Retirement Travels

We spent three weeks in Wisconsin to check in on my Dad and spend time with family. I was so excited to be able to see my great niece dance at her recital. I made a trip to the UP to meet my grandson and spend time with his sisters. These were taken out our window one evening.

We made an appointment to get some warranty work done in Red Bay for the 15th of April. We arrived on Sunday the 14th and were scheduled to be in a service bay at 6:45am on Monday. We spent 2 days in the regular service bay, got several items checked off our list and then waited 2 more days to get into a mechanics bay. In the mechanics bay we needed to get our ride height adjusted because we could see we weren't level on the passenger front side. Additionally, the step area made an annoying creaking sound. We also asked them to put on our snap pads because after numerous attempts ourselves those darn things wouldn't stay on. I was really impressed with the way they lift up the coach and then work under it 😱. They thought they had our snap pads on until they backed out our coach from the bay and the back ones fell off. We ended up having to pay for labor and parts for them to bolt the snap pads on. It took 2 of them to get them on. We waited until the following Monday to get in...

After leaving Valdosta, we drove back to Fairhope, we had to stop and show Eric and Jessica a Buc-ee's. The first day we drove to Pensacola and watched the Blue Angels train. We were able to watch them on the flight line. After they were done we toured the Naval Air Museum. The second day we toured the USS Drum and the USS Alabama in Mobile, AL. Not sure these look very comfortable. Barber shop Blockade The big guns The third day, we walked around Fairhope, walked down by the pier and then checked out the Castles. The day before they left we drove to Orange Beach and walked along the water. We stopped at Doc's Seafood for yummy food. I didn't get any pictures, but we had a great day. Sunday they headed home and we had a week to get ready to hit the road for the summer. 

Eric and Jessica flew down to visit us but first a surprise in Valdosta, GA. Tereasa knew that we were coming to visit her for a few days but had no idea that her Mom & Dad were going to be with us. She was totally surprised. I didn't get a photo of her hugging Eric. We stayed in Lake Park, GA which was a 25 minute drive to Valdosta. I love the huge trees with the spanish moss hanging from the branches. We took a hike on the boardwalk in Grand Bay Nature Reserve. Largest pond cypress tree on the boardwalk. I think we saw 3 different gators. The boardwalk from the observation tower. The opposite direction from the boardwalk. A game of Cards Against Humanity Cornhole before a yummy dinner prepared by Alex. We all went out of some really good Mexican food the last night we were there. I don't think Tereasa stopped smiling the whole time we were there.