Our First Campsite
So- we camped- on Lake Havasu as a family for the first time. It was great! The kids loved swimming. Even Cheyenne went it- it wasn't too cold! Our campsite was RIGHT next to the lake.
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| Me with all 4 by myself in the lake- none are proficient swimmers so I can never do this at the ocean- but in this pic I am actually on my knees and the water was so refreshing |
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| All ready for the lake |
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| In the background you can see the AZ side of Lake Havasu- a ferry could have brought us across for abut $2 each but we only had one night so we just stayed put. |
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| Im standing in the lake taking this picture |
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| Aww- sunrise at the lake- I sneaked out in the early morning to experience the tranquility solo! |
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| But we weren't alone- see our neighbor in front of us- that is Stephen. Super nice and helpful guy. One of many full timers we are sure to meet along the way. Stephens advice: use peroxide in the gray water tank to help reduce smell when the unit hasn't been used in a while. Thanks Stephen |
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| Sunrise on the lake. Despite the extreme heat I think lake life is MUCH more my style and have already begun modifying where we will be camping to include places that have lakes! |
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| So this is actually a picture of one of the bunk mattresses- with a rock on it. Read below regarding "rookie" mistake. |
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| Our truck, our camper, our little piece of Lake Havasu for 2 days |
We are SUCH rookies at this though.
Rookie mistake #1: In an effort to clean and febreeze the kids mattresses I left one outside- it flew into the lake! Luckily our neighbor saved it and it dried up nicely overnight! Advice #1: put a rock on your mattress when drying it outside
Rookie mistake #2: Toilet got "stuck" in flush mode and... we didn't know how to stop it- the black water (sewer) was just filling up with the continuous flush and we didn't know how to fix it. So unplug the water and 2 you tube videos later Josh found a manual lever to turn ir off. Advice #2: Get a lesson in how to use to toilet and then teach it to each toilet user in the RV
Rookie mistake #3: Dinner time and- oh look we don't have an oven. Seriously? We just laughed. We bought the thing and are in it for hours before we even noticed. Luckily we don't care that much as we were planning to bring a toaster oven anyway - and as our neighbor said "who bakes on the road". The plus side is we have that whole oven space as a huge storage area. Lesson #3: Check for all appliances!
Rookie mistake #4: Dinnertime and.. no propane for a gas oven? Duh. Neighbor to the rescue again (this is what I love about RV life- so many people willing to help and give advice. Stephen came over and helped Josh with so many things, gave us lots of great advice as a "full timer"- and even let us borrow some propane so we could have dinner. Then he caught himself a catfish for his dinner!)
You did great sis...swimming in the lake is much easier than the ocean especially with little ones. And "rookie" mistakes will happen to the best of us but pointing out some "do's and don'ts" may just help someone else out that makes this decision to go on an adventure of RV-ing.
ReplyDeleteYou did great sis...swimming in the lake is much easier than the ocean especially with little ones. And "rookie" mistakes will happen to the best of us but pointing out some "do's and don'ts" may just help someone else out that makes this decision to go on an adventure of RV-ing.
ReplyDeleteLove your adventures! Looks like you guys are doing some family bonding!! Can't wait to see u guys!
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