Ocala area info needed, please.

[rflnomad]

Hello all and Happy belated New Year.
Due to changes in our life, we are going to sell our property in Tennessee. We are going to miss it very much as it was our retirement dream area.
But now we are realizing we need to stay closer to where we are so we are looking at the Ocala area. But wow, where do you start?
Our interests are ... riding ( both the Nomad and a KLR 650 I want so bad) canoeing, fishing, walking trails, county and state parks & forests, ... just a quiet & simple life.

But, our wants are ... about 1 or 2 acres, Trees on the lot, close to Ocala for the medical and other things. We would like to be about 10 - 15 minutes from town. We were there last weekend and drove through HWY 40 but heard of nice areas on the NE side of Ocala.

Anyone able to steer is for more research or know of a area that may be of interest.? Sorry this is so long winded but we are just starting to look and would like to have more options.

Thanks, Don & Donna