QTS Hop 1: Littleton, MA, to Bellingham, MA

Posted by Sparky on October 30, 2013

1 day, 37 miles via MA 119, I-495, I-495 and MA 126.

QTS Hop 1

It was a judgment call as to whether to include this in the QTS. It was really nothing more than a repositioning cruise, necessitated by the closure of the Minuteman Campground. So we had to move Patience down to Bellingham for 2 weeks before we could begin the real trip south.

It was a piece of cake – 37 miles, of which 33 were on I-495. No problem at all. And nothing of interest to report.

Our destination was the Circle Cg Family Campground in Bellingham, MA. It is a large, sprawling campground that is conveniently located just a couple of miles from I-495. The sites are spacious and most are wooded. The property includes a swimming pool, a pond, a bocce court, horseshoe pits and a shuffleboard court, all of which were totally unused while we were there. Maybe it was the time of year – kids are in school – but the campground was very, very quiet. Other than a couple of cookouts on the few warm days we had shortly after we arrived, I saw very few people while out on dog walks. Which was fine with me.

I think I mentioned that the staff at Minuteman was, without exception, wonderful. Each could teach a course in how to do customer service right. Their first students should be the staff at Circle Cg, who were all surly and curt. The campground also charges a flat $20 fee to fill a 20 lb propane tank, which is very expensive, even if the tank is totally empty, which it never is. An average tank filling at Minuteman was $15 but varied depending on how much propane actually went into the tank. Which is how it should be done.

A couple of other negatives:

The place is expensive: over $300 per week.
There are a lot of very old RVs on the site. Some of them look like they haven’t been moved in years. Not attractive.
They don’t have a book exchange.

That last one may sound silly, but I really enjoy the book exchanges. I still think fondly of the huge exchange library back in Aguanga.

It has gotten cold, but we can tough it out for two more days. And I am staying warm by watching Game 6 of the World Series. The Red Sox are ahead 4-0. GO SOX!