Boondocking and our anniversary

Our first story is getting semi-stuck!  GPS lady (our polite name for this misbegotten technology) likes to take us on the smaller roads at times.  And once in awhile we hear "Please make a u-turn."  While that is OK in a car, our 26' RV plus a dolly and car has difficulties with u-turns.  We ended up turning around in a field with the permission of this little old lady who had never seen such a big rig like ours.  At least we got to meet the locals!  Later we made another wrong turn which required us to disconnect the dolly and car to make the turn.  It was frustrating but we coped.

This week we did our first boondocking.  It was a state park, but no fees and no utilities.  It was dark and quiet early in the evening.  No security lights that shine in the windows.  Definitely more like real camping then the typical RV park.  The park is where Meriweather Lewis (of the Lewis and Clark Expedition fame) died by either murder or suicide. No one seems to know for sure.

Speaking of meeting locals, our neighbor at the campgrounds was a guy that reminded me of my dad.  He put together whatever he had to make things work.  Our camping neighbor put together a truck, camper, a small wagon, along with things like a wheelbarrow to sleep in, mailboxes for storage, and a confederate flag for the front.  He has driven his camper in every state except Hawaii.  His stories were very interesting!

Next day was our 20th anniversary.  We celebrated with champagne, steak and shrimp cocktail on a picnic table outside our RV.  Pretty good!