Well the Spring thaw is well underway, a good dose of April showers has washed away the ice and snow on my Travel Trailer.  And as I count the days till I unwrap it from its cover, pull it out of RV storage and load it with gear, (All would be made easier if I stored my RV indoors — HD Indoor Storage will be open this fall. This will be a bright spot to the end of camping season.)  Good news! I have made progress with my trip planning.

Six RV Trips and Counting…

April Showers did more than wash away snow this weekend, they had me at my computer planning RV trips.  So, I am happy to say we now have six trips planned including camping in Delaware.  Amazingly enough, we have not camped there yet. And we hope to earn a new state sticker for the side of the trailer.  Anyone else collect state stickers on their RV?  Do you have to camp overnight or do you just have to travel through? This is a hot topic for us.

Not too late for more RV plans

Still some holes in the Camping calendar.  So, I was so encouraged to see this article today, “The 7 Best Beach Camping Spots in America”.  The article opens with:

Spring is finally upon us and summer camping trips are just around the corner, but many of America’s best sites require campers to book months in advance.

One possible solution? Consider parking your RV by the beach instead.

I’m in! What uplifting words to an RVer afraid they were “a little late to the party”. One of their suggestions is Assateague Island, Maryland. We went to Chincoteague last year.  As they mention, you cannot camp on the Virginia side where we were. We definitely want to go back and try the Maryland side.  This is as close as we got to the ponies (not very). Camping and a horse walks by — booking Assateague ASAP!

Still hope in making camping 2017 a memorable one. But, as always trip tips appreciated!

When I saw this story “How bad camping trip turned Gonzaga into Final Four team”, I had to read it.  Not just because I have Final Four Fever.  But, it was camping! It talked about how less than ideal conditions on a camping trip (although I think this is debatable — you read and decide) brought the Gonzaga team together. Camping does that!

Is there such a thing as “Bad Camping”?

I think of an RV trip to Wellsboro, PA near the Grand Canyon on Pennsylvania. It was pouring rain. It tapped on the tent ends of our travel trailer like machine gun fire. But, it was drown out by the three generations sitting around our u-shaped dinette laughing and eating.  We had no TV. (Horrors!)  No Wi-Fi. (My tweens shudder at the thought.)  But, it was a favorite memory that we all go back to.  And as everyone gets older and busier, a moment that is pretty precious.  The sun did shine eventually and were earned some hiking cred by completing the infamous  “Turkey Path”.

I recently joined a Facebook group,”The Camping Community”.  And they are “Happy Campers”! They are such nice people sharing pictures of their camping adventures. While I haven’t met them, I imagine they are the type of people that hold the door for you when you walk in a store, smile and say “Hello”.  I bet they would say there is no such thing as a “bad camping trip” — I’ll have to ask them later. What do you think?

We all must be onto something because more people are camping — Even Oprah!

I have finally gotten around to planning some camping trips today.  Life has not allowed for as many open weekends as I hoped.  While trip planning, I thought, “What if the weather isn’t good?” “What if the campground isn’t nice?” ‘What if we can’t get reservations for that tour?”  Bottom line: It’s all good — because it’s camping.

Can’t wait to get my RV out of storage and hit the road. www.hdindoorstotrage.com