Escaping the NE Winter blues.

[buckland]

Though not west, we hope to bug out for a month or two this winter from New England and head south (again!). We will be taking the FWC but also looking for a place to rent and then travel from. We definitely do not want to be in a tourist town but seek a small rural town in Georgia, South/North Carolina or northern Florida. The mountains are nice but that just gets us back into the cold. Being within an hour or two of places to paddle/ride bicycles/walk dog is the goal. It is hard to find a place that is not controlled by the AirB&B people; ideally avoiding that if possible. I have been finding ads in local newspapers and have seen a few places that way. House sitting is also a possibility. If anyone has wandered around in small town America down that way and has a suggestion, appreciate the heads up. Coastal towns seem pretty crowded with the likes of us northerners and can be pricey too, but we haven't given up completely to finding a backwater place. Nothing to lose for asking!

 

[goinoregon]

good luck. let us know where u end up.
we are going down to baja for a month in feb. looking forward to beach walks, and discovering a few taco places, and the 'go to' breakfast spots.

 

[Occidental]

I don't have a solid suggestion, but am interested in what others suggest. I have spent a bit of time in and around Nahunta GA on a fire assignment, and it seemed to be the epitome of backwater rural. A couple local diners and a town center, not a lot else there, but it was at a crossroads that made it easy to get to a lot of places, including out to the coast, to the Okefenokee, nice forests in northern FL, etc. You do have to watch out for gators and snakes around there, so maybe not ideal for the dog, but the climate looks to be pretty mild.

Hope you find the ideal spot(s)!

 

[buckland]

good luck. let us know where u end up.
we are going down to baja for a month in feb. looking forward to beach walks, and discovering a few taco places, and the 'go to' breakfast spots.

Well Baja will be a blast. The VERY BEST taco on the whole Baja is Guerrero Negro.... Tacos El Muelle. OMG. You will be awed.

 

[buckland]

I don't have a solid suggestion, but am interested in what others suggest. I have spent a bit of time in and around Nahunta GA on a fire assignment, and it seemed to be the epitome of backwater rural. A couple local diners and a town center, not a lot else there, but it was at a crossroads that made it easy to get to a lot of places, including out to the coast, to the Okefenokee, nice forests in northern FL, etc. You do have to watch out for gators and snakes around there, so maybe not ideal for the dog, but the climate looks to be pretty mild.

Hope you find the ideal spot(s)!

Thanks Ed... I'll check it out. We Irish don't even have snakes ...Pat took care of that. Gators...give me the hibijeebees!

 

[Occidental]

Thanks Ed... I'll check it out. We Irish don't even have snakes ...Pat took care of that. Gators...give me the hibijeebees!

I didn't believe them during the first day briefing for the fire - watch for gators, and don't feed them your lunch - really? Yeah, well, first day I saw six. They were pretty placid, but the snakes, those things are aggressive, they will swim a pond toward you if they see you around.

 

[buckland]

I didn't believe them during the first day briefing for the fire - watch for gators, and don't feed them your lunch - really? Yeah, well, first day I saw six. They were pretty placid, but the snakes, those things are aggressive, they will swim a pond toward you if they see you around.

Did a little checking .... only one house for rent... not my cup of tea.... BUT I have to admit it is central to good places. Been in St Mary's south of there and liked it but no housing for regular folk. One must be put in the time to find good....still looking!