Pensacola to Clanton, AL, to Red Bay, AL to Paducah, KY to (hopefully) Kenosha. It was a relatively short drive to Clanton but the weather was gloomy when we got there. The campground management assigned us the site closest to the bathhouse because, "tornadoes are predicted and that was the shelter and if someone knocked on our door in the middle of the night, we'd have to evacuate". Luckily, no tornadoes but we had thunderstorms all night. This is the same campground that we left in the middle of an ice storm on our way down south, so we're not feeling too warm and fuzzy towards Clanton at the moment.
As we headed north and west, the weather improved and we checked in at Tiffin in Red Bay and set up for our last night in Chuck for a while. The goal was to eat and drink as much as possible to lighten the load we'd have to pack in Toad for coming home. Despite our best efforts, we are bringing home more wine than we brought with us and Toad is packed to the gills.
Yesterday dawned bright and sunny and so, with no good excuse to avoid the task, we set out to winterize Chuck on our own. Following our step-by-step instructions, we drained the water from every line, every faucet and every tank, and proceeded to pump 6 gallons of RV anti-freeze into all the lines, tanks and faucets. Then we moved him to the Outback to wait for the service guys to take care of the repairs we listed for them. We won't know until we pick Chuck up if we winterized him correctly. Frozen water lines will be obvious by the leaks.
Then on to Paducah, KY where we spent last night. Today is the last leg home. Beanie must be anxious to get home, he bounced around the hotel room yowling most of the night. I guess he's planning on catching up on his sleep while we drive.
See you soon!
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