Never say Never - We ended up at a Wal-Mart for the night!

Today was a very long day. We broke camp at 8 in the morning and basically drove all day until 1030 at night. We had intended on heading east and camping in the Catskills Mountains just north of New York City. We did see some campgrounds early in the day but we weren't ready to stop. So through the Catskills and of course nothing to be found! We crossed the Hudson River at Red Hook and ended up heading south until we were in Hyde Park NY where the FDR library and museum is located - who knew! We usually stop at these museums once per trip and we were already planning on the JFK library in Boston. It was late in the day and we were too close to New York City for comfort so time to turn on the GPS and plug in a village in Conneticut. We certainly followed some interesting roads - at one point it turned into a dirt lane and had stone fences on both sides. There were some huge old houses - I guess thats how the other half lives. Anyway into CT on a small road and of course no visitor centre. It seems the best idea is to return to the Interstate when entering a new state so you can get a current roadmap and camping information. So we ended up on the Atlantic coast of CT on a Saturday night still looking for a campsite. We stopped at a State Park and they were full up - we knew we were in trouble when they said "Good Luck!" Heading north up the coast of CT into Rhode Island and still no luck - even the truck stops there had gates and wanted you to pay to spend the night. We were at the point of stopping at a motel when we saw a big Wal-Mart sign. We pulled in and there was a small motorhome and a campervan. What the heck - we went in and asked the greeter if this was one of the Walmarts you could camp and he said as far as he knew - just park over at the farside of the parking lot. We used the restrooms and retired for the night - it wasn't the best night's sleep but better than nothing. We woke up and found a Mexican couple having there SUV unloaded from a tow truck. He spent some time stopping and starting and staring at the tires but not going anywhere - I would guess a transmission problem. We went into the store, used the facilities and spent some money. We came out to find a police officer giving the Mexican couple a bit of a hard time. I looked off to the edge of the parking lot and noticed a "No Overnight Parking" sign. We were hitched up and left as this seemed like a good time to leave!