Are you looking for a place to retire?

I just found out that Sun City, Florida has been designated as one of America’s Best Master-Planned Communities by the “Where to Retire Magazine”. It’s written up in their July/August 2007 magazine.

What’s the key attraction, you say? For starters, the average year-round temperature is 72 degrees. I have noticed that it is 5 to 10 degrees warmer in Sun City in the winter than it is in Orlando and points north.

Most importantly, the people who planned this community thought of everything. They have police, fire and ambulance services. A 1500 member volunteer patrol that supplements the Hillsborough Sheriff’s Department. A 112 bed hospital and 90 bed lodge are also located in the city. There are 20 churches in the vicinity with 7 of them right in Sun City.

Four comprehensive recreation facilities cover more than 41 acres. There are four shopping centers with services that include major banks, supermarkets, medical clinics, pharmacies, restaurants, variety and specialty stores, beauty salons, barber shops, a post office an many business and professional offices. Home Depot is at one end of the city and a huge Wal-Mart Supercenter is at the other end.

If you are a golfer, you’ll think you are in heaven. There are 8 courses in Sun City and another 13 in the vicinity. I found out that there are 3500 privately owned golf carts. No wonder I was blown away when I first drove down the main drag.

Tennis anyone? There are 19 courts available for residents’ use.

If you are a boater , it’s only 8 miles away to Bahia Beach Marina which offers saltwater beaches, marina facilities for boat launching, docking and maintenance. It will also give you access to the Gulf of Mexico.

If you get tired of the 200 plus activities offered in Sun City you can venture out to local theatre presentations, art festivals, concerts, museums, and even some professional sports games. Disney World, Sea World, and Universal Studios are within 90 miles. Busch Gardens is 25 miles away.

But wait…..there’s more! You’ll just have to wait until next week to find out.

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Sun City, Florida......an experience of a life time!!

If you have never been to Sun City, Florida you need to go there at least once. It is quite an experience. You come off I75 southeast of Tampa and drive into this booming little metropolis. The first thing you notice is all the golf carts. They are everywhere!! These golf carts even get the primo parking stalls at the local strip malls and even the Walmart. I have never seen anything like it.

Kings Point which is on the south side of the highway is a buzzing adult gated community for those 55 years young and up. As I toured the clubhouses, I kept thinking "When do they sleep?" There are swimming pools, golf courses, lawn bowling, tennis courts, basketball courts, fitness centers, miles and miles of walking and bike paths and at least 200 activity clubs. I'm not exagerating!! There is even a game with a crazy name called "Pickleball". I never got to check it out, but I plan to.

There are two clubhouses in Kings Point. The north clubhouse has a 10,000 sq. ft. theatre that brings in live entertainment on a regular basis. I see that Pat Boone, Charo and even The Temptations are going to be doing some shows there.

I saw a huge bus pull up to the clubhouse one morning. When I asked what it was doing there, the reply was "Oh, we are heading to Disney for the day". It seems there is a monthly schedule of about 15 different trips from the beach, to different malls, to a local attractions (SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, Disney) to a night out at a dinner theatre. How great is that? You sit back, relax, and let the bus driver worry about driving through traffice. He even drops you off at the front door.

There is so much more to tell you about, but I think I'll just wait till next week.

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