So I've finally bitten the bullet and asked to be placed on the waiting list for the site nearest to me in my town. About a mile away...probably 3/4 of mile down the local footpath, so about a 15 - 20 min walk. I mentioned this to my Mother Inlaw last week, and she commented that if I wanted it to get daily care visits from her whenever we are away, then it would have to be on a site nearer to her...which would be 3 miles away from me and far less walkable for me!!!! No, I'm going for the local site. Hopefully they will let me know the waiting time.
I think some of the sites in my town even have immediate availability, but I only want this one particular site. Plus it is the one with the Assoc cabin shop on site, which will be very handy. However this probably makes it more popular.