Jail Break from Red Bay

We had planned on leaving Camp Red Bay early this morning, but when we went out and did the pre-departure checklist we noticed some of the rubber molding didn't look right.  I notified the service department about the concern and about an hour or so later a technician arrived.  He assured us that it was fine, but agreed to put a patch in the area.  In reality it probably wasn't needed, but any help in sealing the slides is appreciated.

Randy Warner came by to tell us good bye and we had a nice chat with him.  They were waiting for service and weren't sure when they would get the call to come to bay XX.  While we were waiting for the tech to show up, they were moved to a bay, so we didn't get a chance to tell them goodbye.

Sharon & Don also were in a bay getting their repairs finished, so we didn't see them either before we drove out of the campground.  We will see them down the road in the future, so maybe a good bye isn't needed.

It was well after noon when we made the break from the campground and I had planned on taking on some fuel, but the service station nearby only had pumps on one side and it was narrow, so we just hooked up the car and were on our way.  Just as we were exiting town this tractor trailer drove by in the opposite direction taking mh chassises to the Tiffin factory.  Maybe one of them will be under your new 2014 Tiffin motorhome.

We had to drive through Huntsville, AL and drove by the space center and got some nice photos of the missiles on display there.  They also had a space shuttle and a SR-71 Blackbird on display.  We hope to return there and check out the place more thoroughly.  

Missile poised for launch

SR-71 Blackbird

Space Shuttle

Our first stop of the day was Scottsboro, AL to check out the unclaimed baggage store there.  Due to a lot of construction along the way and a few wrong turns we didn't get there until 4:15 and then had to find the place.  Gerry went in to scope it out to see if she wanted to spend any more time there, but decided there weren't any bargains to speak of and left a few minutes before 5.

Since it was so late, we decided to call it a day and get a campsite at the Jackson County Park campground.  Jackson County Park     They have a number of sites along the side of Lake Guntersville.  It is a beautiful spot and we have a nice view of the lake.  The lake is about 50 miles long and somewhat narrow.  It reminds me of some of the Finger Lakes in New York.

 They have a restaurant, marina, swimming area, boat ramps, large grassy fields and it is quite the place for a county park.  We both commented that we'd like to come back and spend a week or so camping at the park.  Especially, if we can get site 64 again since it is so huge and is an end site with a full hookup.  

We have a long drive on Wednesday and hope to make it to Concord, NC by the end of the day.  Gerry doesn't like to drive that far, so we may make it a two day trip.  For those of you who travel all the time out west, 390 miles isn't that far, but in Eastern US with all the traffic and two lane roads, it can be quite a haul.  Driving through Atlanta isn't my favorite place to drive either, but since we are coming in from the northwest, it won't be as bad.  We can skirt around the north side and avoid a lot of traffic.