Friday May 20th 2016

The weekend has arrived here. The campground has come to life with typical weekend camper atmosphere. This is the first real weekend camper experience I’ve had since last fall. I’ve been in parks with other types of campers like snowbirds, travelers or seasonal campers on the weekends since then. The sounds of kids at play and parents yelling has a specific sound of its own.

Campground filling up for the weekend.

Many of the weekend campers had already arrived before I got back. Others have been coming in since. The first time visitors get escorted to their sites so the campground staff has been busy. It doesn’t look like the campground will be full.

Traffic on the roads this afternoon was heavy as befits a Friday. Even with the volume of traffic it still managed to move at speeds from 0 to 80 all the way from New Hampshire to the campground. The zero mph areas were the stopped traffic at he major intersections. The 80 mph was the speed in the left passing lane between the areas of backup.

The 80 mph speed is surprising. If you’re in the passing lane just keeping up with traffic you find your self doing 80 or more in a 65 mph zone. What I find interesting is that in southern states like Florida with 70 mph speed limits, the average speed in the passing lane seems to be more like 75 mph. Is there stronger enforcement or are people in less of a rush?

My plans for tomorrow are to enjoy some down time at the campground.