This was interesting. Someone installed a ladder up the back of the yellow car. It's from Missouri. Putt putt has been written on the side of the car. They were traveling with the school bus ahead of it.
We are staying at the Ambassador RV Resort. It's very nice. We used to go to High Valley in Boise, which is an ok park, but getting there was so painful because of all of the surface streets that had to be traversed. This is in Caldwell and is just off the freeway.
Interior roads are paved. Sites are gravel, with grass between them. They're wider and longer than many RV parks. Staff is friendly. Power is good, water pressure is good. The southern sky is accessible for satellites. Park supplied wi-fi is decent. Verizon is extended 4G, but it's good. Oddly enough, there is virtually no 4G on the freeway through Boise and Caldwell which made the GPS quit talking to us. No open and/or wood fires are allowed.
There is a pool and playground for the short people.
The bad would be the rocks. They didn't use the small gravel that packs, they used the rocks that hurt my feet. Also bad is there is a train in the area, as well as a general aviation airport. When we got here someone was doing touch and goes and not doing a good job of power management; resulting in an annoying pitch to the engine. He appears to have gone home, so that's good.
Attention RV owners! If you have a 3.5 inch sewer adapter in your sewer lash-up, know that they are getting hard to find. Ours broke and we were unable to find one at Camping World. We wanted a Valterra, but they don't seem to make them anymore. Camping World has the 5 inch Valterra, but not the 3.5 inch. I ordered two Camcos from Amazon so that we have spares. Please make a note of this.
It all looks so "west". Now, don't laugh, but it also looks my childhood vacations west, driving a 1950 something Dodge station wagon with six people inside and all the gear stowed between seats and packed on top, by my two brothers, per my dad's very exacting, ex-Army standards. AKA, there is nothing new under the sun.
ReplyDeletePS: ours was neatly secured by a well roped tarp.
DeleteMountain Home air force base. When I was a kid I grew up in Baker city. There was a radio station in Caldwell Idaho that played top 40 music. If we tuned just right, held our mouth just right, we could pick it up. How thrilled we were.
ReplyDeleteI grew up in that country where you are right now. Brings back great memories. Too bad the Glory Hole out of Ontario is not running. It's a hidden secret we locals know about.
Have a great trip, you're in God's country.
Tom
The car and bus crack me up. Reminds me of my hippy days! The park you are at looks wonderful. The trains don't bother me, but the airport? Someone must have been taking lessons.
ReplyDeleteWhat a world we all share. And you can find just about anything on amazon, which is why it's going to ultimately achieve world domination, whether I like it or not.
ReplyDeleteI really don't understand the RV parks with no trees or landscaping. would make it so much more pleasant. do you travel the the same places often or try to go different places every year?
ReplyDeleteI left a partial reply on your blog - we're currently in a pattern of orbiting between Seattle and Tucson. Generally we travel in the shoulder seasons when the kids are in school.
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