Saturday, November 7, 2009

Things To Do In Red Bay Alabama

It's Saturday and whereas we are still here, we need something to do. We have already done everything there is to do in Red Bay so we had to wander. Along the way we passed this collection of old cars and trucks. You have to love these old southern automobiles with there lack of rot.

Looking for a nice pickup? There are some nice classics here.
The interior on this Chevy still had the original headline and the interior was in good condition. Drive it away!!
Dismals Canyon was our destination today and it was a warm and beautiful fall day, ideal for a walk in the woods.
Some people passing by were nice enough to take our picture.
Look at the size of these leaves, we were told that they are from a magnolia tree.
Oh man!!!!! Glad we don't have any in our yard because I wouldn't want to have to rake them up.
We had to cross a stream, there was a large tree that fell across the stream so I used it as a bridge.
Now this is the bridge that crosses the same stream. Joyce was too afraid to cross the tree bridge.
So she crossed the foot bridge the tough way; yes she made it but it was touch and go for a while.
Along the path was this little waterfall.
There were some pretty areas.
This is the dance hall where the Indians performed their dance ceremonies.
Coming to the end of our walk in the woods.
This waterfall has a small rainbow t the right but it's tough to see.
On our way back to camp we passed this place and just had to stop for pic's.
Most of the stuff was junk but I'm sure that there was something here for everyone.
This is a shot of one section inside the building. Wow, I'm sure that some real bargains could be had.
During dinner we were watching the Alabama college game. The Crimson Tide was loosing until..... Leigh Tiffin booted a 40 yard field goal. Tiffin is the schools highest scorer.
Leigh is also the grandson of Bob Tiffin the owner of the company that manufactured our motorhome. After kicking the field goal, this place came alive with air horns going off. Guess others were watching the same game.


Good Night!!!!!

Friday, November 6, 2009

Joyce Has Puppy Withdrawal

Our neighbor across the street has a couple of dogs. The black one is a 12 week old standard poodle and the other little guy is a 8 year old mix terrier. Joyce would occasionally dog nap the two so she could get her fix.
Well, they were getting ready to leave this morning and Joyce volunteered to dog sit while Frank went to the office to pay his bill. We will miss the two pups.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Express Bay

It's 6:50 am and we are heading for bay # 10 to get our stuff done. Some people have already beat us for the line up. We all pull up to our assigned doors and at 7:00 am the doors open.
That's our neighbor that Joyce is talking to, they happened to be the bay next to us having some windows replaced.
We had lost power to our rear view mirrors and the mechanics worked about an hour and a half before finding the problem. One of the wire connectors on the switch had a bad connection. We also had to have a light switch replace and a slide topper centered. Now we have to wait to get some areas of the paint buffed to remove what looks to be polishing compound.

To give you an idea of the turn around here, there has been over one hundred coaches serviced since Monday of this week. The reason for the heavy flow is a lot of snowbirds are stopping in on their way to Florida.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Surprise Visit

We had a surprise visit tonight from Kenn Shotts who stopped in to say hi!
Kenn is the gentleman that was nice enough to take the time to take pictures of our coach during the build. Thanks again Kenn and we still owe you and your wife dinner. It was great to finally meet Kenn but after he left I was kicking myself because I forgot to get a picture of his visit here. I do that all the time, always remember after!
Joyce and I have been taking pictures of a coach build for another couple that couldn't be here to see their coach being built. We were happy to have the opportunity to be able to do for someone else what Kenn did for us, "Pass It On".
We were notified that we are next in line for service and have to be at bay #10 at 7am. It's quite a sight when you see all the motorhomes lined up at 7am waiting for the doors to open.