Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Riverpoint RV Resort

Well, April is almost done, but we did get a get-away in the books for the month. This month, we took a short trip south on I-5 from Sacramento to a new RV park called Riverpoint RV park. Riverpoint RV park is in the city of Stockton, alongside the deep water channel. It just so happened that when I made the reservations, it was for the same weekend as the Stockton Asparagus festival. Though attending the event was not part of my plan, the two coincided just the same.

For good, bad or indifferent, Carol and I don't think of Stockton as a destination spot, but we used this opportunity to get away for the weekend just to relax. This was a great place to do it! It was so nice to get away and do nothing! The vast majority of the sites at this rv park are water front sites that back right up to the Stockton Deep water channel. One of the things that surprised us was to be woken up on Sunday morning at 7:00 am by a passing cargo ship blowing it's air horn. We don't think this is the norm because he was traveling much faster than most ships that passed. We think they realized they were going too fast and was blowing his horn while trying to slow down.

We enjoyed just sitting and relaxing all weekend. We did get a modest stroll in while we took in the Yard sale at the Marina where those who hold storage units and boats there, were unloading some of their surplus stuff. We picked up a bug zapper and a fan, both for use outside. We did venture away from camp a couple times, Friday for dinner, and Saturday for lunch, but for the most part stayed close to camp. One of the things we came away with from our stay here, was that Stockton has a un-deserved bad reputation. Much of Stockton is a nice area. Like any many large city, there are the 'Bad parts of town'. And there is crime, in Stockton, but again, this is true for any city of any size.

As we were out looking for dinner on Friday night, we found a beautiful Public school that was done in a farm style. Big classroom buildings that looked like barns at farms and even an archway that looked like a grain Silo.
We are so happy for Katie, she just bought her self a new car. We are so proud of her, that she managed to buy a car despite her marginal credit. But, you gotta start fixing that credit some how! She loves her little Chevy Aveo. We both think it was a very 'Practical' purchase!

We hope you all are doing well and are safe. We can't wait for our next adventure where it may take us.




Happy camping! Eric and Carol

2 comments:

Jim and Sandie said...

A relaxing week-end is always a great time. And being able to pick up a couple of bargains - that makes it even better. Glad you were able to get away and relax. That is so important.

what'supwithsusanandcompany said...

Sounds like a nice weekend. So far I work weekends and have M,T,W off. Pretty soon I will be working 24/7 for a few months until I get my tax bill paid off. That's okay, though, then I can get back to the original plan.

Has the management changed at Aspen Grove? Just wondering.