We’re baaack! Back at Bull Run Regional Park (BRRP), that is.
With the long Labor Day weekend extended by leaving the house Thursday after work, instead of Friday, we did consider going to a more distant campground at first. Then we remembered how horrid traffic can be around here, especially during a long weekend. So, here we are just about 16 miles (25.5 km) from home instead.
We left the house around 4:30p, and two hours later we were all set up in site 21. This is a 50-amp electric-only site (jurisdiction rate of $32.50 + tax) on our favored outer loop. It’s even better than our usual spots further back on the loop; here there are no campsites on the other side of the road. We have plenty of privacy even though the sites before and after us are all occupied for the holiday weekend.
Once set up chores were completed, we brought out the table that forms the base of the trunk of our CR-V and dined al fresco. Nothing elaborate; a couple of frozen spaghetti Bolognese entrées were quite satisfactory. Then, we sat outside and watched a BBC DVD entitled, Shackleton: A Voyage of Endurance. The story of this Antarctic expedition gone terribly wrong, yet deemed a successful failure because Shackleton managed to bring everyone back alive, was just as enthralling this time as it was the first time we watched the documentary. (There’s an excellent animation of the two-year saga here.)
The makings of a good “soft camping” weekend.
This was our first opportunity to watch a show on the TV built-into the exterior of the coach. I was really happy about the way the sound was directed straight towards us and could not be heard at all when I walked to the front and back of the coach. Good; no possibility of bothering our neighbors.
Let the long weekend begin!
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