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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<\/em> trip south.<\/p>\n It was a piece of cake – 37 miles, of which 33 were on I-495.\u00a0 No problem at all.\u00a0 And nothing of interest to report.<\/p>\n Our destination was the Circle Cg Family Campground<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n 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 <\/em>be done.<\/p>\n A couple of other negatives:<\/p>\n That last one may sound silly, but I really enjoy the book exchanges.\u00a0 I still think fondly of the huge exchange library back in Aguanga.<\/p>\n 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.\u00a0 The Red Sox are ahead 4-0.\u00a0 GO SOX!<\/p>\n Patience at Circle Cg<\/p><\/div>\n Grassy driveway behind our site<\/p><\/div> Games area and office<\/p><\/div> Pool (closed for season)<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n Wooded sites<\/p><\/div> Our row<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 1 day, 37 miles via MA 119, I-495, I-495 and MA 126. 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 … Continue reading \n
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