Cybrarian, I am a newbie snowbird leaving Michigan on Sunday and heading for Bradenton for the winter. I was happy to read your post cuz I believe Bradenton is not far from St Petersburg. I don't know the area well as this will be our first winter there. We have a Ford Flex with the seats all folded down and half the space us packed with my sewing machine, fabrics, and supplies. Looking forward to the next five months in Fl