“We are home!” said my oldest son in a very dorky tone. This was just moments after we pulled into the parking lot of a local resort and casino. As I said, we had to find a place to park our trailer last night and www.freecampgrounds.com listed several of our local casinos as great places to stay overnight. They were very welcoming to us and invited us inside to “have fun”.
The campground we were staying in had said we had to be out by March 3. When asked if there was any grace period and would they be so kind to let us stay one more night as we were trying to leave, they gave a flat “no.” That was fair enough, but now we were in a hurry. I had to pack up the kids toys and bikes, change our flat on the trailer, and get the keys out which I had just locked in the truck with no spare (thank you AAA).
When we left, we were on our way to church services and my wife did not feel comfortable taking our home to the church building. So, we parked at Wal-Mart. After church, we picked up the trailer and headed to our home for the night. Several other RV’s were there making us feel quite comfortable to stay. We settled in to our first night of dry camping in an RV. It would have been alright if we had water pressure, bright lights and heat. When we woke up the next morning the thermometer read 49 in the trailer (boy was I freezing).
This camping adventure was quite fun and has reinforced the ideas of traveling much more heavily on a minimal budget. But today we ignored the budget! I came home for lunch and we enjoyed the buffet. All six of us ate for $25 with tax and tip. It was wonderful…, but now, where do we park tonight?
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