{"id":1480,"date":"2020-03-25T22:42:24","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T02:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darkskywv.net\/waynes_impossible\/?p=1480"},"modified":"2021-04-19T08:10:39","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T12:10:39","slug":"shakedown-trips-1-and-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.darkskywv.net\/waynes_impossible\/rv-life\/shakedown-trips-1-and-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Shakedown Trips #1 and #2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Test Runs<\/span> (Shakedowns Number One and Two)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since its purchase, I’ve taken the motor home for a couple of test runs, both day trips. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first trip was to Scusset Beach State Reservation<\/a>. I only spent a short time there but it was good practice driving the beast. It didn’t do much for my confidence in the beast itself as it seemed sluggish at times, especially up hills. That’s probably normal for such a large vehicle, but I’m new to this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second trip was to Cape Cod. One good thing about my new home (the house one) is how close it is to the cape! Crossing the bridge (either one) has always made me nervous though. It’s not that I’m afraid of bridges or anything like that. I love bridges. It has to do with the fairly narrow lanes and the high curbs. Even driving a car I’ve always been a little nervous. Now I’m crossing it in a much wider vehicle that I’m still getting used to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately the traffic wasn’t heavy and I kind of overlapped the other lane a little to keep my distance from the curb…just a little, I promise, and there was nobody right behind me wanting to pass or I wouldn’t have done it. After that, it was smooth sailing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don’t know the exact height of the RV so at first I was a bit apprehensive of the overpasses (underpasses? …passing under the bridges) until after the first one or two, then I understood I wasn’t driving a skyscraper. Still I need to learn the overall height of the motorhome for future reference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Blocking the view” at White Crest Beach<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I stopped at a nice rest area and…rested and checked things out, had a snack and moved on. In Wellfleet I cooked up some lunch and hung out at Lecount Hollow<\/a>. Here I learned (just by observation) that I should park further back so that other people that stop there for lunch can still see the ocean instead of the side of a motor coach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After awhile I moved on to White Crest Beach<\/a><\/em> (we used to call it Surfers Beach<\/em> back when the family had a cottage in Wellfleet). I hung out there for awhile, took a few photos, again blocked the view for anyone else (but there wasn’t anyone there – at first – and the view is a lot more open now than it used to be) and then I moved on to the next hollow. But… <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next hollow is the one near “our” cottage, Cahoon Hollow<\/a>. This is where the famous Beachcomber<\/a> restaurant lives. Unfortunately, the parking lot has shrunk over the years due to erosion. Looking from the road I wasn’t sure if I’d have room to be able to turn around so I didn’t chance it. I forgot they added a new parking lot further back as you can see in the video here so I guess I could have gone down there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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