Where To Retire Discussion

One of the things we hope to accomplish while we are on this adventure is to find a place where we would like to finally retire and spend the rest of our lives. We got into a discussion in the office about that subject yesterday - remember, there are lots of discussions during the day in the office. The people that make up our staff are from all over the country so we get different perspectives from each of them. The couple that is from Massachusetts/Minnesota are going to look hard at Oregon. The couple from California is looking hard at staying in California. Of course, they own a home that is in a small town called Trona, which is in the desert near Death Valley. We are still looking and, so far, just think that it would be nice to have a split retirement. As of now, we would favor summers in the Northwest somewhere, and the winters in the Phoenix area. We may not have the option though of splitting our retirement, depending on our health. California is rapidly going down the proverbial toilet as it continues to struggle with providing services as a result of this economy, so we feel that is out for us. Hopefully, we still have a lot of discovering to do before we need to make that decision.

Along those lines, we have been looking at future job opportunities both for summer and winter locations. There are so many opportunities available for summers that it is difficult to decide where to go. Originally, we had planned to stay here through the summer, but we are rethinking that as we continue to see just about everything there is to see in this area. The problem again is for the winter season as most of the campgrounds close in the cooler climates and it makes for more people looking in a smaller, warmer area for the jobs. We'll keep everybody posted on those developments.

Today begins our 3 day play period - yeah! The sun is out - again - and we will try to go somewhere that we can enjoy the sunshine. Later...