Day (Night) 1

1/30/20:  Leaving Lawrenceville at 6:30 PM to try to get to Lake Fairfax Park Campground by a decent hour to get some sleep.  The campground is about 15 miles west of DC (who knew?).  Manny is excited to be joining us - he has been nervously sitting by the door wondering if it will be Camp Bow Wow or Camp Stacey.  He is happy it is the latter.  Of course, pre-trip dinner is WaWa sandwiches - trying to mimic our sailing journeys and hoping this will be as successful a journey as those are.
10:30 PM - Arrive in the dark - very dark in the campground which is about a mile into the park and finally find our campsite to see that I have to BACK IN in the very dark.  We are surprised to see about 10 other campers near us.  We quickly learn why there is a 330 rule (arrive in your campground by 3:30 and/or do not drive more than 330 miles a day).  It is COLD - 30 degrees to be exact and when we enter the trailer and put on the heat, it takes a long time to warm up this tin can.  Now we know why you need to get to your campsite by 3:30 - gives you time to start the heat and hot water and go out to dinner or whatever and when you return, all is warm. At what is now 11 PM, we have no time for that.

I decide to sleep in my hat - now 50 degrees inside.  Michael suggests having Manny in bed with us for more body warmth.  That’s only happened once or twice before during bad storms.  Not happening now.  



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