This post is for all those people, and you know who you are (Mark, Marty, Bob, Gregg and Kim) who kidded us about camping at Wal-Mart. We drove from Texas until it got around dinnertime which put us in Las Cruces, NM. As we needed to do some grocery shopping we thought we would just shop at Wal-Mart and then camp in their parking lot. We did our shopping and asked the manager if we could camp and were told no problem, just park off to the side of the garden center. We drove over to that side of the parking lot and there were already 4 other RV’s there and a formal greeter! The Wal-Mart security patrol greeted us telling us where to park, where the good restaurants were and how to get into the store as it is open 24 hours. Great service for no fee. We cooked a pizza, drank some beer and went to bed and slept well. We will probably use this option when doing a long drive. Here was our view at night.
And here is our rig in the parking lot.
The big news of the day was that Fran took the wheel for a few hours of driving. The lady can drive the big rig!
Although lets be honest she does look small in the drivers seat.
Yay...she drove!!!!
ReplyDeleteJenn
How did she reach the pedals, it also looks like she is sitting on a telephone Book.
ReplyDeleteI heart this post...I am jealous that you had pizza and beer for dinner! Love the pics of mom driving!
ReplyDeleteWalmarts are a great place to overnight when your trying to make miles. Besides, I can stay at the rig and Yvette can shop 'till she drops. Casinos, truck stops, any big parking lot around a defunct store, and as a last resort ask a cop are all good alternatives to paying $40 or $50 at a campground. (well, maybe not the casinos)
ReplyDeleteFran-
ReplyDeleteAll those years driving Ericson's vans for art shows might pay off...Like training wheels for the real big rig!
Amanda