We left Red Bay this morning. Until about an hour after we got up we weren’t sure if we were going to stay an extra day or leave. Last night a front came through with a significant amount of wind, and it was forecast to be windy until Wednesday morning. The worst will come on Tuesday, and it seems we really shouldn’t be going anywhere that day. The motorhome and I don’t handle 45-60mph wind gusts very well! We finally decided to head out, but we didn’t leave until 11:00 to let the storm get a bit farther past us.
We did get pretty much all of our miscellaneous work done while in the area. The motorhome looks fabulous! $$$$ but the body work and paint look great. The drip rail that joins the top cap to the sides needed a complete recaulking and repainting. That took one day. The second day was putting the new bay doors on and repairing the two that didn’t need replacing plus painting everything. We also had them polish our headlights, and they look like new. The whole thing took 2 days and 4 hours (they were long days), but we got to stay in the motorhome while they worked. This picture was taken by the guy who did the FABULOUS wash and wax – Ricky Johnson of RV Cleaning in Vina, AL. Note I am wearing my “No Kings” shirt. We both attended a protest in Florence, AL while the rig was being washed.
We had Lindsey & Winchester make washable slipcovers for our pilot and co-pilot chairs. These are to protect the seats from the claws of our cats. They never scratch the furniture on purpose, but they do launch from it some times! The can be tucked much tighter than shown, but this was after driving all day, so don’t blame the manufacturer for the looseness.
We also had top covers made for both recliners. Again, this was really just to protect against “launch” scratches. The fit quite well when tucked down a bit.
I also had L&W make washable, removable covers for our dining table chairs. These are well-built IKEA chairs, much sturdier than the originals from Tiffin. But they had a very light colored seat, and they were starting to spot. The woman who took the measurements and delivered them said these were the first she had ever done. I am quite happy with them.
L&W also re-upholstered the headboard, but it is virtually indistinguishable from the original so I won’t show a picture. L&W makes all the soft furnishing Tiffin uses, so the similarity isn’t really surprising! While my side of the headboard was just fine, kevin reads in bed so often that his (rough) hair had caused some minor holes in the vinyl.
Today’s travel finds us in the parking lot of an Elks Lodge in Sikeston, MO. The temperature is cool enough we don’t need AC, so we are just dry camping. Tomorrow we will be well north of St. Louis at Canton on the Mississippi at Lock and Dam 20. We plan on staying there Monday and Tuesday nights due to the wind storm coming. It is a nice place to settle for a bit since we can watch the barges lock through. Wednesday we expect to be back home! I admit that I am completely ready to be done traveling for a while. By 3 1/2 months, I am usually looking forward to home, and we have been gone for over 4 months this time. Now to get to all the doctor and dentist appointments we have scheduled between now and Christmas when we take off again.
No Kings! Love it!