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Finding out why we came this way; Florida calls!

It comes as a bit of a surprise when we tell our friends about the temperatures we encounter primarily living, as we now do, along the Florida panhandle. Having decided on taking up residence in an over-55 managed facility, Latitude Margaritaville Water Sound (LMWS), paralleling the magical Emerald Coast, we are often held to ransom by cold fronts descending from wintery Canada.  To be honest, we didn’t do our research, thinking all of Florida enjoyed the same weather conditions as we have enjoyed in the past whenever we visited the Florida Keys. However, leaving our former home on Sanctuary Drive in Windsor, Colorado, we were apprehensive about how easily we would adapt to the potential of less warmer days. Just as we were initially confused over Florida spanning two time zones – yes, we live within Central Standard Time and not the Eastern Standard Time – the state is split into two geographical zones what else might we would find that would be different:  “Florida has two...