Hi, "Miles":
Where do you live now? We are going the opposite direction this summer, heading ultimately to Maine for 3 months stopping at sites along the way. We'll be on the road for 7 months and looking forward to it.
We live in a retirement community called The Villages and love it. Lots to see and do and places to shop. Plenty of rentals here, but you can't stow your RV on site. There are storage places around which run about $40 a month.
The Villages is located about 60 miles north of Orlando and 20 miles south of Ocala. You can read about it on
www.thevillages.com.
Lots of other great places to hang out in Florida close to the beach too. We've only lived in FL for 6 years, so I can't speak to those locations, but am sure others will.
Congratulations on the upcoming retirement. We've been "there" 6 years this coming October. Can't believe how quickly the time has flown, but we highly recommend it!