Fairhope, AL - Fall 2023

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On our last day of driving, I finally got to drive the RV on the highway, yes going 65 mph, towing the Jeep. I was very comfortable behind the wheel and I think I will be driving again when we are back on the road.

We arrived back to our lot in Fairhope, Alabama on Monday, October 23. Echo was glad to see all his girlfriends here in the park. This is Abby and Echo catching up on the months they were apart.




We also decided it was time to upgrade our home. We said goodbye to our Winnebago Forza and said welcome to our Tiffin Allegro Red. Our Winnebago was a great coach and we have enjoyed it for 3 years. Some things we love are:
  • The slides are wider so the interior is bigger.
  • The decor, the coloring of the wood, marble flooring.
  • The kitchen window brings in so much light. 
  • It has theater seating and an additional couch so that we can have guests over and have a conversation without having to turn to the side to talk to others sitting on the same side of the coach. 
  • We have hydraulic slides. 
  • It is an all electric coach so we no longer have to fill a propane tank for hot water and cooking. 
  • We have in-floor heating which is really nice on cold mornings, no more stepping on cold floors in bare feet. 
  • We have an induction cooktop, which I am very familiar with. 
  • We have 3 solar panels on the roof which will help keep the batteries charged when we are somewhere without electric hookups. 
  • There are slide out trays in the basement to make it easier to get things in and out.
  • The engine has more power.
  • The mobile app to run things from our phone.
  • Fans above the dash during hot driving days.
Here are some pictures...










I took these pictures of both before we left after spending several hours transferring our stuff from one to the other.












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