A couple of weeks ago we installed the overhead bins in Loki and officially met the criteria for calling the conversion complete-ish. This does not mean that there will be no changes going forward, quite the contrary. Since we took this trip to Rood Creek, we have already changed several things and will constantly continue to do so. However, it did mean that Loki was complete enough to “move into” and start our new phase of road trip adventures, van life style.

We decided to take Loki to a park for an overnight shakedown to make sure things were all in working order and find out what needed to be rearranged, or changed for our upcoming trip to the Florida Keys in a few weeks.

Getting to Rood Creek

The park we chose to visit is about two hours from our house and on a beautiful river/lake basin near Eufaula, Alabama. The park is called Rood Creek Park and is actually on the Georgia side of the basin near Omaha, Georgia.

Picking the Perfect Spot

This US Army Corps of Engineers campground has about 15 dedicated primitive campsites complete with picnic tables on concrete pads. It sits on the bank of the Walter F. George Lake. There are pit toilets over by the boat ramp and plenty of wildlife (deer, squirrels, birds, fish, etc.) to observe. The most amazing part is that this campground is free and you can stay up to 14 days in a row.

After driving through the loop of the campground, we chose the first spot on the loop, as it had the very best view and allowed us to position our generator away from the other sites for when we needed a quick charge up on the house batteries.

The views here were absolutely stunning, as you can see from the following photos. There is plenty of space to walk around and I believe there is even a hiking trail, but we didn’t investigate that this time. We will be back, for sure.

The Colors and Views

This lake does have many signs posted regarding alligators in the waters, but we were not lucky (depends on your preference) enough to spot one on this trip. Scott did drop in a line a few times, as there were fish jumping everywhere.

Around 6 am the following morning, there was a short line of fishermen dropping their boats at the ramp and it was amusing to watch them in the wee hours of the morning getting all their stuff in order for, what I would assume would be, a full day of fishing.

Loki did very well on his first official trip as a converted van camper. We made a few small tweaks once we arrived back home. Now we are preparing for the first “official” full vanlife trip in this fabulous tiny home away from home.