The Purchase
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
We bought a travel trailer! As Perry is retiring at the end of this year, we thought a new “hobby” was in order. He grew up camping with his family, mostly in the summer at Hanging Dog Campground in Murphy, NC. I, on the other hand, was a city dweller. My family wasn’t particularly into doing much together so I don’t even remember but a couple vacations throughout my childhood. Perry & I did take our son Robby on vacations every year, mostly to Disney, Tybee Island, skiing in Boone, NC, Memphis, etc. But my idea of “roughing it” was the Holiday Inn or a similar economically priced hotel. We made great memories all the same & I wouldn’t trade away one for a million dollars.
Still, the idea of “camping” is kind of exciting – as long as we have walls to protect us from the critters & creeps. We shopped around for the travel trailer that best suited our wants & needs & settled on a new 21’ Mini Lite made by Rockwood – bought at Camper City in Flowery Branch. It’s got a nice big bumpout that makes one feel as if they have “room” to stretch without rubbing butts. A Murphy bed folds into the front wall where a couch pops up in it’s place for day use. It’s also got a full bathroom! Yep, this is the modern day camping – or “glamping” as they say. Now that we have the thing, it’s time to head to the house & spend some time “discovering” the new abode on wheels!