Heading North 2018

Thursday morning, Cherokee Farms took the AquaHot out (major work and took hours) and found a bad weld on one of the fittings resulted in us needing a complete new unit. Bobby sent the info to Cornerstone (our extended warranty) and arranged for an adjuster to come out the next day. The cost was going to be approx. $10K. The adjuster sent in everything before the end of the day and Bobby went to work getting a replacement. John had talked to Tiffin and they were able to overnight one to us at a reasonable cost. Getting one from AquaHot would take well over a week and more expensive. Glad we own a Tiffin Motorhome ! Bobby cleared the following Thursday to install the unit. That took all day and then bleeding the air from the lines took forever. They ended up attaching an additional pump and the job finished much more quickly. They then installed the pump for us at a reasonable cost. Plus they moved the unit a bit to give easier access in the future. By Friday all was complete and Bobby from Cherokee Farms sent the bill off to Cornerstone. Excellent service and would recommend them to anyone in future. In 21 years of RVing this is the first time we have ever purchased an extended warranty and were unsure about. Tiffin has looked after us for the past 11 years that we have owned a Tiffin. We are lucky that the first time we needed it was Cherokee Farms looking after us. We not only have hot water again but the heating system works better than it did when the coach was new.
While in Foley, we stayed at Anchor's Aweigh RV Park. Excellent stop. Showers across from us were great. Friendly, clean and let us pay by the day as we were unsure of timing for the repair. Previous years when we have stayed in that area we stayed at Gulf Shores State Park. Tanger Outlets was across the road from the RV park with great sales. Landry's, home of the thrower rolls, was across the road. Lots of eateries and short drive to the beach. Big music festival was happening while we were there so a big part of the beach was closed off. Not our kind of music tho. We did go to FloraBama near Pensacola Beach to see a friend of Wayne and Debbie's play. Big Earl. The band has a great sound and we enjoyed hearing them.

Dog Park at Gulf Shores SP

Dinner at Bahama Bob's on the beach.Excellent food

Heading North May 2018

Topsoil SP was just down the road from Geronimo RV park but was full. Staying there is on our bucket list but not this time. Most CGs were full. We were still close to the same beaches.

The floating playground at Destin harbor was cool. Floating water toys for kids and bars for parents. We passed this on the highway after leaving Destin area and traveling to Foley Alabama to get the AquaHot fixed. Coolant was leaking out the bottom of the unit. John spent hours searching and testing for leaks in the lines but could find nothing. AquaHot sent us to Cherokee Farms RV Repair for service. They told us to just drop in and they would analyze the problem and look after the extended warranty for us.

On the Road Again ! Spring 2018

Geronimo RV Park, Marimar Beach, FL

It’s hard to believe we left Davenport less than a week ago. We travelled to Panama City and stayed at Emerald Isle for 2 nites. Upscale resort and a little on the pricy side but beautifull. We ate on the beach at Harpoon Harry’s where the food, service and prices were great. On our travels  we found out our ‘Smart Wheel’ steering wheel was not working properly and the Aqua Hot was not working. So no windshield wipers, if caught traveling in the rain, and no hot water. Next stop was to Commercial Truck in Fort Walton Beach where they diagnosed the steering wheel problem and ordered the part from Tiffin. Campgrounds in the area were busy but we found Geronimo RV Resort,  Miramar, FL. Small resort, no pool but friendly and clean showers. And 1/2 mile walk to the beaches. Tiffin covered the cost of the module to fix the steering wheel problem and Commercial Truck gave us excellent service at a reasonable price. After we left the Destin area, the steering wheel stopped working again. John popped out the module and put back in. We talked to someone in a Newmar in Desoto SP, AL
that the same thing happened to. His mechanic told him to pop the module out starting at one end and then plug back in starting at the other end. Easy fix and good to know.

Harpoon Harry's on Beach at Panama City