Major Change

We are in Red Bay, Alabama getting some warranty work done on our motorhome at the Tiffin Factory.  We've been here a week and will probably be here at least another week.  We are fortunate to be in a full hookup site although it's on a converted airfield runway!

Natchez Trace Parkway north of Tupelo

Not much happening in the town itself.  To the west, an hour away is Tupelo, Mississippi, birthplace of Elvis Presley.  Florence and Muscle Shoals, Alabama on the Tennessee River are an hour away northeast.

Good News, Bad News

Yesterday, we received a phone call from our friend Jim back home in Oregon.  He is the manager of the community where our home is located.  He called to say that he had just received a significant deposit on our house and we are now in escrow to sell it on or before December 15.

Wow, that came as a total surprise!  We had it for sale last year and had zero interest.  We took it off the market but asked him to show it if he had some interested people while we left on our extended trip.  He had shown to several people but had received no serious interest until yesterday.

The good news is that we will be moving back to Santa Barbara where we will rejoin many good friends.  The bad news is that we will be leaving Brookings where we will leave many good friends.  But, because of how we travel, we hope to have many more times back to Brookings.

Now, instead of heading to Florida then slowly working our way west during the winter, when we are through here we will head back to Oregon directly and get things going for the move.  We are also sorry that we will miss brother Sam and Roberta in Florida as well as other friends along the original route.  Hope to see y'all some other time soon!