[clifcrds]

The major commercial airport in the area is south of Ft. Myers and north of Bonita Springs. Naples also has a small airport on the east side of Naples bay, but its commercial service is limited to small prop jobs, with much seasonal traffic in corporate and private jets.

Even without access to an airport I think we will check out Naples. I'm not too scared of hot temps and high humidity . . . I'm going to be retired so if I don't have to go outside I won't.

My wife and I both grew up in NE North Dakota 5 miles from the Canadian border and have lived in NE SD for 25 years now so we have had enough of the "4 seasons".

Thanks for the info!

[Rockingham]

By using I-75, and depending on where one lives, it is about a twenty to forty minute drive to the regional airport from Naples.

Due to sea breezes, Florida heat and humidity are not as bad in the coastal regions as inland. In any event, coping with Florida summers is mostly about air conditioning and of timing and limiting when one is outdoors.

In addition to beaches and boating, Naples-Ft. Myers has an extraordinary number of golf courses. There is excellent fishing, with the best to be found offshore near Marco Island south of Naples, and further south in the Ten Thousand Islands, an estuary of the Everglades.

Drawn by the affluent population base, there is a rich variety of shopping in the Naples area -- including Florida's only Trader Joe's, a grocery store known for good deals, a quirky atmosphere, and a rabid customer following.

Good luck on your relocation and retirement.