RVing With a Purpose

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.

Saturday, July 14, 2018

It seems all days start early these days. It was 76 at 5:30 when we walked. We really don’t like walking that early but it’s early or not at all these days. Today, after breakfast we finished up our packing and headed to Red Bay. It was an uneventful drive and we arrived a few minutes before 12:00. There were two rigs in line in front of us for check-in but there were plenty of empty sites. About 1/3 of the sites have rigs waiting for service but if this week is like others, a lot of rigs will come in tomorrow. Hopefully we will not be waiting too long to get our last warranty work completed.

After getting parked and set up, we drove over to Belmont, MS, only about 6 miles away, to a Mexican restaurant that has been recommended several times. The restaurant is across Main Street from the famous Belmont Hotel (and the somewhat less famous Monkey Barber Shop). After our late lunch, we walked around the campground, but it was too hot for our neighbors to be out. We had another afternoon thunderstorm come through today, and the temperature dropped about 10 degrees. With the cooler temps, we were able to take another walk shortly before dark and met a number out our neighbors. Everyone is here to have a problem resolved by Tiffin but everyone is good-natured about it. It’s fun to meet people from all over the US and hear their stories. Of course it is also a chance for us to share information about NOMADS. It should be an interesting week and it’s really nice to be “back on the road”, or at least away from Tuscaloosa. We will be back to travel mode soon, we hope. Hope everyone is having a great weekend.

Friday, July 13, 2018

We were up early, walking at about 5:30. It was already hot, but better than it would be later. We then had breakfast and got ready to hit the road. We headed back to Blount County to check on the aunts, the house and pick up the mail. With all the storms this past week we needed to check Helen’s and our house and freezers.

The ladies seemed to be doing well today.  Jean was thrilled because Debra sent us a picture of Newdul, Jean’s 46 year old turtle enjoying some blueberries. Thanks so much Debra for taking such good care of Newdul and for the picture. You really made Jean’s day.

When we got back to Tuscaloosa we went to a play at Shelton State Community College. We have been to a few there before and they always do a really good job. This was no exception. The play presented by Theater Tuscaloosa was “Once Upon A Mattress”. It was a very energetic performance with wonderful vocals and orchestra. If you are in Tuscaloosa, you have through July 22 to see the play. You won’t be disappointed.

It was a busy but very nice day. We thank God for safe travels.