Where & when: 1st ever winter trip south

[TeresaInCAL]

Originally Posted by Hutch333id

Heres a little light hearted banter for you while you decide where to head south. I mean no offense to our southern cousin. I seem to do the snowbird thing in reverse and usually end up going to AZ in June & July. 115oF this year in Phoenix. Phew!!! Thankfully, I wasn't in the TT.

The Official Canadian Temperature Conversion Chart

50° Fahrenheit (10° C)
· Californians shiver uncontrollably.
· Canadians plant gardens.

35° Fahrenheit (1.6° C)
· Italian cars won’t start.
· Canadians drive with the windows down.

32° Fahrenheit (0° C)
· American water freezes.
· Canadian water gets thicker.

0° Fahrenheit (-17.9° C)
· New York City landlords finally turn on the heat.
· Canadians have the last cookout of the season.

-60° Fahrenheit (-51° C)
· Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
· Canadian Girl Guides sell cookies door-to-door.

-109.9° Fahrenheit (-78.5° C)
· Carbon dioxide freezes makes dry ice.
· Canadians pull down their earflaps.

-173° Fahrenheit (-114° C)
· Ethyl alcohol freezes.
· Canadians get frustrated when they can’t thaw the keg.

-459.67° Fahrenheit (-273.15° C)
· Absolute zero; all atomic motion stops.
· Canadians start saying, “Cold, eh?”
· Vancouver Canucks finally beat the Chicago Black Hawks in the playoffs.

-500° Fahrenheit (-295° C)
· Hell freezes over.
· The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup.

Probably all true, except THIS delicate California flower shivers at 65!

[Len & Cheri]

Originally Posted by Hutch333id

Heres a little light hearted banter for you while you decide where to head south. I mean no offense to our southern cousin. I seem to do the snowbird thing in reverse and usually end up going to AZ in June & July. 115oF this year in Phoenix. Phew!!! Thankfully, I wasn't in the TT.

The Official Canadian Temperature Conversion Chart

50° Fahrenheit (10° C)
· Californians shiver uncontrollably.
· Canadians plant gardens.

35° Fahrenheit (1.6° C)
· Italian cars won’t start.
· Canadians drive with the windows down.

32° Fahrenheit (0° C)
· American water freezes.
· Canadian water gets thicker.

0° Fahrenheit (-17.9° C)
· New York City landlords finally turn on the heat.
· Canadians have the last cookout of the season.

-60° Fahrenheit (-51° C)
· Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
· Canadian Girl Guides sell cookies door-to-door.

-109.9° Fahrenheit (-78.5° C)
· Carbon dioxide freezes makes dry ice.
· Canadians pull down their earflaps.

-173° Fahrenheit (-114° C)
· Ethyl alcohol freezes.
· Canadians get frustrated when they can’t thaw the keg.

-459.67° Fahrenheit (-273.15° C)
· Absolute zero; all atomic motion stops.
· Canadians start saying, “Cold, eh?”
· Vancouver Canucks finally beat the Chicago Black Hawks in the playoffs.

-500° Fahrenheit (-295° C)
· Hell freezes over.
· The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup.

That's funny.

[Cajun Po-Boy]

Highly recommend Florida for the winter.

Crisp morning temps, mild daytime temps, no bugs and little humidity (hurricane season ends in November).
I lived in FL for 5 years (Tampa, Orlando & West Palm Beach)... mostly wore shorts & sandals during winters!

[rce]

Originally Posted by Ragin Cajun

Highly recommend Florida for the winter.

Crisp morning temps, mild daytime temps, no bugs and little humidity (hurricane season ends in November).
I lived in FL for 5 years (Tampa, Orlando & West Palm Beach)... mostly wore shorts & sandals during winters!

Sounds lovely!

[rce]

Originally Posted by Hutch333id

Heres a little light hearted banter for you while you decide where to head south. I mean no offense to our southern cousin. I seem to do the snowbird thing in reverse and usually end up going to AZ in June & July. 115oF this year in Phoenix. Phew!!! Thankfully, I wasn't in the TT.

The Official Canadian Temperature Conversion Chart

50° Fahrenheit (10° C)
· Californians shiver uncontrollably.
· Canadians plant gardens.

35° Fahrenheit (1.6° C)
· Italian cars won’t start.
· Canadians drive with the windows down.

32° Fahrenheit (0° C)
· American water freezes.
· Canadian water gets thicker.

0° Fahrenheit (-17.9° C)
· New York City landlords finally turn on the heat.
· Canadians have the last cookout of the season.

-60° Fahrenheit (-51° C)
· Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
· Canadian Girl Guides sell cookies door-to-door.

-109.9° Fahrenheit (-78.5° C)
· Carbon dioxide freezes makes dry ice.
· Canadians pull down their earflaps.

-173° Fahrenheit (-114° C)
· Ethyl alcohol freezes.
· Canadians get frustrated when they can’t thaw the keg.

-459.67° Fahrenheit (-273.15° C)
· Absolute zero; all atomic motion stops.
· Canadians start saying, “Cold, eh?”
· Vancouver Canucks finally beat the Chicago Black Hawks in the playoffs.

-500° Fahrenheit (-295° C)
· Hell freezes over.
· The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup.

Funny stuff!

Alternative ending: when Toronto gets an NFL franchise!

[whj77372]

There are many of your Countrymen in Florida, they seem to like it there. It has without a doubt the best weather in the WINTER in the US, but for the best weather, you must be at Palm Beach or below. Other will say you can be north of there, but if you are it can get cold. Good Luck

[rce]

Originally Posted by whj77372

There are many of your Countrymen in Florida, they seem to like it there. It has without a doubt the best weather in the WINTER in the US, but for the best weather, you must be at Palm Beach or below. Other will say you can be north of there, but if you are it can get cold. Good Luck

Appreciate the specific advice.

Florida is sounding good, especially if we could take a short cruise too from somewhere in Florida. Never been on one.

[ritasroy]

usually your choice. Sometimes a month sometimes more.
We have been doing this for cities states counties , parks, rv camps, visitor centers, you can watch lighthouses, just all kinds of things. look at workcampers.com or working rver's on the internet. Husband drove a horse and buggy tour in Branson Mo.
Wonderful people to work with, most everywhere

[ritzyteach]

Happy travels! You will find some wind everwhere in the south. You should not have to winterize for most of the places we have been talking about. We have wintered in S. Ca, AZ, Texas and various southern states (LA, MS, AL and FL) for 4 years. We have a couple of nights in the low 30s and high 20s (that was in mid-New Mexico) and never winterized. Our rig is designed for 4 season use, however. We did unhook outside water source to avoid the hose freezing on some occasions (very few and far between, because we go there to avoid that need!)
And, I totally appreciate the Canadian humor, because we wintered in the Palm Springs area last year. When it was a pleasant low 60s, locals were wearing heavy winter coast and snow boots downtown!

[rce]

Originally Posted by ritzyteach

Happy travels! You will find some wind everwhere in the south. You should not have to winterize for most of the places we have been talking about. We have wintered in S. Ca, AZ, Texas and various southern states (LA, MS, AL and FL) for 4 years. We have a couple of nights in the low 30s and high 20s (that was in mid-New Mexico) and never winterized. Our rig is designed for 4 season use, however. We did unhook outside water source to avoid the hose freezing on some occasions (very few and far between, because we go there to avoid that need!)
And, I totally appreciate the Canadian humor, because we wintered in the Palm Springs area last year. When it was a pleasant low 60s, locals were wearing heavy winter coast and snow boots downtown!

New Mexico is my latest area of research. Its about 800KM (500 miles) less to get there than some other alternatives. Probably cooler but we are Canadians!

Short story: Had the good fortune to be in Peru a couple of years ago. Locals somehow always knew we were Canadian. Thought it was our accent. Asked nice lady at info center and she pointed to our shorts. Only then we noticed the locals in fur coats!