August 21,
2015
Those of you
who follow my blogs on a regular basis know we go to Branson, MO often. Generally we drive over for a long weekend,
go to Silver Dollar City for a couple of days using our annual pass and then go
home.
I love SDC,
but the shows don’t change that often and those hills can really put a strain
on fat old ladies like myself. In fact the last few times we have gone we have
either taken our electric scooter, or rented one and then dh and I have tagged
teamed using it. Neither of us is as
spry as we use to be.
This trip we
have not been to the city yet. We may go
Sunday, but then again we might not.
Instead we took our time getting to the Indian Point Corps of Engineers campground arriving in the late afternoon on Thursday, yesterday.
We had
reserved a spot that we have stayed in many times before because we knew it to
be fairly level, easy in and out and close to the bathroom. It is the perfect site to practice parking
this longer trailer in. Six foot can make a world of difference when
maneuvering a fifth wheel. So we want to practice in an easy to access spot a
few times and then work on a more difficult spot in preparation for whatever
situation we may find ourselves in the future.
The only
drawback to this campground is the fact there is no sewer hook-up, which means
we either have to be very mindful of how much gray and black water we put in
the tanks, tear down camp and go to the dump station (not an option where we
are concerned), or learn how to dump at the campsite into our portable honey
wagon the dealership gave us as an apology for some of the hassle we had in our
purchase due to their employees.
We are combining
the first and possibly the last options.
The second one would just be too much work, as you can see by the photo
below. So having the bath room nearby is great. Unfortunately it is a drive to
the shower house. So we will probably HW
the grey water, because I like my own shower.
.
Thursday
evening the weather was so wonderful, crisp and fall like. We opened the windows in lieu of turning on
the air conditioners, which we already knew worked and enjoyed the ambiance of
the campground.
This also
allowed us to see how good the cross ventilation was in the camper, and learn
which exhaust fans would best draw in cool air when wanted.
Maybe it is
all the years of rendezvous we did, or basic camping as we were growing up, but
we love the smell of a campfire. The
still crisp air was filled with the smells of wood smoke, grilling burgers and
the laughter of the other campers. It
was a perfect evening.
Indian Point
Campground is a fairly basic campground with large sites, most have water and
electric. They honor the America the Beautiful National Parks Pass, which
means we are staying Thursday through Sunday night for $42 total. People without the half price pass would pay
roughly $84.
If you need
cable and internet, this is not the campground for you. Neither are available, but for us simply
relaxing and “piddling”, as my dh says for all the little chores he entertains
himself with, around the campsite it is wonderful.
As I type
this, to post after we return home on Monday or a week later depending on my
schedule, He is adjusting the length of our awning lights so they can be better
seen by other campers.
Earlier
today I worked on re-arranging and better organizing the camper as he put up
the flag and the solar lights for it, fixed our new “where have we been so far”
USA map and hung it in the kitchen window along with other chores.
Our plan had
been to have lunch at their restaurant and then go to the Ralph Foster Museum
as well as tour the campus. We ended up
doing part of that today and may do the rest tomorrow. I’ll end this post here
and start writing about our DIVINE lunch for post #3.
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