Our first trip in 1984. Bought a pre-construction timeshare at Pelican (SBRM) in March of that year while on an AA 4day/3nite special which included accomodation at Cupecoy. Returned that year for construction update (free week as part of purchase deal). Returned every year since <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Clapping.gif" alt="" />-except for an exchange to visit Spain, two years when economically impossible due to both of us downsized at work, and once at the last minute because of severe illness. Met our close local friends at lolos in Grand Case ten years ago <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/dine.gif" alt="" />. Expanded our list of local friends about four years ago during church services and invited Pastor and parishoners to our house in Illinois for pre-Thanksgiving Feast <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/dine.gif" alt="" />when we learned they were visiting nearby for a meeting. See them also each year we are down here <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/toast.gif" alt="" />. And yes we are way over our 40's - married 44 years <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/circle.gif" alt="" /> and both have retired to Tellico Village in East Tennessee. At our unit in SBRM until March 4.