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KBoater · 03-23-2010, 12:41 PM

This has been the worst winter in FL for over 20 year. Cold, windy and wet was the norm. Southwest Airlines had a good price for going to Manchester yesterday and I made a reservation.
I started to wonder when "snowbirds" go north. The major questions are how long you stay in each place and when you return to the lake.
My date is May 19. Spring in NH is not the best and FL has a great spring(I hope)

corollaman · 03-23-2010, 02:34 PM

I've had a few friends who have moved away because of the winters here, but they came back because there was something about the Lakes Region that brought them back. They missed the area.

winnitru · 03-23-2010, 03:01 PM

We have been governed by the kids' school calendar. The usual migration up to the lake is the first week of June. We return to Florida the third week of August in the midst of hurricane season.
Our oldest starting college this year, so he and his dad will head up mid May, ostensibly to do all the spring cleaning and do all the grunt work while I stay behind with the younger one as he finishes up the school year. I told my sweet husband that I better be able to see the house sparkle all the way from the state border if he gets to come up 3 weeks early to get it ready!
Two more years and I won't have to leave NH most spectacular weather for Florida's most dreadful weather. You don't know heat and humidity unless you've been in Florida during September!

Newbiesaukee · 03-23-2010, 03:06 PM

Usually get to the Lake in mid-late May and leave first week in November.

LakesRegionSpirit · 03-23-2010, 04:37 PM

I'm typically in NH from Jan 1 through Dec 31, each year.

Merrymeeting · 03-23-2010, 04:47 PM

Not there myself yet, but I've found from observing my parents and in-laws that it changes as they get older.

When they first started flyng south in their 60's, they left after Columbus Day (mid-Oct), and returned by Patriots Day (mid-April)

Each year it was later, and earlier. Now in their 80's, leaving early Oct and not returning until almost Memorial Day.

sky_nh · 03-23-2010, 04:59 PM

I try to settle in around January 1st of each year and head back out sometime around midnight on December 31. There are usually a few anxious moments while I am away from my home, but I get over them soon enough!

Love this place!

-- Sky

Jeanzb1 · 03-24-2010, 08:33 AM

We live on North Hutchinson Island, Florida, right smack on the ocean and do love it, but, you're right, this has been the worst winter in Florida that anyone can remember. Now we're really looking forward to another wonderful summer at Lake Winni! We're arriving May 2nd and will rent the same cottage through late October or early November. We are sooooo fortunate to live in two gorgeous places.

dpg · 03-24-2010, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by LakesRegionSpirit

I'm typically in NH from Jan 1 through Dec 31, each year.

Good one!

SIKSUKR · 03-24-2010, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by sky_nh

I try to settle in around January 1st of each year and head back out sometime around midnight on December 31. There are usually a few anxious moments while I am away from my home, but I get over them soon enough!
Love this place!
-- Sky

I know what you mean. I had to cross the border and go into Mass last week for a few hours. I started to get the shakes.

chipj29 · 03-24-2010, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

I know what you mean. I had to cross the border and go into Mass last week for a few hours. I started to get the shakes.

That happens to me every weekday.

03-23-2010, 12:41 PM	#1
KBoater Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Wolfeboro Posts: 521 Thanks: 10 Thanked 29 Times in 15 Posts	Returning Home This has been the worst winter in FL for over 20 year. Cold, windy and wet was the norm. Southwest Airlines had a good price for going to Manchester yesterday and I made a reservation. I started to wonder when "snowbirds" go north. The major questions are how long you stay in each place and when you return to the lake. My date is May 19. Spring in NH is not the best and FL has a great spring(I hope) __________________ Home Permanently in NH

03-23-2010, 04:37 PM	#5
LakesRegionSpirit Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Gilford Posts: 188 Thanks: 7 Thanked 40 Times in 21 Posts	I'm typically in NH from Jan 1 through Dec 31, each year. __________________ __________________________________________ Lakes Region Spirit "Seeking the soul of the Lakes Region one story at a time" www.LakesRegionSpirit.com

03-23-2010, 02:34 PM	#2
corollaman Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 181 Thanks: 8 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts	I've had a few friends who have moved away because of the winters here, but they came back because there was something about the Lakes Region that brought them back. They missed the area.

03-23-2010, 03:01 PM	#3
winnitru Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SW FL and Wingate Cove Posts: 53 Thanks: 59 Thanked 14 Times in 10 Posts	We have been governed by the kids' school calendar. The usual migration up to the lake is the first week of June. We return to Florida the third week of August in the midst of hurricane season. Our oldest starting college this year, so he and his dad will head up mid May, ostensibly to do all the spring cleaning and do all the grunt work while I stay behind with the younger one as he finishes up the school year. I told my sweet husband that I better be able to see the house sparkle all the way from the state border if he gets to come up 3 weeks early to get it ready! Two more years and I won't have to leave NH most spectacular weather for Florida's most dreadful weather. You don't know heat and humidity unless you've been in Florida during September!

03-23-2010, 03:06 PM	#4
Newbiesaukee Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Coral Gables, winter; Long Island, summer Posts: 1,354 Thanks: 949 Thanked 573 Times in 298 Posts	Usually get to the Lake in mid-late May and leave first week in November.

03-23-2010, 04:47 PM	#6
Merrymeeting Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Posts: 2,226 Thanks: 302 Thanked 800 Times in 368 Posts	Not there myself yet, but I've found from observing my parents and in-laws that it changes as they get older. When they first started flyng south in their 60's, they left after Columbus Day (mid-Oct), and returned by Patriots Day (mid-April) Each year it was later, and earlier. Now in their 80's, leaving early Oct and not returning until almost Memorial Day.

03-23-2010, 04:59 PM	#7
sky_nh Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Gilford Posts: 76 Thanks: 4 Thanked 15 Times in 5 Posts	I try to settle in around January 1st of each year and head back out sometime around midnight on December 31. There are usually a few anxious moments while I am away from my home, but I get over them soon enough! Love this place! -- Sky

03-24-2010, 08:33 AM	#8
Jeanzb1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Gilford Posts: 555 Thanks: 632 Thanked 176 Times in 95 Posts	We live on North Hutchinson Island, Florida, right smack on the ocean and do love it, but, you're right, this has been the worst winter in Florida that anyone can remember. Now we're really looking forward to another wonderful summer at Lake Winni! We're arriving May 2nd and will rent the same cottage through late October or early November. We are sooooo fortunate to live in two gorgeous places.