Roseland Resort, 2016 Season Begins!
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bjarvisWe de-winterized our trailer this weekend. Or rather, I did: Kent couldn't spare the time away from work after taking so much vacation time already this month, and Michael is scoping out Belize for possible future tours. Since we had the supplies from the trailer which were needed to de-winterize it, one of my household had to get there in order to allow our co-trailer trash, Jerry & David, to go there later in the spring. So here I am.
I left home about 6am Friday morning and drove like hell to get here with as little delay as possible. Around 11:30am, I pulled into the campground, unloaded our supplies & personal items, hooked up the trailer's electricity and propane, then activated our wifi so I could connect to the office. There was still the plumbing to work on, but that could wait.
In the early evening, after a productive day at the office, I was able to install the anode for the water heater, install the water filter, connect the water, flush the lines, then fill & start the water heater. All worked precisely as it should on the first attempt: no leaks, no line breaks, no issues. And in 15 minutes, I had plenty of hot water.
Friday was cool, especially after dusk, but the furnace was able to warm up the trailer quickly and a small electric heater was all that was needed to keep it comfortable. (The furnace gulps propane rapidly and is quite loud so the nearly silent electric heat is much preferred.)
From Friday night onwards, it has been relaxation. Yes, I logged into the office to tackle some things I either neglected from last week or to prepare for some major tasks this coming week. Still, I napped, I got some sun, I enjoyed the hottub, I went for walks, I listened to some audio books, I had some drinks down at the rec hall, and I napped some more.
The campground itself is sparsely populated this weekend. There's only one other trailer on Rose Hill open currently, and only a few in other areas of the campground; there were no more than six visitors staying in cabins. I think there may have been two dozen guys here all weekend long. Needless to say, there was no booming disco music or brightly lit sites so the sky watching was perfect so long as the clouds stayed away.
We usually try to stay a full week at Roseland for the week of Labour Day, but that's not possible this year: we'll be in England instead. We were also hoping to add the Memorial Day week to the calendar, but we've just learned we're going to be babysitting granddaughter Elodie for ten days immediately after Memorial Day so that's out. There might be another window at some point, but we have too much already on the calendar for the next couple of months.
I am happily relaxed. I need to hang onto that as much as possible in coming weeks.
I left home about 6am Friday morning and drove like hell to get here with as little delay as possible. Around 11:30am, I pulled into the campground, unloaded our supplies & personal items, hooked up the trailer's electricity and propane, then activated our wifi so I could connect to the office. There was still the plumbing to work on, but that could wait.
In the early evening, after a productive day at the office, I was able to install the anode for the water heater, install the water filter, connect the water, flush the lines, then fill & start the water heater. All worked precisely as it should on the first attempt: no leaks, no line breaks, no issues. And in 15 minutes, I had plenty of hot water.
Friday was cool, especially after dusk, but the furnace was able to warm up the trailer quickly and a small electric heater was all that was needed to keep it comfortable. (The furnace gulps propane rapidly and is quite loud so the nearly silent electric heat is much preferred.)
From Friday night onwards, it has been relaxation. Yes, I logged into the office to tackle some things I either neglected from last week or to prepare for some major tasks this coming week. Still, I napped, I got some sun, I enjoyed the hottub, I went for walks, I listened to some audio books, I had some drinks down at the rec hall, and I napped some more.
The campground itself is sparsely populated this weekend. There's only one other trailer on Rose Hill open currently, and only a few in other areas of the campground; there were no more than six visitors staying in cabins. I think there may have been two dozen guys here all weekend long. Needless to say, there was no booming disco music or brightly lit sites so the sky watching was perfect so long as the clouds stayed away.
We usually try to stay a full week at Roseland for the week of Labour Day, but that's not possible this year: we'll be in England instead. We were also hoping to add the Memorial Day week to the calendar, but we've just learned we're going to be babysitting granddaughter Elodie for ten days immediately after Memorial Day so that's out. There might be another window at some point, but we have too much already on the calendar for the next couple of months.
I am happily relaxed. I need to hang onto that as much as possible in coming weeks.
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