One thing you can
always count on in Idaho is sweeping changes in our weather. In less than a week we went from hail storms
and frozen rain all over everything the next day to a gloriously warm and sunny
weekend. And when that happens RVs and
campers hit the road!
We were more than
ready for a weekend getaway, let me tell you.
Have I mentioned it was a loooooong winter? I got off work early that day to take my
youngest to the orthodontist with the idea in my head that we could get home,
throw food in the RV refrigerator and get the heck out of Dodge. And that is exactly what we did.
I knew that a quick
trip to an RV park, not too far from home, would be a great way to test out
Laverne and she did great. Me on the
other hand, not so much. I could feel
that blasted migraine creeping up on me all day Friday, but I wasn't about to
change plans. No way!!
I put this first aid kit together with $ store items, a few items we already had and a plastic bin I had out in the garage |
We stayed at a lovely RV park in Hagerman, Idaho about 100 miles from home and we were able to completely hook her up and give her a go. Everything worked as promised, even the AC. And I made a list of a few things to add and adjust, but for the most part she is pretty much good to go.
The girls were very excited to cook supper on the old campstove |
Saturday was a
bust. Our plans to head to Balanced Rock
State Park didn't materialize as I was pretty much down for the count. But I did discover that Laverne makes a cozy
cocoon to be laid up in when you don't feel well.
I love my log cabin plates |
It worked out fine
for the girls. My oldest had a ton of
homework to get done that day and we had WiFi so my youngest downloaded a new
game from Amazon Prime onto her Kindle and was pretty happy with that. In the meantime I found out that the bed and
the couch are both extremely comfortable.
Playing cards |
Saturday evening we
did a complete walk through the RV park and I took some pictures. The weather was perfect and even though a
storm rolled in around 8:00 that evening and thoroughly drenched everything
overnight we were snug and dry in our RV.
The next morning the
sun was out once and so was I. With my
head much improved we enjoyed a lovely Sunday breakfast before packing up and
heading out. I washed all of the dishes
and cleaned up the place while the girls rolled up their sleeping bags and
gathered up dirty clothes in a bag. My youngest
took out the trash while the oldest helped me finish up.
Log cabins to rent at the RV park |
Working together it
only took us about 30 minutes to get Laverne ready to hit the road which
included dumping and flushing the holding tanks as well as rolling up the water
and electric lines. We pulled out at
10:30 and were home by noon.
Pretty snowball bushes |
Our old habits from
our days with our Scamp apparently haven't left us. Once home we unloaded the bag of laundry,
emptied out the fridge and I vacuumed Laverne from one end to the other while
the girls put the food away in the house. The motorhome is ready to hit the road once again whenever
we are. Just like we did with our Scamp
we are travel ready whenever the urge strikes, which is one of the reasons I really like having an RV.
So I consider our
maiden voyage a whopping success with the only headache being the one in my
head. Everything else went as well as we
could have hoped for. Now, whereto next?
Sounds like (and looks like) you had a great time! Dang migraine tho, I get them too :o(
ReplyDeleteTania
They suck, don't they? And always show up at the worst possible time.
DeleteSorry about your migraine, but excited to see you and the girls got away in Laverne! Glad she was snug and dry for you all. Your girls are beautiful. I hope you feel great when the next trip pops up!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, I think they are too, inside and out. And yes, I am determined to feel excellent for our next journey. ;)
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