With a week to go before the race, we headed south to Stuart/Port St Lucie, Florida for another free 5 night stay at a "luxury motorcoach resort". Free is good here in Florida where in peak season, rates for campground run from $35-55/night. T
his place was amazing. You can buy a "lot" there for $70,000- the lot consists of a concrete pad and some grass on either side of your pad, with full hook-ups (water, sewer, electrical and cable). On top of the $70K price, you also get to pay property taxes annually of about $2000 and a monthly maintenance fee of $155 (that covers the grounds maintenance and the pool, tennis courts, club houses etc). The park was filled with New Jersey types (blue collar guys that made big bucks in "concrete"). Once you buy your lot, you can landscape it - add palm trees, shrubs, pavers, etc. Most of these owners were putting another $20,000+ into their landscaping. We were stunned.
We spent a few days driving around the area looking at Port St Lucie, Vero Beach, Ft Pierce and Stuart. We had heard wonderful things about the area- but found it was lots of white people and gated golf course communities. We even opted for dinner at an Outback Steak house- packed at 4:30 in the afternoon- offering huge portions of red meat and fried foods.
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