\n
![\"Walking\"](\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7612\/26555325313_79a0e90161_n.jpg\")
<\/a>I did not have it on my mental itinerary to go to Gettysburg but Dacen wanted to go and we needed to buy a little time before some other reservations we have in a few days. \u00a0So we packed up home and headed for Pennsylvania. \u00a0Google took us a crazy, windy way that might have saved time for a passenger car but not for our big rig. \u00a0We finally arrived at the Caledonia State Park campground where we did not have reservations but there were 2 sites available on line that would fit our rig. \u00a0So we go in to the office to check in and get the most unfriendly welcome we have ever received. \u00a0It wasn’t that he was rude or anything…but I’m pretty sure he hated his job. \u00a0Anyway we got checked in and went on in to find our spot. \u00a0This site did not have water hookup so we had to fill up the fresh water tank at the community spigot and this is where we made mistake number 1.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
It will be several days before we realize our mistake, so check back later for the post where we figure out what we did wrong. \u00a0We go to get in our spot and its plenty long and, while there is plenty of air space on either side, the painted lines we’re supposed to be between are not making Ava feel very petite. \u00a0But we thread the needle carefully placing power pedestal in the gap between two slides, get leveled up and start putting out the slides when Steph hollers for us to stop…mistake number 2. \u00a0Somehow, despite our careful placement, we were a bit too close to the power pedestal. \u00a0However with a little push on the pedestal we were able to clear it….whew.<\/p>\n
We commence slides and just as the last slide finishes we hear a loud CLUNK. \u00a0I looked inside and everything seemed fine so we started setting up home. \u00a0I was doing outside stuff and noticed something wrong with the side of the camper by the slide that clunked. \u00a0I inspect it and find mistake number 3. \u00a0Our little flashlight which stays parked by the TV apparently escaped its storage spot during our Google sponsored scenic drive\u00a0and ended up on the floor where it got caught by the slide. \u00a0So it was now wedged in the slide. \u00a0A little muscle was all that was needed to get it freed and we were all good to go. \u00a0Pretty minor mistakes but we’ve added a few more items to our check list so we do not make them again!<\/p>\n
The slides were hanging over the lines for our spot and we totally dwarfed the little 8 foot pop up camper right next to us, but the campsite on the other side of us was empty the whole time we were there. \u00a0The campground had quite a few people in it\u00a0from the weekend but many of them were packing up and leaving.<\/p>\n
Once we settled in I took a walk by myself along the creek. \u00a0It was nice and sunny but with crisp air, just right for walking. \u00a0When I got back home the rest of the fam joined me for a stroll around the campground. \u00a0We stopped at the playground for quite awhile to play on the rare teeter totter! \u00a0I love just watching the kids play, however you need an even number of butts for teeter totters so I became the 4th kid sitting close to the pivot point to balance with their small bodies. \u00a0Of course, it turned into a little lesson on lever arms (mostly for Brielle).
\n<\/a>