Red Bay Alabama

I seem to be titling my posts with place names for some reason. Maybe I’m just getting lazy or lacking in creativity. Or maybe it is because these are not places you would find on most peoples bucket list.  We are set up in site 65 with a view of the service bays to our rear and a seemingly endless array of Tiffin motorhomes in every other direction. We are all waiting for service. While we were waiting to get in here we were camping across the street at McKinney RV Sales and Service and the first thing we experienced was a visit from an inspection crew checking to see if we needed service for any of the “big three” service recalls. Indeed we do. The cap rails need to be replaced. These are the curved rails that make up the edge of the roof for the length of the coach on either side. They are fiberglass. They will be replaced with aluminum. The other one is even more frightening. The floor of the living room slide out behind the driver was made of plywood and it is delaminating. To replace that they will remove the slide out box lay it on its side and remove and replace the floor then replace the box in the coach. They say this all takes about a half day! They have a lot of practice doing it. I would guess it will take us longer to unload and restow the cabinets since everything must be empty for the job.

We have a schedule for 3 hours in the Express bay with two technicians to take care of the minor stuff that brought us here and I have a check in hand from Progressive Insurance for the body damage we caused by brushing against the cliff at highway speeds.

The only awning on this side that we can save is the one extended over the bedroom window. The main awning is missing its left hand support among other damage and the topper awnings are pretty battered. The panel you can see in front of the Jeep will be replaced and the rest is just paint. they say it is maybe three day’s work once they get started and the parts have been ordered.
We are finding things to do in the area. There is nothing much less than an hour drive. We looked for a synagogue and found the nearest to be Huntsville AL about 2 1/2 hours east. We did drive to Dismals Canyon and spend a couple of hours hiking in the canyon. It is a gorgeous location hidden away near Phil Campbell AL (that really is a town). Here are a couple of pictures to provide an idea:

Carol has not been drinking, maybe the bridge has 
The original entrance to the canyon

There are other places to visit and I am sure we will have time to get to most of them. Watch for

more excitement from the northwest corner of Alabama.