Chattanooga for keeps

The Traveling Turtles are taking a big turn in the road. We've decided to settle down again. Are you surprised?

This has been brewing for a while. Maybe you've been able to tell. As I look back at our blog it's not a total surprise because I've talked about housing in Sioux Falls, Evansville, Nashville, and who knows where else. The idea of the "best place to live" has been a topic of many conversations. It still seems odd to us because we were so enthusiastic about traveling again. However, now that we've done Autumn in New England and visited the sites in the Eastern Time Zone that we missed last time, we feel as if we've completed the trip. This surprises even us!

As you know, we checked out Chattanooga a couple times in the last few weeks and we like what we see. The size is nice: about 175K in the city but serving about 500K in the area. The community has revitalized the downtown area, complete with a riverwalk. They have 4 seasons but the winters are not bitterly cold like up North. Housing is affordable, especially compared to what we're used to seeing. There would be family on both sides - a cousin in Atlanta area and a brother in Memphis. Oh! and more cousins in Virginia. In fact, that's another benefit. Chattanooga is within a day's drive of 75% of the US population. There are so many places to enjoy on the week-ends. We're excited about making this move.

We're going to visit Disney this week-end and then end that way next week. We'll continue to live in the RV while we get to know the area and eventually get into some housing.

Please continue to check the blog as I'll continue to update it.