A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 332 miles from Red Bay, Alabama to Rutledge, Georgia. Including some clips from the truck perspective, a branch falling from the coach roof onto the truck, and six, count ‘em, six attempts to get level at the destination!
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Freeways, highways, and other roads as we move the coach from one site to another. Plus cat pics.
Travel from Red Bay, Alabama to Rutledge, Georgia
We drove our coach 332 miles, about six hours of driving, from Red Bay, Alabama to Rutledge, Georgia.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading east:
An interactive map:
Water streaming off our slide topper as we brought in the slide, from recent rain:
Toading up:
We left Red Bay via downtown:
SR-19:
On to I-22 East:
A bathroom break at a truck stop:
Our coach in travel mode:
Paladin in his nest on the stacked dining chairs:
Fun with zoom:
I-65 South:
Birmingham:
I-20 East:
Fun with zoom:
I-20 East:
A large load:
Fuel and lunch stop:
91.717 gallons:
Heading to the parking area, with Paladin on the passenger chair:
Parked:
We had Popeyes for lunch:
A branch on the roof; we found it on the truck when we arrived:
Talladega Superspeedway; apparently there was a NASCAR race on:
Eisenhower Interstate System sign:
Fun with zoom:
Welcome to Georgia:
Entering Eastern Time Zone, where we’ll be until July:
Another bathroom break at the Georgia Welcome Center truck parking:
Atlanta:
SR-11:
I chose this route to go over this railroad crossing, as the one in downtown Rutledge has a very high crown:
Horse properties:
Hard Labor Creek State Park:
RV check-in area:
Trading Post:
The camp host happened to be in the trading post when we checked in, so she offered to guide us to our site; that’s the driveway on the right:
Paladin surveying our steep driveway:
Yeah, doesn’t look very level:
Video: Scott, Arkansas to Red Bay, Alabama motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 278 miles from Scott, Arkansas to Red Bay, Alabama.
Travel from Scott, Arkansas to Red Bay, Alabama
We drove our coach 278 miles, about five hours of driving, from Scott, Arkansas to Red Bay, Alabama.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading east:
An interactive map:
The tow bar was at a strange angle, due to toading up on a curve, but that’s fine (just need to pull forward slowly until it locks in place):
Don’t need the dump station on the way out this time:
I-440 East:
I-40 East:
Paladin in his safe spot next to the passenger chair… and saying get that phone out of my face:
Wide load:
Paladin asleep:
A lunch stop at a large Petro truck stop:
We were going go in to an IHOP, but decided we didn’t have time for that, with a long drive still ahead, so just ate in our coach:
I-55 Alt South:
Crossing the Mississippi River:
Tennessee welcomes you, unless you drive a truck:
Bass Pro Shops pyramid:
Only in Tennessee briefly in Memphis, then on to Mississippi:
“Orange You Going to Slow Down in Work Zones?”
I-269 North:
I-22 East:
Paladin asleep again:
Fun with zoom:
Paladin one more time:
Rest break at a truck stop we often visit on the way to/from Red Bay:
Fun with zoom again:
Our fourth state of the drive, Alabama:
Our destination, Red Bay Acres:
Our site next to a sibling coach (a 2018 Tiffin Allegro Bus 40AP; one year newer, and a different floorplan):
Video: Paris, Texas to Scott, Arkansas motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 243 miles from Paris, Texas to Scott, Arkansas.
Travel from Paris, Texas to Scott, Arkansas
We drove our coach 243 miles, about four hours of driving, from Paris, Texas to Scott, Arkansas.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading east:
An interactive map:
Depressions in the grass from our neighbor’s jacks and tires, due to rain making the ground a little soft:
Our coach:
I put a couple of tiles below the AquaHot exhaust, but the surrounding grass still got a little singed:
Our jack pads got embedded in the soft ground; not too difficult to pull out. The larger pads help spread the load, though, and better than having the jacks get stuck in the ground:
Leaving the full hookup area:
Solar section:
Onto I-30 East:
A fuel stop:
As usual, we paid less than this, due to our fuel discount card:
Back on I-30 East:
The Texas overpasses had the Lone Star and state outline:
Texarkana water tower:
Welcome to Arkansas:
The Arkansas overpasses had a less distinctive state outline (reminded me of a Solo cup):
A lunch stop at Southfork Restaurant in Gurdon, Arkansas:
Truck parking:
Paladin on the passenger chair:
Our coach parked with trucks:
Into the restaurant:
Menu (they also have burgers and such, but we were in the mood for breakfast):
Super slow service, but over an hour later we got our breakfast for lunch:
We’d ordered biscuits with our breakfast, but they only had one, so provided extra potatoes and lots of toast instead:
Back to our coach:
Back on I-30 East:
Arkadelphia water tower:
Fun with zoom:
Oversize load:
Rough road:
Fun with zoom:
Narrow road due to roadworks:
Slow truck:
Overpass:
Arkansas River:
Exit to Scott:
An unmarked turn to the park:
Residential road:
Entering Willow Beach Park:
Park entrance station:
Campsites:
Our site (the back-in with the shelter):
Our coach after untoading:
Our site; a bit of a slope on the driveway, but a flat concrete pad:
Video: Texarkana to Paris, Texas motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 93 miles from Texarkana, Texas to Paris, Texas.
Travel from Texarkana to Paris, Texas
We drove our coach 93 miles, about two hours of driving, from Texarkana, Texas to Paris, Texas.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading west:
An interactive map:
Frontage road to I-30 West:
I-30 West:
Exit 199:
Water tower:
Building transport:
US Highway 82:
We stopped at a picnic area for lunch:
Stillhouse Road exit:
Arriving at the Paris fairgrounds for an Escapees/Xscapers gathering for the total solar eclipse:
Heading to our spot:
Video: Scott, Arkansas to Texarkana, Texas motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 151 miles from Scott, Arkansas to Texarkana, Texas.
Travel from Scott, Arkansas to Texarkana, Texas
We drove our coach 151 miles, about two hours of driving, from Scott, Arkansas to Texarkana, Texas.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading southwest:
An interactive map:
We didn’t have a sewer hookup at the campground, so our gray and black tanks were getting rather full:
Following the coach to the dump station:
We used the dump station on the way out to empty our waste tanks, and hooked up our toad there:
On I-440 West, crossing the Arkansas River:
I-440 joined I-30 West:
A vintage trailer:
Roadworks:
Rather narrow lanes, with close barriers, aren’t much fun with a wide coach:
Our coach on a traffic cam:
Rest area stop:
Cute little trailer:
Back on I-30:
Oversize load (not sure what they’re carrying):
Arkadelphia:
Passing Hope, Arkansas; President Clinton’s birthplace:
Yellow field:
Texarkana, which (you may be surprised to learn) spans Texas and Arkansas:
The “Welcome to Texas” sign is across the road from our destination:
KOA:
Our site for one night:
