What Now? The RV Park Totally Messed Up Our Plans!

What felt disastrous became a blessing.

Charisse Tyson
Globetrotters
Published in
5 min readMay 12, 2022

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This cats face describes how I felt.
Photo by 傅甬 华 on Unsplash

I was so excited about our plans to visit The Ark Encounter in Williamstown, Kentucky. The replica of the Ark built by the Biblical instructions was described as one of the most amazing things you will ever see. I decided that it was a must-see on our way from Florida to South Dakota. The reason for the South Dakota visit is complex, and I’ll save that for another day.

I grabbed this photo from Flickr. It’s a better shot of the Ark than I could take.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/brown_theo/51250373974

There weren't many campgrounds close to the Ark Encounter, and most didn’t offer a sewer hookup. We are glampers in every sense of the word, and full hookups are a must. I was thrilled when I was able to make an online reservation at the I-75 Campers Village RV park, only twelve miles from the Ark Encounter.

A few days after making the reservation, I looked for my confirmation email to be sure we were checking in on May 9th. I remembered receiving the email and was convinced that I’d saved it on my computer. I called the park to confirm our stay when I couldn’t find it.

The lady I talked to was having computer issues, but after our 15-minute conversation, our reservation was confirmed…

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Charisse Tyson
Globetrotters

Author, blogger, and retired biker bar owner. Sharing God-wink stories to give others hope. Check out my memoir Born Again in a Biker Bar http://amzn.to/1HQqPze