We've been going to Florida Weeks 1 and 2 for many years. Some of the early years we tried NE~~~Ormond, Daytona, New Smyrna Beach. The weather ranged from tolerable to downright miserable~~~cold with a driving rain. That's why golf is much more reasonable that time of year than SW Florida. Golf is also reasonable in Summer when the temperature and humidity hit the other extreme.
During our last stay in the area, Tropic Sun Towers in Ormond Beach, I golfed on Monday for $25 which included lunch. It started raining during that round and it rained the rest of the week. We spent our time at Wal Mart, Lowe's, the library TUGging it and Blockbuster renting videos. I wrote a review of that
vacation .
Last year we golfed on Merritt Island on Sunday and that was our most expensive round. The rest was in Orlando through efloridagolf. I also get a weekly email with discount Orlando tee times, as low as $15.
I just posted this on another golf thread, but here's their specials for this month. The offer the most on the first of the month:
http://www.efloridagolf.com/SpecialOffers.asp
We have watched shuttle launches from land and from the water.
There are four climates, or growing zones, in Florida. The coldest in the north and Panhandle is most prone to freezing weather in the winter. The Central is more temperate, but still has some freezing weather. The subtropical goes across the bottom of the mainland of Florida and seldom has any freezing. The tropical is the Key West area.
The main difference is that the further south you go the less spread there is between the daytime highs and the nightime lows.
In Key West in January the average high is 75 and the average low is 65. In Cocoa Beach in January the average high is 72 and the average low is 50. In Panama City in January the average high is 62 and the average low is 39.
The record January low in Cocoa Beach is 17 and the record low in Key West is 41.
