Back on the highway to Atlanta, Kennesaw to be exact, to my son’s new home. Slicing across the northern top of Alabama, we skirt past Birmingham where the kids used to play in soccer tournaments back in the 1990s when we lived in Auburn. At this point in the journey, we are intent on getting to Brad’s house, to seeing the kids and enjoying some family time, so no more stops to look about. After Atlanta, we drove around the North Georgia mountain and hill region with an eye toward retirement. After three days of driving around Elijay, Dahlonega, and Canton, we have gotten a good idea of the possibilities for life north of the metro Atlanta area. We decided that while we enjoy hiking, living up in the mountain towns and the subdivisions that make them livable for most people, is just not for us. So some success in learning what we do and do not want. We can visit without having to live in a subdivision or along the highway in the mountains.
