One of those weekends

Anytime we can camp in February, we know we really shouldn't complain. But, now that we're home again, we hope you'll allow us just a moment to vent.

Complaint #1
Rocky went in for routine service on Wednesday, and the apparently not-busy-enough-these-days folks at the dealership discovered metal shavings in the front and rear differentials, which they were quick to point out was covered by warranty. Are we more than a bit suspicious? You betcha! Bottom line: Rocky's hospital stay would last through at least Friday. So, no camping for him!

Complaint #2
With Rocky in the shop, we were without a toad for this trip. Our weekend destination was a nice RV park in the middle of a busy truck stop, so we definitely wanted an extra set of wheels so we could get out and see the sights. We decided to caravan with our old German sedan. With Boris at the wheel of Bullwinkle and me leading the way in the beemer, I missed out on a essential element of this trip: I didn't get to ride in Bullwinkle. (Wah!)

Complaint #3
The wifi at this park was wonky, to the say the least. And, along the way our laptop went wonkier. Between endless start up loops and microsecond flashes of a blue screen with a message that included phrases like "beginning physical dump of memory", we declared our six-year-old laptop near death. We've been planning to replace it soon anyway, but now our fingers are crossed that we can manage to retrieve all of the data. We can boot it up in safe mode, so we're hopeful. Needless to say, we went the entire weekend without an online fix. And, for one of us anyway, that's worth complaining about!

Complaint #4
While we were in a drought, I promised I'd never complain about the rain. But, between last weekend and this, it has to be over. So, I'm complaining. After dinner last night the winds came up and the rain began to fall. All night we rocked and rolled. This morning our campsite was surrounded by water. Boris dumped in a driving rain (and our black tank still read 2/3 full, which may give us something else to complain about), and we caravaned home in standing water, low visibility, gusty winds and stupid - I mean really stupid - drivers on the roads between there and here.

Thank you. I feel better.

Despite these complaints, we had a great time with our Winnebago friends this weekend. We'll post something at Bullwinkle's Place as soon as we have a chance.

Meanwhile, we'd like to place our order for next camping trip: A sunny and warm three-day weekend with Bullwinkle and our dependable toad at a lovely quiet park with wifi we can access easily with our new laptop.

We'll take a number. We may have to wait awhile for that one!