California, Here We Come!

It was mentioned last week that we received an inquiry, out of the blue, to be campground hosts at a park in California. After talking with the management and negotiating for the last couple days, we decided that it was a good opportunity for us. Our goal all along is to obtain jobs where we both can work and is in an area that allows us to see new things and is in an area that is suitable for us, climate wise. Camp Verde is a very nice area, but it is (now) 24 degrees outside and it only got to 45 yesterday. That, plus only Josie is working and at a place that, although exciting, really provides no real experience for our Workamping resume. Our Workamping goals are such that we do not want to get "trapped" in corporate jobs that are similar to what we left in our other life. If we both worked at different jobs in different companies, it would defeat our purpose.

The Blu In RV Park is a brand new RV park that just opened the first of October. This is in an area that is only 90 minutes from San Diego and gives us a real opportunity to "make a difference" at a park that is just establishing itself. The park is in the high desert and is very similar to Palm Springs in terms of climate. The big attraction for this park is its proximity to the sand dunes for off-roading. Our only hesitation at first was the fact that it is in the desert and not real close to a major town. Having spent the last 5 months nearly 50 miles from nowhere, we felt that we could handle the location. There are many places for us to explore in an area that we have never spent any time.

Josie is planning to give notice at Out of Africa at the end of the week. They have been aware that we would prefer working together at the same location so it will not be a total surprise. The only business we need to take care of before we leave is the replacement of our ice maker and the repair of our water pump. That is scheduled for Monday AM so we plan to leave on Tuesday or Wednesday and take two days to get there.

Later...