Mark Twain Cave Campground, Missouri 2022
Brad found the RV campground that would accommodate his rock star bus. When we parked the RV, there was an RV in the spot next door with Michigan tags. Made some small talk with the couple from Michigan and they were leaving the next day. We watched a pull behind RV trailer back in to a camping spot. I learned that it was something to do as an RV camper. To sit and watch people back into their assigned spots. It can be entertaining. The driver backs up, pulls up, backs up again, adjusts position without hitting anything all the while communicating with someone outside the vehicle call the ground guide. The ground guide is usually their significant other displaying hand and arm signals. On occasion some shouting can be heard especially during challenging spots. Turns out the family that we watched park and set up their RV was from Utah. The Utah family walked the loop road in front of the campers and spotted the Utah tags on Brad’s RV. We chat with the family briefly and in the end didn’t seem to click.
The campground and RV served as our basecamp while we rode to explore different routes in the area. The day Brad and I stayed at a hotel, a new RV camper arrived and parked next to Brad’s RV. The new neighbors saw our RV empty and wondered where we were. Other campers identified us as friendly and we took off on motorcycles early in the morning. So the neighbors were a little concerned when we remained away overnight. The next day when we arrived at the RV they were excited to meet up. They greeted us with cookies and invited us to sit around their campfire. We learned it was two couples first time in an RV. It was a brother and sister with their spouses. Brad and I enjoyed the cookies and shared some stories around the campfire.
