Yesterday we finally got the leak in our roof repaired. Though we had thought the repair would be done the day before, the mobile RV repair guy never showed up so we left yesterday for Red Bay, AL where Tiffin RV's (including our 2008 Phaeton) are made and had a local shop there do the work. (Red Bay is not near the water and got its name from the red clay soil and the bay trees that grew in the area. It is located just over the border from Mississippi.) Stayed all night at the Allegro Campground on the Tiffin Service Center's property. We talked to them about other work we want done on the RV.
This morning under overcast skies, sharply cooler temps and some wind, we took a tour of the Tiffin facility. The tour was an hour and a half and very interesting showing how the RV's are made from the chassis to the final product. Most of their components are made by Tiffin and those they don't make are produced by locally owned businesses.
This is a 1976 Tiffin with avocado and gold fabrics and shag carpet. The first Tiffin was made in 1972 in what had been a cotton storage building and Tiffins are today still being made in that building plus others.
The chassis
Leaving Red Bay around noon, we took a four lane divided highway across Alabama to Chattanooga, TN where we will spend the night. The roadway took us through scenic countryside and many small rural towns as well as by Wheeler Lake which is part of the Tennessee River which flows through the upper portion of Mississippi.
In Huntsville, AL we passed by the Davidson Center for Space Exploration.
Turns out our neighbors tonight are from New Jersey, she from Point Pleasant and he from Rumson. Point Pleasant is the town next to Manasquan where Kathy went to elementary school. Small world.
Very interesting tour.
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