A 300-mile dash to Salem/Lisbon Ohio ended in a reasonably comfortable first night in the Tesla micro-RV edition. The night was nice and cool. The air mattress was relatively comfortable. Setting things up for the night took about 20 minutes but easy enough. Winding down wasn’t easy, requiring a dose of Jeremiah Weed to chill me out a little. (don’t let the name fool you – it’s whiskey… No seriously, it is… See picture below)
I felt like I landed with an alien ship. No one had seen a Tesla at the campground, and the local guests were more than comfortable coming over and chatting me up. They were very concerned about how much the electricity was going to cost me. (Shoot, they were starting to make me nervous- how much did they think this thing was going to cost $100s???)
The spot was perfect, nestled between two enormous RVs, my little car was tucked in perfectly with plenty of visibility for the caravan of golf carts driving by to get a glimpse of this out-of-place passerby. Adding to the convenience of it, all my “Overnight Kamper” site #109 was just across from the bathhouse, which aided in my pre-dawn departure with a fantastic hot shower.
Cheaper than a hotel, the spot was $20. Two bottles of water and a bag of ice, $4. Electricity for the car: $4.95 – 100% charged. All in the first-night stay was less than $30 – can’t beat that.
8230 Mile Furlough Inspired Road Trip 