Sycamore Canyon Campgrounds

What a day!  We got to the site and had the orientation and then it was time for the test drive.  Horrors!  We were both very nervous – the rig felt so huge!  We went one exit on the freeway and then back to the dealer via surface streets.  Talk about sweating bullets!

Orientation - checking out the outdoor TV

 

The other side

Then it was time to spend two hours doing paperwork! Whew!  Don’t understand why there was a need for all that; should have been here’s your check, good-bye, but of course, they try to sell you on a bunch of stuff.

We got about a mile away and couldn’t figure out why the cameras weren’t working and why the radio wouldn’t turn on so I called the mechanic and left a message.  He called back in about five minutes and reminded us that he told us the radio and cameras work on the auxiliary battery and they had turned that off – well duh!   We felt pretty overwhelmed by that time so stopped for lunch and a breath.  Once we got moving it took about half an hour and felt very comfortable and we were fine. 

The Thor-master

Our plan was to go to either Hollywood RV Park or Walnut RV Park which is at the top end of Los Angeles County and up either the I-5 or I-650.  Well, the time was 2:30, traffic was horrendous and we missed a couple of instructions from the GPS so we decided to hell with it, we were going to Santa Monica and the coast where at least we know the area and don’t have the traffic madness to deal with.  We stopped at Trancas Market in Malibu and picked up dinner, ice and water.

We decided to try stopping at Sycamore Canyon Campgrounds as we had never stopped there before.  Turns out it’s a California State Park and I have a 50% discount pass for any California State Park.    It’s very quiet, which suits us very well and we are going to enjoy our first night.