Thursday January 9th 2025

It has been Florida cold the last few days. The highs have been around sixty degrees and the lows have been below forty. Last night the low even flirted with the freezing mark. While these temperature are warm by northern standards, they are about fifteen degrees lower than the normal temperatures in the area.

Knowing that it in a few days the temperature will be warmer causes me to put things off for warmer times. My furniture projects sit waiting in the shed for warmer weather. The morning temps are around fifty so I choose to wait for it to warm up, but once it is warm the remaining daylight is short.

Last week I was waiting for my Disney Pass blackout to end. I anticipated going to a park on Monday, but I still haven’t gotten there. The wind chill after dark requires several layers of clothes. I remind myself that the weather will improve and I can go to the park another day

Here at the base camp there are still more empty units than I thought there would be. I anticipated people to arrive shortly after the new year. There are still many units with closed shutters, reflective insulation in the windows and/or covered golf carts in the yard. Will people be showing up later, or are they staying away this winter? I certainly don’t know. Based on a perusal of license plates as I walk around the resort, Michigan and Ohio seem to be a very popular origin for many of the snowbirds. I have also seen plates from most of the eastern states and Canadian provinces.