Our Camping Season Begins!

[bjarvis]

We had a great weekend at the trailer at Roseland in West Virginia this weekend. As contradictory as it might seem, it was both relaxing and productive.

The trailer is now fully de-winterized. The water & power were reconnected, the battery re-installed, the water lines flushed of antifreeze, the interior cleaned top to bottom, the anode in the water heater replaced and the new barbecue was assembled, among other minor tasks. We still want to rebuild the bottom step of the deck stairs and replace the bedroom ceiling vent with a bidirectional fan unit, but those can wait until the next trip.

I discovered where my favourite flannel shirt had vanished: when we cleaned out the trailer and winterized it last October, somehow I neglected to grab the laundry bag from the bedroom. Doh!

There were only 30 people in the campgrounds the entire weekend, most of whom we knew. I thought we'd have more people out in April but perhaps the easter weekend was keeping everyone busy with family events.

We had thunderstorms and heavy rain Friday night but we were cozy inside. Saturday had a couple of light sprinkles but otherwise it was a fine day. Sunday's forecast turned out to be much nastier than reality: driving conditions home were practically ideal.

I had some additional fun experimenting with my camera. I was particularly impressed at the quality of the photos from the moonlit shots on Saturday evening, one of which is included below.

Our next trip will likely be in mid-May.

	Barn Barn & cottages as seen from the rec hall.		Cottages The row of cottages. viewed from the barn.
	Pool The pool deck is being rebuilt & expanded.		Rose Hill The trailers of Rose Hill with the Rec Hall on the right.
	Valley view The view of the valley from the pool area & dining hall.		Flower Flowers grow everywhere.
	Chef Kent cooking on our new barbecue on the deck of the trailer.		Full Moon The full moon at 11 PM. The blue-green light is the rec hall; the bright white lights to the left is our trailer.

Comments

[trawnapanda.livejournal.com]

A trailer? You were lucky. We lived for three months in a paper bag in a septic tank.

a paper bag? LUXURY! why when I were a lad we thought ourselves lucky to have a folded sheet of newspaper folded into a hat - that was what kept us from the rain. And no shoes, only flip-flops, even in winter.

you were just lucky and didn't know it, lad.

[kent4str.livejournal.com]

Right -

I used to get up in the moring at ten o'clock at night, half an hour before I went to bed...