The Tiffin Allegro Club is the official owners club of Tiffin Motorhomes.  Every owner of a new Tiffin coach gets free membership in the club.  After the first free year there is a minimal membership fee.  The club holds several rallies during the year in different locations around the country.

This rally was held at the Orlando Fairgrounds.  There were over 290 motorhomes at the Orlando rally but the organizers and volunteers quickly got each coach to their parking spot.  There were some initial security concerns the first night but they were quickly addressed.

After traveling for a week, it was nice to settle in for four days of socializing, entertainment and an overall good time.  This was our first rally so we were eager to participate.  The first thing we noticed was that everyone was extremely sociable.  Conversations were friendly and enjoyable.  We met many people at the rally including some nice people who were also from our area.  We sat with different people every night for breakfast and dinner and thoroughly enjoyed their stories, suggestions and advice.  We are scheduled to attend another Allegro Club rally this September in Sevierville, TN and we can’t wait!

The first stop on our new journey south was at Americamps RV Resort in Ashland, VA.  Our stay was brief but from what we could see it looked like a nice campground.  It was cold so there weren’t many campers.  The staff was very friendly.   We were only staying overnight so we were given a spot up front, close to the office with plenty of room for our big coach.

We were tired from our long drive and slept good.  We were up bright and early, ate a quick breakfast, and began closing up for the second leg of our journey south.  That is when our first problem developed.  The small bedroom slide-out would not close!  It would begin to close then suddenly stop.  I tried a few times then went outside to look at the track.  The rear slides on our bus are electric so there are exposed tracks on each side of the slide-out.  I noticed a small gouge in the bottom rear track as if something was jamming in the track.  I checked the gap between the slide-out and the body of the coach but did not find anything.  I went back in and tried moving the slide in and out a few more times and it suddenly freed itself and closed completely. What a relief!  Apparently a loose screw had worked its way into the track and that is what caused the problem.  We had the slide checked at the Tiffin Service Center during our visit in April and all was OK.

Our journey south continues…

Six months before our journey began my son and I traveled to Red Bay Alabama to watch the building of our new motorhome.  It was an amazing experience.  Tiffin is the only manufacturer that allows you to stand on the factory floor with your RV as it is assembled.  Its unbelievable how fast the coach comes together.

After much preparation including; taking delivery of our motorhome; retiring from our jobs; getting our motorhome ready; packing our belongings; and saying good-bye to family and friends, it was finally time to begin the second chapter of our lives.

We left home on Sunday, March 15, 2015.  It was a cold day with over 2 feet of snow lingering on the lawn.  We intended to leave early, around 5:00 AM, but by the time we said good-bye to our family and got on the road it was almost 7:00 AM.  We wanted to get a good jump on leaving the cold weather behind so we planned our first overnight stop in Ashland, VA.  The trip was uneventful with the exception of some strong winds blowing the coach around and a minor malfunction of one of our slide-outs.  We stayed one night at Americamps RV Resort.  The next morning we moved further south towards our first real destination, the Allegro Club Rally in Orlando, FL.

We made five stops on the trip to Orlando staying in Ashland VA one night; Four Oaks, NC one night; Myrtle Beach, SC two nights; Charleston, SC two nights and St. Augustine, FL two nights.

It was a beautiful first trip concluding with our arrival in Orlando on Monday, March 23.  We were in Orlando to attend the Tiffin Allegro Club Rally.  This was our first rally and we didn’t know what to expect.  We met many new people, made some new friends and had a great time.  From Orlando we headed further south to the Keys.

During the trip south we especially liked Charleston and St. Augustine.  They are both beautiful cities.

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Dee & Al