After years of vacationing in N GA (Blue Ridge, Cherry Log, Ellijay, Helen) I think we've finally found our ideal property. Michael's house was remote enough to feel cut off from the world but central enough to feel we had easy access to shops, dining, and groceries. We really enjoyed burning off our vacation calories with daily hikes up and down from the river and had a great time joking with the kayakers who inevitably got stuck on the rocks just offshore. All in all, a terrific spot. The only thing that could have possibly made it better would have been repairs to the fence so we could keep the doggies off leash (they're runners!) but that was a minor inconvenience. It was great not having to buy staples (spices, oil, half and half, coffee, etc.) on move in!