It's good to be home! Early Thursday, I took the RV to have the alignment and then killed 4 hours waiting. Actually, had a good time looking around Florence, AL. Got the phone call that RV was ready...3 Hrs later! Yeah!! Jenny and I left McFarland Campground where we were passing some time exploring the park and campground and retrieved the RV and left for home at 11:10 a.m.
Took the scenic route (stayed off the interstate) and enjoyed looking at the beautiful countryside! Arrived home at 1:55 p.m.....met Mike at the gas station...traded vehicles...headed for my 2:00 p.m. appointment!! Now,that is trucking or making some tracks, one!! Finally, got to pull in the driveway at 3:45p.m. and yell out the window at our little miniature donkeys and hear them bray back!
Quickly did some laundry and went to Krogers, as we decided to take off for the weekend and do some "real camping" with the campfire ablazing. Friday, today, we left 10:15 a.m. when Mike got home from work. We headed for Piney Campground, a COE, nestled at Land Between the Lakes, in Dover/Buchanan, TN area.
This is where I am now typing to post the blog. Weather is going to be absolutely perfect with 70's and low 50's through our stay which will end Monday. This is my kind of camping. Our site has some view of the TN river, known as KY Lake. I'm not sure if there are any families at this time. Just us older folks!
My cell phone has no connection, Mike's does, and my Broadband, with a different carrier, works. So here I am bringing all you great folks up-to-date and now I am going to finalize this post......
Until later......
Friday, October 31, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
In Tuscumbia, AL
I am now on the last leg of my trip. I left or WAS leaving campground at 10:15 a.m. when my satellite decided it would "do its thing" and go off. Naturally, it had to wait until the very LAST minute. So I got the guys to come check out the dish. (They had been so good about stopping by the rig on follow-ups.) Well, you guessed it, the dish (internal guts) had to be switched out. So at 1:05 p.m. I left the Allegro Campground heading for Tuscumbia...Heritage Acres RV Park...to spend the night.
Neat little campgrd. Jenny and I arrived about 2:15, unhitched car, set up, and left to sight see the area and find we were are going early a.m. for alignment work. Very neat towns: Tuscumbia, Muscle Shoals, and Florence. Even stopped at Helen Keller's birthplace but didn't go on the tour. Save that for another time with the grandkids!
The weather was much nicer today although did wake up this a.m. with heavy frost. Not expecting the cold temperatures tonight (low 30's).
Thursday will be heading home! I am going to take the scenic route (not interstate). Hopefully, the alignment won't take very long.
Until then.....
Neat little campgrd. Jenny and I arrived about 2:15, unhitched car, set up, and left to sight see the area and find we were are going early a.m. for alignment work. Very neat towns: Tuscumbia, Muscle Shoals, and Florence. Even stopped at Helen Keller's birthplace but didn't go on the tour. Save that for another time with the grandkids!
The weather was much nicer today although did wake up this a.m. with heavy frost. Not expecting the cold temperatures tonight (low 30's).
Thursday will be heading home! I am going to take the scenic route (not interstate). Hopefully, the alignment won't take very long.
Until then.....
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Still in Red Bay
Here it is Tuesday night and I must say it is good news for me to write this. I am heading home Wednesday...well, starting my way home!
I waited Monday for my call to head to express Bay. It didn't come. I waited til late a.m. today and with no call, I headed to the office to inquire. Good thing I did. I was able to discuss my situation with a plea. Mission accomplished. After hours, I went into finalize repairs. Tomorrow I head in the direction of home with a stop in Florence area to have the alignment done. However, that will be early, early Thursday morning. Will spend the night in the town.
Jenny seems to be restless. Guess she is sensing my stress and anxiousness.
Will be good to write next time and say I am HOME!
Until then....
I waited Monday for my call to head to express Bay. It didn't come. I waited til late a.m. today and with no call, I headed to the office to inquire. Good thing I did. I was able to discuss my situation with a plea. Mission accomplished. After hours, I went into finalize repairs. Tomorrow I head in the direction of home with a stop in Florence area to have the alignment done. However, that will be early, early Thursday morning. Will spend the night in the town.
Jenny seems to be restless. Guess she is sensing my stress and anxiousness.
Will be good to write next time and say I am HOME!
Until then....
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Red Bay Stay - Tiffins/Allegro
I arrived at Red Bay on 10/19 to have some "punch list" items taken care of before warranty ends. I have given myself 2 wks since I will be on waiting list for Express Bay work. When I arrived approx. 1:30 p.m., the campground was full and only dry camping available. No Problem! By the end of the evening, there were about 20 of us rigs dry camping. That meant those in the campgrd sites were ahead of me!! Oh, boy! I did enjoy the drive to Red Bay. Jenny slept most of the way.
After unhitching the car, Jenny and I went for a walk thru the campground. MANY people but you certainly feel like you are with family.
Monday, 20th, I was assigned a W/E site that afternoon. Again, Jenny and I nestled into our site. "Progress" I thought!
Tuesday, 21st, I was able to move to a full hook-up site that a.m. YEAH! Then, I was visited by Norris who assigns your schedule for bay work. He said not to expect a bay until next Monday....maybe Friday. So the wait is own. I enjoyed making many more new friends...learning about what they are having done and what up-grades have been done already. Very interesting to note that several are full-timers. WOW! I asked questions to learn for the future travels when we can travel anytime...or...all the time.
Wedneday went by and then Thursday late morning I got a phone call to go to Express Bay #8. I quickly put things up, unplugged, started up the engine and off I went in about 15 minutes. First thing they started on was to replace 4 windows. Three were completed and work hours were over. I was asked to arrive next morning, Friday, at 7:10 a.m., same Bay. Yikes, EARLY FRIDAY, but YEAH! One of the workers came over (whom did past updates on rig) and said he had a leather sofa to replace the cloth sofa if interested. I was! Broke camp again and went to his shop in little downtown Red Bay.
Friday, I got up at 5:30, showered, put my make-up on and had to wake Jenny up. She was still under the covers! Silly dog! Express Bay #8 here we come! Work began and 3 hours later, with most of the work done, I had to leave so next rig could arrive. They said I would be worked in next wk! OH, MY! That meant I still had to come back, go to another bay for Air Bags, and go to another city for the alignment. Glad I have another week. Well, I got back to my site and was in the process of fixing lunch, when I got a Bay phone call. "Come to Bay 42 now for the Air Bag repair." You should have seen me FLY getting things put up in breaking camp. Bay 42, here I come! Air Bags & Air Tank were fixed. Back to site and set up camp (again) and Mike arrived for wkend!
Weekend: We enjoyed the short wkend. Introduced Mike to many others here (who were amazed that I was handling this alone)and we just enjoyed our time together. Mike left Sunday morning, today. Did thorough fall cleaning in rig while 3 loads of wash were going. Jenny and I walked a bit and visited her little friends as well as my friends.
Well, this brings this writing upto date. I now am facing my 2nd week. Sure hope all gets done soon and I will be on my way home sooner than expected.
Until then.......
After unhitching the car, Jenny and I went for a walk thru the campground. MANY people but you certainly feel like you are with family.
Monday, 20th, I was assigned a W/E site that afternoon. Again, Jenny and I nestled into our site. "Progress" I thought!
Tuesday, 21st, I was able to move to a full hook-up site that a.m. YEAH! Then, I was visited by Norris who assigns your schedule for bay work. He said not to expect a bay until next Monday....maybe Friday. So the wait is own. I enjoyed making many more new friends...learning about what they are having done and what up-grades have been done already. Very interesting to note that several are full-timers. WOW! I asked questions to learn for the future travels when we can travel anytime...or...all the time.
Wedneday went by and then Thursday late morning I got a phone call to go to Express Bay #8. I quickly put things up, unplugged, started up the engine and off I went in about 15 minutes. First thing they started on was to replace 4 windows. Three were completed and work hours were over. I was asked to arrive next morning, Friday, at 7:10 a.m., same Bay. Yikes, EARLY FRIDAY, but YEAH! One of the workers came over (whom did past updates on rig) and said he had a leather sofa to replace the cloth sofa if interested. I was! Broke camp again and went to his shop in little downtown Red Bay.
Friday, I got up at 5:30, showered, put my make-up on and had to wake Jenny up. She was still under the covers! Silly dog! Express Bay #8 here we come! Work began and 3 hours later, with most of the work done, I had to leave so next rig could arrive. They said I would be worked in next wk! OH, MY! That meant I still had to come back, go to another bay for Air Bags, and go to another city for the alignment. Glad I have another week. Well, I got back to my site and was in the process of fixing lunch, when I got a Bay phone call. "Come to Bay 42 now for the Air Bag repair." You should have seen me FLY getting things put up in breaking camp. Bay 42, here I come! Air Bags & Air Tank were fixed. Back to site and set up camp (again) and Mike arrived for wkend!
Weekend: We enjoyed the short wkend. Introduced Mike to many others here (who were amazed that I was handling this alone)and we just enjoyed our time together. Mike left Sunday morning, today. Did thorough fall cleaning in rig while 3 loads of wash were going. Jenny and I walked a bit and visited her little friends as well as my friends.
Well, this brings this writing upto date. I now am facing my 2nd week. Sure hope all gets done soon and I will be on my way home sooner than expected.
Until then.......
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Time to Catch Up!
Whew! Where have I been? Some of you have asked that question. Well, I've been around and around. I am going to do my best to catch up on old news, but new news for you readers.
August: The first week was the last week of summer vacation for the grandkids. I had them for a day or two. Our grandson, Chad, was glad to see school start for he is playing FOOTBALL with the 7th and 8th team. Our other grandson, Paul, is in the Marching Band and plays each Friday night. Then there is Cara and Katelyn. They are both back in dance for the year. Cara is taking 3 nights each week for lessons. Katelyn takes lessons at school.
We hosted our Good Sam Chapter camp out at Cages Bend Campground in Gallatin. Lovely setting on Old Hickory Lake.
The Quilt Expo Show was held at Opryland Hotel. I really enjoyed the 2 days I spent there. Mike and I even took in the Professional Bull Riding Rodeo with our friends, Paul & Katy.
September: This was another busy month. Our business participated in the Remodeling Home Show. Our friends, Vic & Rita, were in it also. Lot of neat things to see...and...buy! Mike and I attended the AL Good Sam Samboree held in Talladega. We were gone Sunday thru Sunday. That put us out in our RV for the year a total of 122 days. After we got home from the Samboree, we left the following weekend for Nassau, Bahamas, for 4 days. Had the pleasure of taking 2 couples from our sales force. They and their wives enjoyed the trip, especially with the stay at Atlantis!
Each Tuesday night we went to the Football Jr High games. Chad has played some in the last few minutes of games. Next year when he is in 8th grade will be the exciting year for him....more play!!
These last 2 months have been very busy for both Mike and the business and I with just all that is going on in everyday life.
Will post the final for October later and then I should be caught up!
Until then.....
August: The first week was the last week of summer vacation for the grandkids. I had them for a day or two. Our grandson, Chad, was glad to see school start for he is playing FOOTBALL with the 7th and 8th team. Our other grandson, Paul, is in the Marching Band and plays each Friday night. Then there is Cara and Katelyn. They are both back in dance for the year. Cara is taking 3 nights each week for lessons. Katelyn takes lessons at school.
We hosted our Good Sam Chapter camp out at Cages Bend Campground in Gallatin. Lovely setting on Old Hickory Lake.
The Quilt Expo Show was held at Opryland Hotel. I really enjoyed the 2 days I spent there. Mike and I even took in the Professional Bull Riding Rodeo with our friends, Paul & Katy.
September: This was another busy month. Our business participated in the Remodeling Home Show. Our friends, Vic & Rita, were in it also. Lot of neat things to see...and...buy! Mike and I attended the AL Good Sam Samboree held in Talladega. We were gone Sunday thru Sunday. That put us out in our RV for the year a total of 122 days. After we got home from the Samboree, we left the following weekend for Nassau, Bahamas, for 4 days. Had the pleasure of taking 2 couples from our sales force. They and their wives enjoyed the trip, especially with the stay at Atlantis!
Each Tuesday night we went to the Football Jr High games. Chad has played some in the last few minutes of games. Next year when he is in 8th grade will be the exciting year for him....more play!!
These last 2 months have been very busy for both Mike and the business and I with just all that is going on in everyday life.
Will post the final for October later and then I should be caught up!
Until then.....
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