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Category: Snowbirds Gulf Coast Cover Couple Stories

Canadian Snowbirds find winter home in Santa Rosa County

Sue and Jim Williamson’s love affair began in the third grade around the age of eight.
But they didn’t start “dating” for four years – until the seventh grade.
“We didn’t actually go anywhere,” Sue said with a chuckle. “Well, Jim’s dad did drive us to the show.”
The couple, both age 62, hail from rural Coldwater, Ontario, where they live on a 29-acre mini-nature preserve. The pair purchased a 26-foot travel trailer and are spending their second winter as Snowbirds in northern Santa Rosa County just off I-10 at the Avalon Landing RV Park. There Jim can pull out his beloved kayak at any time to paddle on the saltwater Indian Bayou. A sprawling wooden boardwalk gives Sue a chance to get in her daily walks.

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Cover Couple: January 2015

They met when she was 16 and he was 18. This year they will mark their 48th wedding anniversary. The Buechlers consider themselves part-time residents of the Gulf Coast and they take advantage of Navarre’s central location to make day trips into Pensacola, Destin and other nearby communities to shop, dine and take advantage of the many events that are staged throughout their six-month stay.

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