The Airstream / KOA Camping Experience

KOA's Airstream matarairi anopa zvinyorwa zvekare zvakanyorwa kune Key West hotele

The Setup: Ndakaguma sei paAirstream "Hotel"

Zvirongwa zvangu zveFlorida Keys zororo zvakatanga apo mamiriro ezvinhu anozivikanwa ezvo akabatanidzwa. Ndinofamba zvakawanda kuti ndiongorore mabhasikoro, uye kusvika kumagumo a2012 ndakazviwana ndiri makiromita zviuru mazana zvishoma mushure mekunge gore raitevera kazhinji. Chii chaunofanira kuita? Kuronga hovha kwakaratidzika semararamiro echisikigo.

Kusarudza kurwisana nemhepo, ini nomudzimai wangu Allen takaisa mitemo mishoma ye "mancation" yedu. # 1: Kunzvimbo kunofanira kuva pane imwe nzvimbo tisina kumbobvira tambovapo; # 2: Ndezvikepe zvakananga chete, pasina stopovers; # 3: Takura-pamutakadzi chete, kwete mhuka yakatsetseka yakaoma; uye # 4, zvikuru kwazvo: Ernest Hemingway ingabvumira here?

Oo, uye zvechokwadi rwendo rwendo rwese rwakazara rwakave rwunenge rwakapoteredza mairi mazana maviri nemakumi mana nekuda kwekugara kwandakaita.

Mushure mokudzidza mapepa epasi uye nekukandira kunze kwekusafunga nenzira dzisiri kure (Japan, Brazil) pamwe chete nemamwe mashomanene anoedza asiwo anozivikanwa (New Orleans, Hawaii), imwe nzira yakasiyana yakabuda yakabva: Florida Keys. Kunyange zvazvo pasina ndege dzisingasviki dziri kuwanikwa kubva kuLos Angeles, maKenzi anonzi nezuva razvo, rakarongedzerwa mumhepo, maruva makuru ezvokudya zvemasikati, mimhanzi inorarama, uye zvechokwadi kushamwaridzana kwemukati kuna Mr. Hemingway, uyo akadana Key West kumba kwake pane imwe yezvinhu zvakasikwa zvikuru nguva dzehupenyu hwake.

Mushure mekushanyira ndege dzedu ku Ft. Lauderdale uye opt for car-wheeled ground transport (sezvo Allen asingaoneki achiuya nechikonzero chakanaka chokukwira), chinongorasika chisina kukwana chakanga chiri nzvimbo yekugara. Ndakanga ndine chiyeuchidzo chisinganzwisisiki chekukurukurirana kwevhidhiyo kunditaurira pamusoro pokugara kwaisanganisira chimwe chezvinhu izvi zvekare, alumini-yakacheneswa Airstream makarisa anotanga pamusasa.

Kufonera kwakatsigira kukanganisa kwangu: Kampgrounds yeAmerica (KOA) yakabatana neAirstream kuti ipe, ahem, nzira yakasimudzika yekunakidza maitiro avo ematende; inoshamwaridzana nemagetsi, Wi-Fi, TV yakanyorova yeTV, uye inoshandisa mvura inopisa, iAirstream inopa zvisikwa zvose zvinyararire zvemusha. Asi yakatarisana neKOA's Sugarloaf / Key West nzvimbo yepamusasa, iwe unowana nzvimbo yegungwa nemvura ine zvikomborero zvekuvaka, kusanganisira campfires uye zvigadziro zvekushandisa mari yekushandisa.

Done deal!

Kubhabhatidzwa: Kuenda kuFlorida Keys

Apo patinopinda pasi mu Ft. Lauderdale, anenge anenge makiromita 200 ichiendesa pasi neAreseas Highway-aka, US-1-zvishoma nezvishoma akatiisa muKarama mararamiro: sezvo nzvimbo yemakiromita yakawanda, nzvimbo yacho inoshanduka kubva pamatanisi emakirati kusvika kumvura yakasviba uye ine mvura ine simba, uye nenguva yaunowana kusvika kuSuarloaf / Key West - yeSouthmost KOA musasa munzvimbo yeU.S. - haugoni kubatsira asi kuisa mukati mekuchengetedza "Conch" mararamiro. Zvokudya zvedu zvokutanga zvakagara zvakatiwana paAlabama Jack's inotenderera, patakagumburwa pamatokari akazara emotokari ekare akamira pamugwagwa; sezvo rombo ringava naro, kushanyira kwedu kwakaitika kuwirirana neAreef Reef Club Vintage Weekend>. Takaona zvipfeko zvakanaka zvemamotokari, uye taidya pamutambo wekutanga kwezvokudya zvinosanganisa zvinosanganisira conch fritters, yezvokudya zvegungwa, uye zvechokwadi, key lime pie.

The Setup: How To Enjoy a Classic Airstream, Without Towing a 6,000 Pound Trailer

Imwe maawa mashomanana mushure mokubva ndege, takaenda kuS Sugarloaf / Key West KOA apo mushandi ane ushamwari akaratidza kumakwara edu akasiyana (Allen neni tiri pedyo, asi kwete pedyo.)

Vazhinji vanhu vanoziva neAirstream-shaped-shaped trailer, inozivikanwa neAmerican design yakagadzirirwa muna 1936 seAlectic Deco nzira yekufamba nayo.

Airstreams yedu yaive Flying Cloud 25FB mitero inorara kusvika kune vanhu vana kubva kune imwe mabiko emadzimai nemabhedha maviri mapatya.

Dzokera muimba yeAirstream, uye iwe unopinda nzvimbo yakareba uye yakanyanyisa iyo yakarongedzwa nemasvingo ayo akavharwa akapera mu riveted, polished aluminium. Zvikwata zvedu zvaive zvinofadza uye zvinogutsa faux hardwood (linoleum) pasi, inotungamira kubva kune dinette nekunze-sofa nzvimbo yakapfuura mukicheni uye yekushambidzika. Pamwe kune rumwe rutivi rwomukati rwerailer, kamuri rakagadzikana rine bhedheni rehosi rakapfekedzwa newadhirobhu nevatambi uye homwe duku yeusiku. Iko kicheni inosanganisira shanu-cubic-foot friji, microwave, sitofu uye kunyura, nepo mudziyo wokushambidzira unobatanidza chimbuzi chechikepe chinoshandiswa neutical septic nechanza chiduku chinyura - funga nezvazvo sechikepe-style style style powder pane nzvimbo yaunenge uine akasvika kumba.

Chiitiko: Upenyu muAluminium Tube

Imba yeAirstream inorugare uye inobudirira - kwete kusiyana nekamuri yengarava, nokuda kwechiedza chayo chemavara, masvingo ekuchengetedza akachenjera, uye mabhizinesi evhareji uye zvisikwa zvinotenderera zvinowedzera muhuwandu hwechiedza chechisikigo. Zvechokwadi, chiedza chezuva chinogona kupisa Airstream panzvimbo pakarepo nekuchichinja icho kuva chando chinopisa mukati mezuva rinotonhora, asi mapapiro ematenga uye mhepo yepamhepo inounza pasi kutonhora panzvimbo nyore nyore, nokuda kwekwakakwana kwekubhiti cub square square. Kunyange zvazvo mukati mutsvuku, vaparadzanisi vechipfuva vanobuda kunze kwemasuo vakaita semakoroni uye vanopa humwe hunoga.

Ndakanga ndisingadi kupedza nguva yakawanda mukati meAirstream - kunyanya neyakaitika Key West chete makiromita 14 kubva kure - asi ndakapinda mune rimwe basa rekubata-up. Kubudirira kwakafambiswa neKOA's Wi-Fi service, iyo inowanika pamutengo wezita zuva nezuva. Yakaparadzaniswa pane sofa, mukati meAirstream yakashanda sehofisi inofadza-kure-kubva kumusha, ine yakagadzirwa mune motokari stereo system nePod input inopa nzira yakasununguka yekuita nzvimbo yacho ndeyangu. Kunyange zvazvo ndisina kumbochinja, ndaigona kunge ndakasimudza tsoka dzangu uye ndakatarisa firimu reTV. Imba yekushambidzira yakaoma-semvura, iyo inondida kuti ndikotamire tsoka dzangu shanu, gumi nemasendi mufuremu zvishoma nechepamusoro kuti ndiwane huwandu hwehuwandu hwemvura ... asi hey, yakandigadzirisa!

Bonfires iripo patende rematende yakatarisana neAirstreams, iyo yatakashandisa muusiku hwedu hwekupedzisira-kunyange kutenga kwedu DuraFlame matanda zvisiri izvo zvakatitadzisa kubva kunokisa maruva.

Icho Chinhu Chinonyanya Kukosha: Nzira Yakanakisisa, Yakadzokera Ku-Basics kuenda kuImba yeZviitiko

KOA inofambidzana neAirstream inopa imwe nzira yakasiyana yakasiyana yehutano hwehotera, nekuda kwekugadziriswa kwetereiler, kuvaka kwakanaka, uye zvinyararire zvisikwa zvinonyaradza. Uye, zvinonzwisisika pa $ 157 / usiku kubva panhambo uye $ 180 / usiku munguva yepamusoro, kubva muna December kusvikira muna March.

Kutsvaga nzvimbo yekutsvaga nekutengesa? Iwe unogona kutsvaga kutsvaga nzvimbo dzakawanda dzekugara. Asi kana iwe uchikwira kune imwe nzvimbo uye usakanganise kupinda mumusasa wekambani, kOA / Airstream ruzivo inzira itsva yekuwana Florida Keys.