It was getting dark by the time we pulled into Wall Doxey State Park in Mississippi. We were on our way home from Southhaven, MS with our newest adventure. A travel trailer we have affectionately named, The Wolf.
The Excitement
The excitement in our truck was tangible. The kids were electric with the joy of us actually making the deal and pulling this travel trailer behind us. They were both eager to sleep in their new bunk beds. Rabian was especially excited to turn on the fireplace and he spent his first several minutes in the rig figuring out how to get it working. Allyona was running around looking for all the places she could stash away more baby dolls for the upcoming trips.
Backing in for the first time
I think Pamela and I both had some stress about backing a travel trailer into the site. I was hoping there would be no big crowd to witness this first time backing a new trailer. We have seen other couples back in campers while camping and although on paper it seems to like a team building exercise, deep down the demeanor of the participants usually suggests it is an emotional debacle to be navigated carefully by all involved. We proceeded with caution!
The camp was pretty empty and we chose the first decent spot we approached. Together we discussed the official signals of ground guiding and then got to our respective positions. Me at the wheel and Pamela behind the camper and in no view of any mirror or camera. We convened a new meeting and discussed the effectiveness of actually seeing the person guiding you in the mirrors. Afterwards, we began anew and with great vigor we moved back and forth until The Wolf was perfectly in position. It really didn’t take but a couple attempts to get it where we wanted and so we moved on to our next task with our happy marriage still in tact.
The kids were “helping me level the trailer” and Pamela was busy with a pry bar demonstrating how tough she was in snatching off the sway bars from the hitch. It was a frantic scene like someone had kicked the top off of an anthill. All of us eager to do that which we did not understand.
Hookups
Since it was a short night, we considered not hooking up the utilities. But really, we were too excited to pass up the chance to play with all the doo-hickeys. Out came the power-wire, the water hose and the awning. We were finished in about 20 minutes.
It had been a long day! We tucked the kids in, turned on the fireplace heater and hit the sack. All of that fun had caught up with us. 400 miles, 16 hours, and a whole lot of laughs later, the family was winding down and The Wolf was on its way home.
Thanks for reading! We’ve got big plans for the Wolf later in 2019.
If you’re wondering how all of this RV stuff got started, here’s what happened in the summer of 2018.
Passing the Mississippi Line 
Valentine’s Day at the RV Store 
All set up and ready for bed 
Wall Doxey at Night! 
Hurry up with the camper!!
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