BRRP Wrapped Up

Monday, 2 April

Not much to write about our last day, so just a quick wrap up.

As today was a workday, that’s what we did — work on work.  We did manage to sneak out before the campground ‘woke up’ for an early morning walk just after the sun had risen to bathe the scene with a nice, soft light.

Looking up … and looking down … from site 109 on a quiet Monday morning.

It was a chilly 49F when we stepped out, with a stiff breeze that required an extra layer for comfort.  The brisk pace we set soon warmed us up.  Despite the impression the two photos above might give, the FHU loop is at only about 50% occupancy.  And the rest of the campground is vacant except for an occasional camper here and there.  The main reason for that is the time of year and the day of the week.  I’m curious to see how the occupancy might change over Easter weekend.

I forgot to mention that on an earlier walk we noticed an RV with a horse trailer camping out on the outer loop.  The horses were out in a corral of sorts, and the owner was grooming one of them.  Didn’t want to be rude and take a picture, but a photo op presented itself later in the day.  We’ve seen horses on the trails in the area, but this is the first time we’ve seen them promenading around the campground loops, or camping here for that matter.  I have no particular objection, except that the owners should be required to clean up after their horses.  Yes — we did come across a few unpleasant piles of doo-doo this morning!

Good thing we didn’t put off our bluebell trail walk to today — after the soaking rains we got through the night, the path was a muddy-mess.  Instead, we walked only as far as the pond near the Occoquan-Bull Run trailhead.  Not a creature was stirring; not even a mouse. Well, there was a lone Canada goose, but it flew off shortly after we took a seat on the bench overlooking the area.  We’ve yet to see much activity at this pond; but it is a peaceful area that invites one to linger for a while.

About those rains.  They were strong and long-lasting.  But Mui’s hard work paid off.  The rain just glided down the sides of the Phaeton.  We’re still looking spiffy ;-)

And that’s really about all there is from today.  As I noted above, we focused on work and simply enjoyed being able to telecommute from our motorhome.  When our workday ended at 3:00p, we took our time breaking camp to delay the time of our departure.  The late check-out deadline at BRRP is 7:00p, but we still had things to do at home, so it seemed prudent to leave a little earlier.  It was 5:00p when we finally pulled into the garage.

The good news — we’ll be back at BRRP this upcoming weekend for our original ‘get ready for the season’ reservation.  With most of that work already done, we only have the basement to organize.  That’s good since the weather forecast is looking good; we’re going to want to play and not do chores.

Oh, and yes, we’ve already extended that stay through Monday :-)