have filled in that gap nicely.
April is the month when we can book next January, and it needs to be done then in order to get consecutive weeks in the same unit. Once again we will have eight weeks entitlement (for each of 2027 and 2028, after which it will go back to four or five for a few years) so, unless things unravel quickly we will do that. And then we'll cross our fingers in the hope that our consciences will allow us to return.
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Having said that, we spent the day mostly indoors today because of the chilly weather. We have a frost warning overnight. But I'm betting that you don't have much sympathy for that.
Stay well.
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