Travels in a Tin Can

Having found our spot and manoeuvred into it we then followed a fairly
specific 'setting up camp' routine. I would go outside with a flashlight, unless
the site was so well lit or we actually arrived in daylight, and connect us up to
the electricity and water supplies. That is unless we were on 'dry' overflow
sites, and not stealing electricity from alternative sources. To be fair we only
actually did this once when we were in the Florida Keys. We surreptitiously
drove the van up to a lamppost and tapped in to its power supply by carefully
unscrewing the maintenance cover and twisting some wires together in a
MacGyver style. Ok, so we just plugged into the handy socket at ground level.
All went well for the next few minutes as we happily cooked our
microwave tea. Then disaster struck because the fuse in the lamppost blew! I
rushed outside to unplug us and Emma drove us sheepishly back to our
parking spot. We did feel a little guilty, but at least the power did not go out
across the whole campsite. We also felt that our petty larceny was completely
justified. First, we had had a really bad day and needed hot dinner. Second,
we had seen the neighbouring RV do it too. And we later saw them stealing
power from a different source following our crime at least we were not that
brazen. One good thing did come of this adventure hot 'hot pockets' for
dinner.
Anyway, most days plugging in was much more straightforward. If we
were going out later for dinner or were only staying one night we tended not to
connect the water hose because it was more hassle (well OK, you had to
attach a hose to two taps) than just plugging in for electricity.
Next we tended to visit the restroom. Restroom quality varied greatly
from site to site and, as mentioned, was very important to us. Interestingly,