We left our winter spot (Seawind RV Resort in So. TX) on March 1. After a few days stopover in Port Aransas for a wash and wax job on the coach, we went to Kinder, LA for our annual crawfish fix, which really scratched an itch for us. We then went to Vidalia, LA/Natchez, MS and spent a few days camped along the Mississippi River before traveling the Natchez Trace Parkway up to Red Bay, AL for our annual visit with the Tiffin folks for some service and repairs. We arrived there on March 15. While we were there, we had several after-hours modifications done on the coach by current and former Tiffin employees:
Replaced a cockpit control panel with the one used in the 2009 models that is more driver friendly
Installed a rooftop cell phone antenna to enhance our internet access in fringe areas
Installed a remote controlled ceiling fan in the bedroom
Removed our driver side couch and had a computer desk and credenza built in
Rebuilt the area where the bedroom TV was, installing a sewing cabinet for Ardelle that houses her sewing machine on a slide out tray
Installed a couple of additional cabinets
We got everything finished and left Tiffin on April 1. We were very thankful for a much shorter stay than last year. After leaving Tiffin, we had one more thing to do the before we were free, so we travelled 50 miles north to Florence, AL to get a scheduled chassis alignment. There we stayed at a nice city-owned RV park right on the Tennessee River. There was a strong threat of severe t-storms and tornados, but the good Lord took care of us and most everything skirted around us.
On Friday, we drove over to Tunica, MS to spend a few days organizing our new storage space and play in the casinos. We have done both and have even managed to stay fairly even at the casinos. We have also enjoyed some good meals, on them. Yesterday the weather turned back to winter! It is very windy and some good old Canadian air has kept the temps in the 30's and 40's with a hefty windchill factor. It's supposed to move out of here tomorrow. Although our travel plans are pretty fluid right now, we plan to bum around the eastern part of the country for awhile before heading west. Kacie, our granddaughter in Utah, is graduating from HS in mid June, so we will be stopping off there on our way back to Oregon. Our next stop will probably be near the Tennessee/Kentucky border. Then we will do a weather check to determine where we go form there. As weather permits, we hope to make our way over to DC and NYC.
We'll keep y'all posted along the way.
