Swankville, USA

We have arrived in Seattle, Washington. It is 6:30 pm and rush hour is happening, but they have our own wonderful HOV lanes so we go sailing through. We head to an RV campground at 6:55pm – the office closes at 7 pm. There a no tent sites available, which is a good thing because they are “walk ins” – no place for a Westy. We get 1 of the last two RV spots – trees surround us on 3 sides. It is heaven! After a quick bite we continue our Crib Tournament and fall into bed (well, not quite as it is a bit of a feat to get into the smaller than double size bed – you can use your imagination!). In the morning Rip is puttering around at 5:50 am (I say puttering around, but you have to remember that with the bed pulled out and the cooler and our bags on the floor there is may be ONE square foot to putter!). He is reading a 10 day old newspaper from home. I am awake and decide it is time to walk to the washroom. Now in Swankville USA the bathrooms are pad locked and there is a different code for the women’s, the men’s and the laundry room. They are each a 4 digit code – tough ones, not 1111 or 1222, or 1234 – oh no. They are like 8396 or 1683. I head out; it starts to rain, I can see the fuzzy shape of the building, I need to go, and finally – I get to the door. I can’t remember the code. I put in what I think – beep, beep, beep, red lights. I try again. I say to myself, “what am I doing in blinkety, blink, Swankville USA?”. Normal campgrounds have washrooms you can just walk in and do what you need to do. On the third try, I am in!! I go back to “bed” and Rip decides to crawl in for a little more shut eye and we awake again at 8 am. It is time for a shower, and this time I repeat the code all the way there. I have to say that the washrooms are like a 4 star hotel; no sand on the floor; no quarters to feed into the shower; no worry about running out of hot water. Hmmmm. There is no one else in this washroom; and the other times no one either. Oh yes, I remember. We are in Swankville, USA, where everyone else has a 5 star RV with bathroom, shower and satellite TV!! I have a long, hot shower. I even decide to bust loose a new pair of contact lenses. All the better to see Swankville, USA!