Team Tyrant RV Extravaganza - Day 1

There is more space in an RV than you would think - lots of storage bins here, there, under that, over that other thing, behind there, and in this other tiny crevice. And it takes longer to load it up than you would think. And it drives a bit like a squishy boat, steering wheel linkage through a Jello transfer case, and finally to the front wheels. But it's great fun.

We picked the rigs up from Seattle RV this morning. Got the complete walk through: here's how to switch the various bits on and off, here's the unpleasant black water hookup and the grey water dump, cable TV hookup, electric, city water, etc. "Propane and propane accessories" kept running through my head.

And now I am using the (slow) wifi at our first stop - Columbia Riverfront RV Park - sitting outside by the river with Jasmine, Andrew and Suzi. (The wifi apparently runs via microwave tower to a station on the hill nearby, and then via fiber to Seattle. They were out of tin cans and string.) Kids have just gone to bed (it's 10pm), so it's finally quiet. They were amped up all day, having a complete blast. Tomorrow we head out to Crater Lake, which will be our first real drive and the mark of real commitment to the trip. Right now we are still close enough to home to chuck it all and just head back: nice experiment, let's go to the pool. But no, this is going to be great fun. It already is.

Some photos from this evening:

RV and River Panorama

Kids playing near the Columbia River

Still Life With Beer

Andrew has his own blog which is charting the adventure here.

Stay tuned for more updates tomorrow...