After night #1, we were both really happy with how comfortable the beds were – no crazy aches or pains from the new mattresses. We had purchased some foam toppers and think those really helped.
Morning #1, we found a really big challenge – the water pressure in the shower was practically non-existent, making it virtually impossible to shower or wash hair. And, because there was so little water pressure, the hot water heater wasn’t kicking in – apparently, it didn’t know water was even running that it needed to heat! So, we had a cold trickle in the shower. Wonderful. Water pressure in the sinks seemed fine, so Mark figured it had to be an issue with the shower head itself.
We decided to head into DC for the afternoon; our campground has a MetroBus stop on-site, which takes you to the College Park Metro station for the ride into DC. Process takes about an hour in total, but is a wonderful option if you don’t have any other transportation (we weren’t going to disconnect everything and drive the RV to the Metro station or into DC, that’s for sure!). While on the bus, we saw that there’s a Home Depot about ½ mile from the campground; mental note, stop there SOON for a new shower head to see if we can fix that issue!
In DC, we walked part of the National Mall and headed to the tidal basin in the hopes of seeing some cherry blossoms. This year, they bloomed the earliest they have in a very long time, so unfortunately, they were mostly gone by the time we arrived. But we did find a few late-blooming trees to enjoy, as well as the Floral Library full of tulips, not far from the Washington Monument. It was a beautiful day, so we walked around the WWII Memorial and I took lots of pictures, as usual. We made dinner reservations online for a place with an outdoor patio, and headed that way. Our route took us past the White House, which was barely visible through all the fences and barricades they’ve installed. So sad. One thing I was very aware of was how quiet/empty the streets and sidewalks were – on a Thursday afternoon. Clearly the pandemic is still keeping people at home and out of the many office buildings throughout DC. After dinner, we took the Metro back to College Park, and then an Uber to the campground – it was going to be a long wait for the MetroBus and we were a bit too tired for that!
When we got back to the campground, Mark decided it was time to connect the sewer hose so the gray and black tanks could be emptied. But, he realized he’d made a rookie mistake – where he parked left the RV just a little too far away from the sewer connection – hose was about two feet too short! So, I’m backing up the RV while Mark is guiding me, then it’s time to re-level the front end and put the stabilizers back down. Didn’t take long – was just a minor annoyance.
We had a campfire Thursday night that started up quickly, but the last piece of wood Mark added must have been wet because it just wouldn’t keep going…plus the wind picked up and we couldn’t get out of the line of smoke! So, it didn’t last long and there were no s’mores.
If you’d like to take a virtual tour of RoVer, here are video files for both the outside and the inside…