We arrived at Gold Head Branch State Park around 3:00. The plan is to spend the night, and load the bike and head out tomorrow. We unpacked the truck and put up the tent. After setting up camp we drove in to town for supper and came back and built a fire to knock off the chill.
The low was supposed to be in the forties tonight but warm-up the rest of the week. We headed to the tent around 9:00 with a definite chill in the air. We both have lightweight summer sleeping bags and we are glad it is no colder. It got colder. Susan in her down filled bag didn’t notice too much. It is rated to 30. Me, on the other hand in a flannel bag, rated to 70, maybe; froze. The bright spot though, we brought our big queen size air-mattress for the first night. It is way too big and heavy to haul with us and it would stay with the truck in long term parking. But tonight it would be our last good bed.
Now this air mattress is 10” of air cushioned bliss. I really sleep good on this mattress, unless it leaks that blissful air. I didn’t get the valve closed tight and by 5:00 my butt was flat on the cold ground. I was glad to see the sun rise.
unloading the truck the first night
packing to start the adventure
packed and loaded, the Beverly Hillbilly look
taking a break along the road
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