Long Weekend at Pohick Bay Begins

Back in April, before we concluded our stay at the Pohick Bay Regional Park campground, we made reservations to return for the Memorial Day long weekend.  As expected, getting a site wasn’t easy for this popular camping weekend, but we managed to snag one from our ‘will-work-for-us’ list.

To maximize our stay, we came in last night.  The 32-mile (50 km) drive was again quick and easy — the key to that experience is staying off I-95 as much as possible.  Sure, Routes 7100 and 123 mean dealing with traffic lights, but at least we’re not stuck in the inevitable ‘not going anywhere fast’ experience that I-95 often is around here.  We left storage around 4:15p and were set up in our site an hour later.  Another hour to Swiffer the floor, roll out the rug, and put away the stuff we brought from the stix & brix … and we were ready for a quiet evening at home.  I can tell you one thing — I am not going to miss lugging groceries and whatnot to the motorhome every time we want to go camping!!!

We’re usually in Site 71 (blue circle) or thereabouts; this time we’re in Site 4 (red circle).

Our past stays at Pohick Bay have been at a 50 Amp FHU site.  Our favorite site (#71) wasn’t available for this stay, but even if it had been, we would not have wanted it.  You see, it backs up to the open space that is the play field for kids and adults alike — not a good thing on a crowded holiday weekend.

So, this time we’re in site 4.  It’s a 30 Amp electric-only site.  That it is close to the entrance doesn’t bother us; what traffic comes in and out passes us quickly.  The site is plenty long and wide, and there’s lots of wooded open space behind.  We also have a thick canopy covering the site from above.  Considering it’s expected to get into the 90F (32C) range this weekend, that’s a good thing.  (Even as I write this at 5:00p, we’re up from the day’s low of 69F (20.C) at 6:00a to a humid 80F (27C) — and that’s in the shade!)

We have three guys tent-camping on one side — they’re here for Monday’s Rolling Thunder event.  On our other side is another tent-camper here for the same event.  The two sites across the road from us are occupied by a couple of trailers.  So far all’s been quiet.  We’re hoping it will stay that way :-)

Our screen shelter gives us relief from the sun streaming through openings in the canopy.

Another advantage to this site is that we’re close to the campground office, which means we can get a fast — but finicky — wi-fi signal.  Combine that with the decent signal with our aircard, and we’re good to go with connectivity for our stay.  Provided I can squeeze in the time between other things I want to accomplish while we’re here, there might be another blog post or two before we return to the brix & stix.

Our view from the shelter is of the wooded area behind the coach.

Today was a workday for both of us, so nothing of real interest to write about.  I have several proposals due between May 30 and June 6, so it’s likely that I’ll be doing some work over the weekend.  I can set my own schedule, however, so if the files come through, I can work during the hot-hours in the afternoon.

Looking out the windshield and to the right; The comfort station is just beyond the trailer.

The weekend won’t be just about work, however.  We have a couple of things planned for the cooler morning hours.  Stay tuned for those reports.