Sightseeing Boat at Lake Sumter Landing

Please note that as of today, this blog - The Villages (Florida) Photos) - is inactive. We have posted pictures to this blog for several years and believe we have provided a fair understanding of what The Villages is all about.

We visit The Villages on occasion and will, naturally, take photographs.  These photographs, however, will be posted on our Ocala & Central Florida Photos blog.

Our sincere thanks to who have taken the time to stop by and comment on our photos of The Villages.

Patio area - Spanish Springs

Golf Car Garage

Not long ago, we posted a photo of the new golf car sales center and gas station in Lake Sumter Landing.  This golf car garage is part of the complex.  Golf cars, just like regular cars, will need repairs and servicing at times.

Now you can buy a golf car, gas it up and get it fixed all in the same place.

Ricciardi's

Ricciardi's is an Italian restaurant in the Brownwood hometown. We have not patronized the place, but plan to do so in the near future.

Hagen Dazs

One more reason to visit Lake Sumter Landing in The Villages!

Fidelity Investments...

...in Lake Sumter Landing; getting ready to celebrate Memorial Day.

Gift shop - Brownwood

Evening - Lake Sumter Landing

Trees and lights in fog - Lake Sumter Landing

One more sunset at Lake Sumter Landing

Golf Car Sales & Service - Lake Sumter Landing

This is a relatively new facility. They sell golf cars, gas 'em and fix 'em. Lest you think this is kind of ridiculous, you should know that transportation by golf car is the way to go in The Villages. There are so many people moving to The Villages that not only are the roads jammed with "normal" vehicles but also with golf cars! And the distances can be a challenge so more and more folks are buying gas-powered golf cars.

Golf Car Meeting

When we arrived in Lake Sumter Landing the other evening, we saw all these golf cars lined up in a parking lot. If you click on the photo to embiggen it, you'll notice they are all have basically the same frame or outward appearance. The owners of these golf cars were gathered together listening to a speaker. Shortly thereafter, they went to their golf cars and departed the scene. Where they went, nobody knows. (BTW, these are fairly expensive vehicles!)

A foggy morning at Lake Sumter Landing

Crashed boat - Lake Sumter Landing

This is what happens when you crash a boat, either deliberately or accidentally, into a pier...

The waterfront - Lake Sumter Landing