September 21, 2020. The day we started our maiden voyage. We’re headed to a location not too far away for our first stop. Two reasons for such a short 1st day trip: 1) it gives us a chance to experience how the truck and RV work together on the road and 2) some friends of ours are staying at the park which gives us an immediate support system. Where are we going? White Oak Creek Camp, an Army Corps of Engineer park about 200 miles distant. So, here we go: (sorry about the quality of the video; I used the built-in dash camera in the RV GPS we’re using and I’m not used to editing video)
For some reason, being too new at this and trying not to be too overwhelmed with everything that needs to be done when setting up, I never got any pictures of our actual camping spot. However, here are some images that we were looking at out of the RV windows:
This little guy was walking along reflecting on life while others slept:
Here are some images I took around the downtown area. I could have taken more around town but the weather wasn’t the best and we didn’t spend a lot of time in the town. It is a pretty little town though…
I managed to find where Samwise the little hobbit hides though:
Oh look! I found “another shop” in town:
And as with all things old, decay is inevitable; brick by brick…
So what did I learn from this first camping experience? For one, I need more backing practice even though this one was nearly a straight-in backing setup. There are a lot of things that must be done, mostly in order, to make sure everything gets set up properly without breaking something. Do a second walk-around before you leave to make sure you don’t forget anything (I left the water pressure regulator hooked up to the faucet; fortunately it didn’t “disappear” and my friends camping there went to pick it up and is holding it for me!) Four days at any one place isn’t enough time to have the time to explore the area, especially when it rains on one of the days. Take more photos and (as I’m finding out 7 weeks into this trip) set aside more time for editing! If I plan on shooting more video (and learning how to edit video), I need a new video camera like a GoPro that can be easily mounted for traveling shots.
Heading back to editing our next location…
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