Asheville, N.C.
We have been here in Asheville for a week now, and we both like it here, at least in the spring...Turns out, we just had winter this year, it has been wet and snowey for the whole week. Since we missed winter by being in the Keys in Janurary, it's like a full year of seasons in a couple of weeks...

Asheville is a contempory town...(Little City?) with a strong feeling of who they are and where they are going. Very nice and clean Downtown area, and we enjoyed the Urban Trail which helped us get a feel for the town. They have all the amenities we enjoy, including two natural food stores, a Barnes and Nobel Superstore (As well as an excellent bookstore downtown, called Malaprops).

We both feel comfortable here, but don't get your hopes up about visiting for Christmas. We're not ready to quit traveling yet -- after all, we need to get our money's worth from those new tires we just put on the Motor Home. (Have you ever priced a 235/70R19.5 Tire?)

Tomorrow, we move on to the "Tri-Cities" area of Tennessee (Bristol, Johnston City, Kingsport) to check that out. We visited for a short time a couple of years ago, and had a favorable impression. We'll be there for a week or two, evaluating it as a place to stay.

(Shameless Plug follows...)
By the way, if you know someone who needs a medical alert bracelet, try the link on the right...Our daughter Amanda custom makes them, with interchangable bands. Compared to others we have seen, they are very affordable so you can match lots of different outfits, being stylish and still having the important protection a Medical ID bracelet provides...