evanrem wrote:
Motel room, there are way more motels than campgrounds. If you RV its not really about that though. It's about having all your stuff to cook, eat, shower,sleep and all the other comforts of home. Plus the ability to get out in nature to some places that dont have hotels.
Motel Room?? - Not!
Way more motels than campgrounds? - Depends on where you are!
My REAL LIFE adventure/s for the same location - with wife and 2 kids.
First time: With TT, going to Port Angeles, WA (USA) to Victoria, BC
(Canada).
Arrive at the Ferry lot in the evening to be "staged" for the irst crossing in the morning. OK to spend the night in your RV - no charge. Did that, no problem..:C
Second time: - Train trip, rental car in Seattle - get to Port Angeles, with (my bad) no motel reservations..:( Choices were - go back 80 miles to town that *might* have motel room available -OR- (this apparently was a regular occurrence with travelers) - the residents of Port Angeles had rooms for rent in their homes. OK - took that one, worked out pretty well - DW and Daughter in one room, self and son in another. Cost was about the same as a motel.
Second time, Part two: Now we don't have to play the waiting to board the ferry game with an RV - we are "walk-ons". Leave rental car in Port Angeles - rent another in Victoria. Go thru motel accommodations book before boarding the ferry, pick nice motel - all is well.....ahhhh - sort of..;)
Take in the sights we missed in Victoria the first time, get back to motel for a good night's rest.....ahhh... for *most* of the night..:(
About 6AM the fire alarm (just outside our door) goes off! Since I'm in the "Fire Business' - I figure some smart azz kid has activated the alarm at a pull station. Somebody - will certainly re-set it ASAP.
But just to play it safe - I look out in the hallway, clear as a bell (no pun). Go to the window (2nd floor) look out - also all clear.
Now if the *&%!@ motel employees would just shut the darn thing off, we *might* be able to go back to sleep. Zilch - still ringing. Grab the phone to call the desk to give 'em some "encouragement".
Hmmmmmm - phone just rings and rings - like the alarm outside the door!
NOW - as I'm figuring something is just not right - someone begins pounding on the door shouting, "There's a fire, get out".
So we were a bit late joining the 100 or so guests standing around in various states of dress/undress in the parking lot, while the Fire Lads (Engine & Truck Co.) were finishing up doing their "thing".
Epilogue: The fire was down the enclosed hallway (long way) from us - the fire doors had activated, sealing our section from the room where a guest apparently dropped a cigarette in the chair on departing, resulting in a "fully involved" motel room! (Room was destroyed!)
When I had looked out our room door - all really WAS clear.
I'll take campgrounds (or parking lots) *ANY* time over motels!..:S
BTW - there's more to the *Train Trip From H*ll* - but it would take a lot of space. So, just remember *if* there's some problem on the rails.....trains often don't have an alternate "road" like you do in your RV. The alternate is a bus - and ancient junk ones at that.
:W