Camping in the Driveway, Parents leave town, etc...

I like driveway camping. It reminds me of camping in the backyard when we were kids. That was always so much fun. Especially when we played flashlight tag, late at night, when we were supposed to be sleeping. Sorry, Mom!

This first night, bonus night, of our vacation was supposed to be spent at home getting ready. Then we found out that Dave's parents were leaving for the winter during our vacation. So we decided to leave Friday night and stay at the bro-in-laws so we could say our goodbyes. It worked out great. We would have been driving through Vancouver on our way south anyway. It actually made our Saturday drive a lot shorter.

We arrived in Vancouver around 9:00. Had time to visit for awhile before retreating to the motorhome to sleep. We weren't exactly level... so we opted to sleep on the couch. We have several fleece lap blankets on the motorhome. Also a couple of stadium blankets. We used those instead of unmaking the cabover bed (too much work). Woke up cold Saturday morning. Turned on the furnace but no heat. Checked the fridge - it wasn't working. Duh! The propane was off. Oops. At least the food seemed OK.

Dave backed us out of the driveway. After several attempts the trailer went in the direction he wanted and we were off to meet the parents at Ihops. Then one of the bicycles decided to ride along the trailer instead of inside of it. Wow... can't believe we made the 2.5 hour freeway drive with the load intact. After resecuring the bike on the trailer we continued on to the restaurant. This time I rode in back of the RV so I could keep checking the trailer.

We had a good breakfast and great visit in a very crowded restaurant. Then we said our "See ya laters". It's tough when the parents leave for the winter... mine had left earlier in the week. Hard not to worry but I know they really enjoy the warm AZ weather, the fresh grapefruits and lemons, and the relaxed retirement lifestyle. Oh well. We are on vacation!

Dave spent some time checking and readjusting the trailer before we hit the highway. It's a beautiful fall day and we on our way to Cave Junction, OR.