We finally arrived with Rosie, our 25 foot Airstream trailer, at the staging area for the WBCCI (Wally Byam Caravan Club International, the Airstream Owner’s Association) International Rally in Doswell, Virginia. We arrived a few minutes before 9 a.m. so that we could enter the park as prearranged with our group.
The question was where was the group? The staging area was empty because the volunteers were parking Airstreams as fast as they arrived. We told the parkers that we wanted to be parked with the unit we planned to arrive with and they said they would take us to that area.
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| Waiting in the Staging Area before being parked |
That was a good thing because our unit friends somehow were parked in a premium location. We were farther away from the meeting areas than at past International Rallies, but we had great utilities.
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| Rosie parked in Doswell |
We couldn’t have been set up more than 10 minutes before we started seeing people we knew from our previous caravans. One of the things we love about WBCCI caravans is how we make friends with others sharing that journey.
It is always amazing to see a sea of 700 Airstream trailers in one campground. I imagine that local people driving by the park couldn’t help but notice all of the shiny aluminum Airstreams in the park.
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| Some of the Airstream trailers in Doswell |
The Doswell International Rally was different than the ones we attended in the past in that most of the excursions this time included a two hour bus ride to get there. That didn’t tempt us to sign up for any tours.
Another anomaly with Doswell as an International Rally was that it only had a couple of restaurants and the arrival of hundreds and hundreds of Airstream trailers completely overwhelmed them. We did find a nice restaurant about 15 minutes down the Interstate and enjoyed our multiple visits there.
You always learn useful information at International. The programs we attended were helpful to us.
Here are some specifics about this campground:
- Our site was grass and that was much better than parking in the heat on asphalt
- Our site could be best described as a back-in. It is hard to tell when you are being parked in a field
- Our site had both 30 and 50 amp electrical service. Most sites at this campground had a “shared” 50 amp service. That meant most campers could only depend on 25 amp power
- Our site had a dedicated water feed. Most sites at this campground had shared water connections
- Our site had a sewer connection. Most sites did not have sewer connections
- The restrooms and showers were few and far between. The temperatures inside them easily exceeded 100 degrees and they were not stocked nor maintained.
- We were able to watch ABC, CBS, FOX, PBS and NBC using Rosie’s TV antenna. We were also able to see digital channels Antenna, Bounce, CHARGE, COMET, Escape, Grit, ION, LAFF, ME-TV, and MY-TV
- AT&T placed 3bars of 4G service over our site
- The campground had very overwhelmed WiFi service available in select buildings
- There were many roads in the park that were bicycle friendly
The heat was a big issue while in Doswell. Temperatures exceeded 100 for nearly a week. We were relieved that Rosie’s air conditioner preformed well during the heat wave.
The temperatures returned to normal the second week and it was great to see people riding their bikes and out walking during the day. We have noticed that everyone is friendly to each other at the WBCCI International Rallies.
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