The grandkids were on Spring Break this week, so we made reservations at Colt Creek State Park. We didn’t want to try to haul the grandkids and the cats simultaneously to the campground, but fortunately Mom & Dad were available to haul the kids and follow us up to the campground on Saturday.
On this trip we were in Site #20 which is on the outside of the loop and just a few sites away from the restrooms/showers. We had connectivity similar to what we experienced last time in Site #9. Our AT&T hot spot’s downloads were generally in the 5 – 10Mbps range allowing us to stream with only a little buffering. We did pickup most of the local channels on antenna, but they would come and go at different times of the day. We didn’t want to miss any of March Madness so we successfully setup our DISH satellite antenna directly behind the camper and were able to pickup all three satellites in the DISH Western Arc. The only negative with this site was that it faces South so we were in direct sunlight throughout the day. On the few days with cooler temperatures this was not an issue, but the first couple of days were fairly warm. We used our pop-up canopy in conjunction with our attached awning to avoid direct sunlight.
The kids immediately started riding their scooters in the street and quickly made friends with the kids in the site across the road. By the end of the evening they had picked up a couple of other stragglers and usually had a crew of 7 or 8 kids playing together. We grilled burgers for supper and Mom and Dad stayed to enjoy them with us. The kids continued to play until dark at which point Beth drug them down to the bath house for showers. Having played all afternoon, they went to sleep fairly quickly after their ice cream. On Sunday the kids continued playing with the neighbors all day and their only breaks were lunch and dinner. It was wonderful getting to see them interacting with other kids. They had a great time.
Since the weather forecast was for rain throughout the day on Monday, Mom & Dad came back to the campground Monday morning and took the kids back to their house so that Aaron could pick them up in the late afternoon following a meeting he had to attend.
