[TNLAKEPANDA]

Gods Country... East TN

[senior citizen]

Originally Posted by ajbrown

We have spent 8+ months a year in TV since 2007. This is the first summer where we did not have a northern home. It is a strange feeling for sure (for us anyway). We got fortunate in that we were asked to dog/house sit for a family member as they traveled for five weeks. We got stuck doing this on a little island called Martha's Vineyard. We are in this area: Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association | A National Historic Landmark

We told them we would not charge them to do the sitting

We then got very lucky and found a tiny cottage through September for a reasonable rate. It looks like a studio apartment, NO bedrooms. It will be a great test of a 33 year marriage.

No idea what we do next year as we really got lucky this year. Staying long term on MV without spending a fortune is not a easy task and not in our financial plan.

I like this thread. I may be reaching out to Villager Dude as where he is sounds fun. We also have friends in Prince Edward Island which sounds like a blast.

I am a newbie when it comes to trying to rent long term anywhere, so reading stuff like this is great for me...

We remember those teeny tiny cottages very well; never stayed in one, as we rented a regular home but they are quaint & very charming.

Have you been to Katama Beach? Martha's Vineyard & vicinity is a great summer respite. Enjoy.

[senior citizen]

Other than the Great Lakes region of our country......such as Presque Isle State Park on Lake Erie, PA..........another one of the prettiest lakes we've ever seen is :

MOOSE HEAD LAKE MAINE


Quite a ride from northern Vermont EAST through New Hampshire, Maine & then NORTH in Maine from Greenville........


You will see Moose crossing the roads. We stop here for a few days before heading up to the Canadian Maritimes..........lake is smooth like a mirror. Crystal clear water.........long long long road in.........which seems endless; the road has tall evergreens on each side. You will feel like you are in the north woods of Maine.

Our country is a big wide wonderful place to explore............many cool locations.


http://www.mooseheadlake.org/
Moosehead Lake is the largest lake in the U.S. state of Maine and the largest mountain lake in the eastern United States.
Situated in the Longfellow Mountains in the Maine Highlands Region, the lake is the source of the Kennebec River.
Towns that border the lake include Greenville to the south and Rockwood to the northwest.
There are over 80 islands in the lake, the largest being Sugar Island. http://www.mooseheadlake.org/




http://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/trav...articles/77583

#7 on list Top 10 US travel destinations for 2013 - Lonely Planet
Beautiful photo, etc.

　
　

[nitehawk]

Help help ---gg

[rubicon]

we go north to spanish springs

[Madelaine Amee]

What about doing a house swap for a month with a European couple. I have friends who did this and had a month in the UK and loved it. I also have friends who swapped with a couple from France and had a great time. It is so interesting to see how the other half lives!

[Fanman]

We're in Wells Maine but longing for our home in The Villages.

[George Bieniaszek]

I still have a home in Connecticut that I just put on the market yesterday. Will Officially become a fulltime Villager when it sells. Have a home in Pennecamp now. WE have been in The Villages in July and it has been hot as HE**. WE are back in CT now getting things in order and enjoying the pleasant weather and beautiful New England summers.

We will still come back to CT in the summer and stay with our kids for at least a month or so.

[asianthree]

It's been a mild summer in Ohio, Wisconsin. Warm in the day cools off at night

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by George Bieniaszek

I still have a home in Connecticut that I just put on the market yesterday. Will Officially become a fulltime Villager when it sells. Have a home in Pennecamp now. WE have been in The Villages in July and it has been hot as HE**. WE are back in CT now getting things in order and enjoying the pleasant weather and beautiful New England summers.

We will still come back to CT in the summer and stay with our kids for at least a month or so.

That's the best of both worlds. Stay with your kids, and you don't have to worry about a house sitting empty all winter. You still get out of the heat here in July/Aug.

[perrjojo]

Where do I go when it gets hot? Inside with air conditioning.

[George Bieniaszek]

Originally Posted by CFrance

That's the best of both worlds. Stay with your kids, and you don't have to worry about a house sitting empty all winter. You still get out of the heat here in July/Aug.

That is the plan CF Very exciting time in our life right now!!

[bluedog103]

Originally Posted by perrjojo

Where do I go when it gets hot? Inside with air conditioning.

Life is too short to hide out in the AC. As I get older I find myself doing more and more. I now find things interesting that just a few years ago would have bored me.

[cquick]

Originally Posted by Villager Dude

I am in Snowshoe Mountain, WV .

sounds wonderful.

I am from northern Illinois, so I wouldn't go back there for the summer because it can be just as hot. But I would go to the Appalachian mountains. Virginia, West Virginia are nice, but I especially like the area around northern Georgia and Asheville, North Carolina!

[cquick]

of course, I have to admit, we don't mind just sweating! We don't stay in just because it's hot. We enjoy Florida even in the summer. We always stay here all summer.