Moving to North Carolina

I'm glad you posted this. It reminds me of what I want to do. I'd say you are headed in the right direction. Since I'm retired, you notice the weather more, and in Ohio it seems like we get about 6 months of winter and 3 months of solid rain in the spring, with summer and fall thrown in, in bits and pieces.

I think, you'll love it down South, and since you're coming from Vermont, you might be Blessed more than you know.