When we first arrived in Red Bay, we were told they probably couldn't get to us for another five weeks. Yikes! Ok... we'll plan on spending Christmas in Red Bay. We settled in to wait. The following Monday we received an early morning call that we could pull around to Bay 31 to start our service. Go figure. Thus is the mystery of Red Bay.
While waiting, we decided to take a look at a new 2015 Phaeton. Significant changes have been made on the outside and inside. Huge mistake! We fell in love, and started to talk to several dealers to see what could be done. We found a dealer in Memphis who gave us a good deal. We also decided to order a coach so Jerry could watch it be built. Next step was to talk to the finance company (s) to find a good rate. Here's where our learning curve went straight up... If you are a full time RV'er, and do not own property, you are viewed a bit differently and large down payments are required. Of course somewhere your ability to pay the thing off is a must. Much of the more strident rules are a result of the banking mess a few years ago - and rightfully so. So while we are talking to two different institutions, time is slipping by, and in the meantime, our coach is finished and we head back to IN to get papers needed that we left in storage. From IN we headed straight to south TX where we have a spot reserved for a few months. By the time we got here and had more talks with the bank, we ran out of time. We are due in CA to take grandsons camping the second week in April. There's no time to put that deal together before that date.
All things happen for a reason. We may not be aware of the reason at the time. In this case, we will take the next year to regroup, think this through and target next fall if we decide to move forward to order a new Whale.
In the meantime we are set up at Sea Winds RV Resort outside of Riviera, TX just south of Kingsville. The park is on Baffin Bay - great fishing for Black Drum. With the exception of the last couple days, the weather is mild and breezy. We've gathered back together with friends we met last year, and look forward to spending time with them over the next few months. This is the first time we have returned to an RV park, and we did that primarily because of the great people who come here.
Shortly after arriving at Sea Winds, we took a nature tour of the back country on the King Ranch. Every tour covers a different part of the ranch and it's any body's guess what wild life might be spotted. On this afternoon, there was a multitude of birds, javelina's, deer and wild boars. Of course we forgot the camera so no pictures of this entry.
We hope to check out other historical sites in this area while we are here again this year. Stay tuned...
