chaajoad
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I promise not to post a running bunch of posts on trips. In fact, I'll make this the last one of any length. Might mention future trips if there's something cool involved but I realize that being an excited newbie gets old quick and many of you full-time or take a LOT of trips.
This time we went to Fort Victoria RV Park in Victoria BC, Canada.
The trip started out a bit stressful. We couldn't find our son's birth certificate. Although co-workers insisted we'd never get across the border, we went anyway - and zero problem. But we resolved to get passports before doing this again - just makes everything easier.
We took the Black Ball ferry (The Coho) out of Port Angeles WA, about a 90 minute trip. The RV Park was nice but a completely different experience from our first trip - it was pretty much booked. There was everything from ultra high-end coaches to tiny little pickup campers (minus the pickup) that someone was obviously living in. How, I have no idea, but ...
We took a bus downtown, primarily to check out the Bug Zoo for the 9 yr old boy and it was terrific, worth every cent. Wandered town, picked up some souveniers and back to the Bounder. It's so much fun to plan a menu. That night we had steak/potatoes/salad and night #2 mahi-mahi w vegetables and a good bottle of wine. We're quickly getting rituals and buying a bottle of wine for each trip seems to be one of them.
Sunday we spent most of the day at Butchart Gardens. It's our 2nd visit and my wife insists that when she dies, she will pass through those gardens on her way to her ultimate destination. It is magnificent and highly recommended. At the suggestion of the RV folks, we actually unhooked the rig rather than mess with busses. Went pretty well except a slight case of getting lost in a neighborhood. I imagine this is something most of you has experienced. A nice guy saw our plight and actually came out to stop side street traffic so we could back out. Thank God for the kindness of strangers.
This trip, everything worked perfectly. I remembered clean underwear. No water leaks. Toilet works flawlessly. Hot showers, cold beer and true family bonding.
I know there will be times when I want to kick it but tonight, after cleaning it out, I'm loving that little house on wheels and already planning the next trip,
I couldn't post something without a question.
I found a card in the visor indicating the Chevy chassis has air bags and should be inflated per the owner's manual. Wellllll ... no owner's manual. Any idea what psi? And when I go out to do it, will it be obvious where to put the compressor nozzle?
Thanks for indulging me. Like I said, I won't turn this forum into my personal diary. But I think all 3 of us are enjoying it more than we thought we would.
This time we went to Fort Victoria RV Park in Victoria BC, Canada.
The trip started out a bit stressful. We couldn't find our son's birth certificate. Although co-workers insisted we'd never get across the border, we went anyway - and zero problem. But we resolved to get passports before doing this again - just makes everything easier.
We took the Black Ball ferry (The Coho) out of Port Angeles WA, about a 90 minute trip. The RV Park was nice but a completely different experience from our first trip - it was pretty much booked. There was everything from ultra high-end coaches to tiny little pickup campers (minus the pickup) that someone was obviously living in. How, I have no idea, but ...
We took a bus downtown, primarily to check out the Bug Zoo for the 9 yr old boy and it was terrific, worth every cent. Wandered town, picked up some souveniers and back to the Bounder. It's so much fun to plan a menu. That night we had steak/potatoes/salad and night #2 mahi-mahi w vegetables and a good bottle of wine. We're quickly getting rituals and buying a bottle of wine for each trip seems to be one of them.
Sunday we spent most of the day at Butchart Gardens. It's our 2nd visit and my wife insists that when she dies, she will pass through those gardens on her way to her ultimate destination. It is magnificent and highly recommended. At the suggestion of the RV folks, we actually unhooked the rig rather than mess with busses. Went pretty well except a slight case of getting lost in a neighborhood. I imagine this is something most of you has experienced. A nice guy saw our plight and actually came out to stop side street traffic so we could back out. Thank God for the kindness of strangers.
This trip, everything worked perfectly. I remembered clean underwear. No water leaks. Toilet works flawlessly. Hot showers, cold beer and true family bonding.
I know there will be times when I want to kick it but tonight, after cleaning it out, I'm loving that little house on wheels and already planning the next trip,
I couldn't post something without a question.
I found a card in the visor indicating the Chevy chassis has air bags and should be inflated per the owner's manual. Wellllll ... no owner's manual. Any idea what psi? And when I go out to do it, will it be obvious where to put the compressor nozzle?
Thanks for indulging me. Like I said, I won't turn this forum into my personal diary. But I think all 3 of us are enjoying it more than we thought we would.