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WBIRDS
winter, use these strategies to do it right.
PAT AND PETE ENGEL of Glendale, N.Y., are seasoned snowbirds, having spent every winter since 1995 in Florida.
“After two bad blizzards within two years, I realized I never wanted to see another snowflake after we retired,” says
Pat, 79. The Engels rented a place near Cape Canaveral for the first few years, then bought a condo in nearby West
Melbourne. Each January, they secure their home in New York and head to Florida until April. Pete, 81, plays golf,
and the couple take advantage of outdoor festivals and other warm-weather activities with snowbird friends from
all over the U.S. and Canada. // Many snowbirds follow family and friends south, while others experiment until
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