Well, the stay in Red Bay was fairly short. But it could have been handled better from the start. We went back to the paint shop to get the TV door repainted for the THIRD time. We dropped it off in the bay and spoke to the paint shop manager, Brad. I made it abundantly clear that "Billy" was not going to be the tech painting the door. "No problem, I will take care of it". So we left and went to lunch and run some other errands. We got back and I went to survey the progress. And guess what? Billy has not only prepped the door, he has REPAINTED IT. And it looks worse than ever. Now I am about to lose my mind. I am normally pretty cool, and will approach all situations objectively. Not anymore.
So now we go to the head man in charge of the operation, Wade. We lay out our story, complete with pics on Diane's laptop. We let him know that we are NOT HAPPY with the paint shop. To his credit, he is very understanding, and states that this issue will be handled. We left Wade's office with our fingers crossed. A long story short, when we returned later, Thomas had been assigned to repaint the door, and it looks PERFECT! I guess the fourth time is really the charm. And due to all of our aggravation, the paint fee for the TV door was comped. Tiffin really is a class operation.
From Tiffin we went to LeFleurs State Park in Jackson Mississippi. It may have been a good state park campground, but not in the rainy weather. They had cement slabs for the RV's, but they were only about 20' long, so half of the RV was still in the dirt. And mix in a little rain, and it all turned to sticky mud. The 50 amp at the site would not hook up, so I wound up using a 30 amp adapter to get power into the rig. At least the price was reasonable at $18 a night.
From there we went to the Cajun Palms RV Resort, in Breaux Bridge, LA. A really all inclusive resort with tons of stuff for families, including a water park and huge play pool. The biggest irritation with this park was the insistence that all patrons must wear a plastic wrist band, 24 hours a day. And they clip on to your wrist, and don't come off. We raised a bit of an objection to the bands, and the girl at the desk let us put them on loosely enough to slide them off when we were not in the pool area. Sleeping with the thing on would have drove me nuts. At about $40 a night it was a good park, but on the weekends it had the reputation for being crazy with tons of people, and kids racing around in golf carts.
Next stop was Jamaica Beach RV Resort, in Galveston TX. This was our first ever trip to Galveston, so we were excited to explore. Galveston had miles and miles of beach front, some on the Gulf of Mexico, and some on the bay. While we could definitely see the fascination with the area, we were not there in the prime time of the year. From being westerners, we are used to going to the beach to escape the warm weather and summer heat. Not so much in Galveston. The daily temps were in the 90's, along with the humidity! Being outside for too long in the heat of the day was tough, and we spent a lot of time in the comfort of the AC in the rig. We did go out and explore the local area, but mostly from the comfort of the Jeep with the air on. Lounging on the beach was not much of a possibility. The RV park was fair, but pretty jammed and not too close to the water, even for a water view. At about $43 a night, it was only fair. We tried to use the gym, but it was jammed with junk and not in service.
Currently we are in Austin, TX at the Oak Forest RV park. It is decent, but is a bit over rated. We were assigned site #9, which is unfortunately the worst site in the park. It is reversed from the site next door, which means that you are right next to your neighbors rig, staring at his entry door. Pickin's are slim right now though, as the "X Games" are in town, and many places are sold out. It is close to Austin downtown area though, and we toured the state capitol, which was really cool. We will make a point to come back to Austin in a cooler time of the year.
We continue to work our way across Texas, and head west back to So. Cal. We are still having fun, and the rig is working well. Diane had updated the travel blog, and more adventures are just ahead!