Introduction to DixieBelle

Let me introduce you to DixieBelle, our new/used motor home.  Our home on wheels is how I like to think of her.  The picture below was taken at PPL Motor Homes, New Braunfels, Texas.  We had driven to New Braunfels to go to Camping World to pick up some items we wanted for our next adventure. 

Dick, Joan and John P.

That was, also, the day we drove a little farther and had a delicious lunch at Steak 'N Shake.  It is a hamburger restaurant that serves delicious shakes.  After 2:00 p.m., the shakes are half price.  We don't have a Steak 'N Shake in San Antonio which we have determined is a good thing

We were on our way back to San Antonio, when Dick stated "do you want to stop at PPL Motor Homes and just look to see what they have"?  My responds was, "if you want to".  Bad, bad mistake!  Dick had been talking about trading RVs someday because Dixie (our first motor home) only had one slide out.  Dick had to crawl from the bottom of the bed to get in bed because there was no slide out in the bedroom.  Dick had made a list of what he wanted in a new/used RV.  Well, DixieBelle met all the criteria except for two.  

DixieBelle has three slide outs.  The kitchen slides out, the living room and dining area slide out, as well as the bedroom.  DixieBelle is a 2006 Flair by Fleetwood and she had 7,856 miles on the speedometer.  DB was in excellent + condition.  DB was owned by an older couple who traveled to Florida and back and lived in the motor home while in Florida.    

We stopped and talked to John P.  He had sold us Dixie and we were impressed with his customer service and the manner in which we were treated.  We told him we wanted to go home and discuss our, perhaps, next purchase.  We were keeping our fingers crossed that no one else would stroll in and buy DB!  We spent a restless, not much sleep night and when all was said and done, decided to purchase DixieBelle.  I named her DixieBelle after Dixie but because she had all the "bells and whistles" that Dick was looking for. 

This time when we began to customize the motor home we knew what we wanted to do.  We have been busy getting DB ready for our next adventure.

Picture of DB without the slide outs.  DB is the same length as Dixie which is 34 foot.  Through experience we have learned that 34 foot is a good length because we have been able to stay in any campground.

Stayed tuned as I will be posting more pictures later.