During this entire journey, I've wanted to spend a night at Walmart, and being two stops away from Croton, I didn't think it was going to become a reality. "G" did some research, and, believe it or not, Walmart over-night locations are rated by the people who take advantage of the free, safe place to spend the night. So, after finding a highly-rated one right off of Route 81, we decided to give it a try.
Maneuvering into the parking lot, with Ms. Parton towing the Sentra, was a little tricky, but we were able to find a great space behind a tractor-trailer that afforded us the opportunity to put our jacks down and our slides out.
We got some exercise in by walking over to the store around 9 pm. We discovered that it was one of the nicest Walmarts we have ever seen, with neatly stacked merchandise on the shelves, polite shoppers and helpful employees. The parking lot was very quiet and peaceful. We would definitely stay overnight here again, especially since the price is right!
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| Walmart in the distance. |
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| Our "space" for the night. |
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| "Where on earth am I?" |
Deep though for the day: It doesn't matter where or when the rocking and rolling ends, home is wherever my litter box lies. ~ Lucy Lu
Parking in a WalMart lot....that too is on my bucket list. You were quite a distance. Did you go in to get store manager's permission or at least let security know you were there? I wonder how stringent such "protocols" are. Thought you'd like to know what's in the forecast for tonight:
ReplyDelete"Snow and rain in the evening...then a chance of snow after midnight. Snow accumulation around an inch. Lows in the upper 20s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent" Welcome to NY. (That's no April Fools gimmick either.)
Gee, thanks for the weather report.....not.
DeleteThere are certain protocols for spending the night at a Walmart. First, research to see if it is a 24-Hour store and if they allow over night parking. When you arrive, call and ask to speak to the Night Manager, request permission to park and ask where you should park. They like you out of the way of prime parking spaces. We chose to park where tractor trailers were already parked, and that is just where they wanted us. We noticed two other RVs that were parked across the lot and seemed to be in the way.