I am lucky this year to be wintering in central Florida again while my little home from May through October is in glorious Western Michigan.  Florida is expensive if you want to be by the water and I am a water person.  So, while enjoying the soft air and the water and the sun, I’ve been thinking about alternatives for next year.  In November, I was delayed coming to Florida because of hurricane Matthew, so I checked out a place in Mexico for two weeks. Lake Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico is a haven of expats.  It is touted as having the best year-round climate or close to it.  You won’t find air conditioning or heating, except by fireplaces, in most dwellings.  I am a spoiled creature, however, and like my comforts, so I was glad I traveled with my heating pad a couple nights but … Continued