Month: July 2018

Thursday, July 19, 2018

It was raining when we woke up this morning so we rolled over and went back to sleep. First time we have done that in a while. It was nice! The rain stopped mid-morning and it was so nice and cool, 73 degrees, with a nice breeze. We couldn’t pass that up and headed out for about 3.5 miles. Of course before we got back home the sun was beating down again but for the most of the way it was nice.

On the way back from our walk we stopped in to see Trevor at Nichols Custom and talked to him about mats for our steps and front entry area. He sent us home with three samples to choose from and was at the rig within an hour taking measurements. Within a couple of hours it was installed. Such fine service from Trevor and we are very pleased with our mats.

For lunch today we tried a new Instant Pot meal. It’s one of our recipes that starts with Zataran’s black beans and rice. We add onion, grilled smoked sausage and extra sweet corn. It’s usually a stove top meal that simmers for an hour or so. Tried it for the first time in the instant pot today and it worked great. We will be doing enjoying another meal in the next day or two.

We did another 3.5 mile walk this tonight because we got the phone call we were waiting on. We go into a full service bay to begin our warranty work at 7:00 am tomorrow. YEA!! We stay with the rig and watch and learn while they are doing our work so no walking in the morning. We do not expect them to complete our work tomorrow but we are just glad to get started in 4 days rather than two weeks. It was a good day.

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

This morning was really foggy. We were up and walking our 3 miles by 6:00 with a temperature of 72. Nice. Then we had a quick breakfast and got ready for a day of riding. It was a long day of riding. We left Red Bay and drove to Oneonta. We checked in on the Aunts who did not have a good day yesterday. Today things seemed to be going better. We stopped by and visited with Donna for a few minutes and then went back to the mountain to vote. We checked both houses and picked up the mail and then headed to Tuscaloosa. We picked up some records that we needed from Sonny, checked on Mama Ruby’s house and made a stop at the grocery store and Walmart and then started the drive back to Red Bay.

It stormed in Red Bay while we were gone and we ran into rain on the way back to Fred. We watched some really strange looking clouds for a lot of the drive back. A giant circle and about 7 hours of driving. We are glad to be back at our home on wheels. Thank you Lord for a safe day of travel. Now, a cup of tea and a good night’s sleep.

Monday, July 16, 2018

We started today with rain so there was no long walk. The day was cloudy until late afternoon so the temperature stayed lower today as well. As is expected for your first day at Camp Red Bay, we stayed with Fred and waited for Norris to come visit with us. He comes and reviews your list of work to be done. Since we are here for our last warranty work, we are going to go into a regular bay with a list of 17 items to be checked or repaired. We got the standard “it will probably be two weeks.” However, people who came in last week and were told it would be two weeks before they got in a service bay got in last Thursday. We don’t expect it to take two weeks to get in a bay but we will see.

Today we did a lot of walking and visiting, looking at other owners motor homes, and tow vehicles. There was also some book work and phone calls to handle. It was a good day.

Sunday, July 15, 2018

It was cooler today. Only 73 when we did our walk early this morning. We walked 3.5 miles on sidewalks from the campground to downtown. Not a bad path and about the right distance. The clouds started building early and it was cloudy all day with intermittent rain. There were some severe storms close by but we actually got little rain today but much cooler temperatures. It was nice.

For church today we went to Red Bay First United Methodist Church. They had a visiting pastor today who brought a message on prayer. The regular pastor is still on deployment in the middle east. The congregation was very welcoming and there were lots of people there. The congregation seems to have done well keeping their various ministries going in their pastor’s absence. A number of businesses in Red Bay are displaying yellow ribbons. The unit should be home soon.

We fixed lunch at home and walked around the campground meeting a few more people. Then the rain ran us back inside. Late this afternoon after the temperature took another drop, everyone was outside. The campground is a lot fuller this evening and we have made some more new friends. It’s fun to talk to other RVers about their travels and modifications they have made to their motor homes. It was a relaxing day. Now we are going to watch a movie. Hope you have had a good weekend.