Year: 2014 Report: 3.2

 

"Bill & Bev's RV Adventures "

Maiden Voyage Amateur Goof Ups
Things NOT To Do When RVing


September 6, 2014
Maiden Voyage of “The S.S. Dingleberry” Breaking the unwritten rule of RVer’s around the World, The S.S. Dingleberry
pulled out of dock for its Maiden Voyage at 3:30pm September 6, 2014. So What? Ask any part
time, full time, occasional, even RV FOOL, and they will tell you that only
BAD things happen when you depart one location late in the afternoon thinking that you
will arrive at your next destination at a normal time.

Many, many bad things can happen so I put together a small list of those possibilities.

1) There is always the possibility you could run into a late afternoon thunderstorm that
is rather severe on the Commodore Barry Bridge out of New Jersey into the State of Delaware.

2) You can always be lured into a false sense of traffic security when driving on
the “BLUE ROUTE” (476) from Interstate 95 up to the Northeast Extension of the
Pennsylvania Turnpike. The chance of encountering a traffic jam bringing
you to a full stop for two hours is 100%.

3) Stopping at any ‘eatery’ along the Turnpike for a Philadelphia Cheesesteak
will ensure the eater of that sandwich a severe case of the poops.

4) When encountering a severe case of the ‘poops’ in transit on the turnpike make sure
your water pump is operational. Just because you have a FULL tank of fresh
water does NOT always translate to a successful FLUSH!

5) Trust your GPS and not your 64 year old memory. What you remembered
from 30-40 years ago does not necessarily mean you can process that old
data at the megabyte speed necessary in today’s mode of high speed travel.

6) When you finally arrive at your destination after 9 hours on the road which was
originally predicted at a three hour drive, it may be too dark to back a 43 foot
Ocean Liner into a very dark slip in a very quiet State Park Campground.
Setting up for a quick couple hours of shut-eye in the parking lot of the bath house may
be the only alternative.

7) Remembering to take your tow vehicle out of accessories and placing it
in park for the night may help a bit the next morning when you discover the
vehicle dead as a door nail.

Now, this is by no means an “all inclusive” list of Guffaws. Oh no, I’m sure every
RVer could add just as many. But, this is the list that yours truly,
Bill & Bev (Julio & Mrs. Julio) managed to encounter in a short nine
hour span on September 6, 2014.

But we are living the DREAM!

There are tons of people that console you by saying that looking back on this in three
or four weeks will bring ‘chuckles’ to your soul. Oh yea, why don’t those
same people stick their heads between their legs and Whistle Dixie ??


Next Adventure

Stage #2


( Sunday )
May 4, 2025


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