New Digs

We waited around the campground at Thousand Trails until 1 PM when the mail came and my paycheck was there. Good thing. It would have been difficult to leave there without knowing where it was. It is sent from corporate which is located in Chicago.

Our move to the Western Horizons Park - Desert Pools was uneventful. We were worried that all the palm trees at the Thousand Trails park would make the departure tough. They were not a problem although there was one that came real close to the fifth wheel while rounding a corner to leave. Below is a shot of our new space:

The spaces here are larger and the roads are wider - plus there are no palm trees to dodge. The space we originally had reserved was inadvertently assigned to another guest but we can still move into that space when the guest leaves on the 15th. We may just stay in this space as it is a bit more private and is not bad at all. We are now ready to begin work on Tuesday and will meet with the park manager, Kathy, tomorrow to finalize everything.

We have been exchanging emails and communicating daily with the park that was mentioned in an earlier post, 49er Ranch. This sounds like an exciting place to work and is located in the Sierra Foothills town of Columbia, CA. It is convenient to Lake Tahoe, Yosemite and Sacramento, and has a history that goes back to the California gold rush days. The owner of the place, Bill Meissner, has invited us up to visit for a few days and talk about a Workamping stint for us. We are planning to go there next weekend (Jan 15-18) and will stay in one of his trailers. The whole trip will only cost us the gas and meals, so we are going. Who knows, this could be the big job that we have been looking for that can be a longer term fit for us. We will get a chance to check out the area as well as the park, and meet the existing staff.

Today is a shopping day for groceries and some other chores, such as refilling one of our propane tanks. We have gotten a lot of use out of the first tank, thanks to our electric fireplace. We hardly ever have to use the propane for heating. With the weather warming up now, and the fact that we have to pay for our electricity on this job, means that there will be very little use of the fireplace now. The last thing to report is that we have a clear signal with our satellite, so TV is not a problem here. They also have cable here, but we will stay with the satellite since we get lots more channels - particularly the movie channels. That's it for now...