We just hung around camp Saturday and Sunday trying to avoid crowds more than anything else. The campground filled up Friday afternoon but the spacing and the courtesy of most people didn’t make the place feel as crowded as it could have felt. The limited number of bathrooms did cause some queues but thanks to being self-contained, we always had an alternative.
The larger battery I installed before this trip is paying off. We’ve been running the overhead fan for at least 8-hours every day and have watched television two or three hours every evening during our 5-day stay at Shenandoah. Sunday night the battery voltage finally dropped below 12-volts.
No newspapers are sold in the park. I miss not having a Sunday paper to read before breakfast.
We decided to take showers Sunday Afternoon. Somehow, everyone remaining in the campground had similar ideas. The ladies facilities at the camp store were queued three long when Mary took her positions. A queue didn’t develop at the men’s facility until after I finished.
Mosquitoes haven’t been much of a problem on this trip except in Mammoth Caves and the Great Smoky Mountains. We each got a couple bites while hiking in the Shenandoah’s but surprisingly less than we had expected. We talked about using a repellent but sometimes the bites are not as bad as the stickiness of the products we’ve tried. Off has a new product that isn’t supposed to be sticky. It’s on our shopping list.
We’ve been using a Benadryl Itch Relief Stick on our bites and it seems to provide a little relieve from the scratching. I think we’ll try an alternative product next time to see if something better exists.
