2017 - Trip #1 - Little Red Barn, Quakertown, PA

Hooray!!  First weekend outing with the family and the camper is now completed!  We made a short hop with the camper over to a favorite little spot when we had our popup, Little Red Barn Campground.  This used to be a tent camping facility and the owners have made some improvements over the years to get it better situated for RVs and even some Class As.  But, be sure to bring along an extra 25' water hose or electric line to supplement your normal setup, as many of the sites still have crossed services making you scratch your head for where to place your camper for the best fit to both services.

Standing on Site 74, looking at our site on 73.  Needed 50' of water hose this time.

We were on one of the pull thru sites, #73 this time, which makes you face back the other direction when in line with the other campsites.  This is a little odd, but this time we didn't have anyone on 74 which we would have been directly facing.  #72 is a big pull thru for the larger campers which was also vacant for this weekend.  Setup was rather easy as the site was pretty flat and only required boards under the door side and the height front to back was just right after cranking up off the truck hitch.  Winds were light, so we could leave the awning open and hang our globe light, but more importantly give the LED awning a try.  WOW, those things are BRIGHT!  Since we faced towards other campers I toned them down a few clicks and put on a nice light blue.

The Night Setup 

First Camp S'Mores of the season!  New table with drink holders and Hershey's S'More box!

 Saturday was a relaxing morning and the girls made some new friends at the site a few down from us.  A family new to camping with two daughters.  We all went to the craft for the day which was Pine Cars for the Pine Car Derby later in the evening.  Just the basic kit, the wedges or blocks could be painted and wheels assembled, but to our girls they still thought it was cool.  They each did one car with their own characteristic style.

Ally's Croc, Madie's Snoopy Racer, Bella's #23 (year she graduates)

 After craft, we let all the kids play together again and the dad and I threw some washers while the ladies talked a little.  Found out, he worked for the airlines managing some of the ground crews for nearly 19 years, and he had 17 hrs in training for his Private Pilot before his kids came along.  We chatted a little about aviation and my current flying gig, the Paramotor.  Then, the kids made some noise and came running over saying Ally caught it!  What?  A Frog,... a big frog!  She named him "Bob", which is her current must name everything name.

Internet, Meet Bob.

Shortly after dinner it was time to go and race against the other kids in the Pine Car Derby.  A few rounds of racing in the bracket and the numbers were dwindling.  Bella was called again to race and we found out she won 3rd Place!!  For the one that wasn't super excited, she was now!

Our Globe Light with Camper inserts

Finally a good picture of Rob!

Bella is starting to like Cooking

Each season gets off to a different start.  Sometimes we have everything together and even some extras, and others,... well, we need to make a list.  Becky thought it would be fun to remind me that I forgot the bedding on our trip to Assateague two years ago and we had to purchase it all at Walmart.  At least we did with the new camper colors in mind.  So, here is our list to pack for next trip, where we will be in the woods of Lancaster PA for 4 nights.

Only a few things  :-)

Till next time,...

Happy Camping!