Today, I made our first reservation for April camping. Although most campgrounds in this area don't have an opening date until May 1st, there are a select few opened all year round. Circle CG Farm and Campground in Bellingham, MA is one of them. We are actually planning several days of boondocking in Connecticut prior to our stay at Circle CG for a week, so we will be "camping out" for about 10 days. It is exciting to have this first outing to look forward to!
Hopefully, around April 1st, the weather will have warmed up and stabilized a bit; we will uncover the trailer and begin to clean, air out. I bring all the dish, glassware, pots and pans, cutlery into the house and run everything through the dishwasher as well as wash all the bedding and towels. I clean the insides of all the cabinets before returning items to their designated spots. Everything gets a thorough cleaning and we will usually give the outside of the trailer a good cleaning as well, if it really needs it. Sounds like work but this process brings me great joy! Gradually, I begin to stock with food, water, clothes as our date of departure gets closer. Once we are out on our maiden voyage for 2021, I will start to make lists of what we may need to do, repair, or purchase to get ready for our big trip in the fall, as well as making outings before then more comfortable. I am still considering a new mattress for our bed.
There are always interesting places to visit or a great park or hike at almost every location we camp. You just have to seek them out and with the help of the internet, that's easy!. During our last stay in Bellingham in October, we found beautiful scenic hiking areas - Blackstone Gorge, West Hill Dam - and also visited Southwick Zoo. We found a great little produce stand not too far from the campground where we picked up some lovely fruit and veggies. On our upcoming trip, we are hoping to visit Garden in the Woods in Framingham, where we have been before but it's probably been about 9 years. I wouldn't mind visiting Blackstone Gorge again; we where there in the fall and the colors were absolutely amazing - it will look totally different in the springtime. Mendon Drive-In is another popular venue; I am hoping they will have movies by then.
It won't be long now!
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