Stifling Weather

We have not spent a summer anywhere east of the Rockies since we left Michigan in 1978. This part of the country, at least for the last week, has been stifling hot and humid. It was again 93 yesterday and the "feels like" temperature was 110 with the humidity factored in. This pretty much satisfies our desire to spend any more summers in the east. It is suppose to be even worse today. The big problem for us is that we are outside people and like to sit out when we are home and have free time. We can't do that here. It is difficult to understand how anybody could love living in these conditions - sweat all the time in summer, freeze all the time in winter. But, we did it for the first 30 some years of our lives. It's easy when you don't know any better.

Our normal week is ended and we do our first overtime day today. We feel we are prepared for the extra workout and will see how well we adjust before going back to work on Sunday. If it is an easy adjustment, we may consider voluntary overtime as it is financially attractive to sign up, and that is why we are here. We were told that our schedule will shift to days on September 11, when the regular "peak" season kicks-in and the other workampers arrive for work. We are hoping that we can make it through this weather to fulfill our goal of staying until Christmas.

We sent a resume and inquiry to a company - CAL-AM Resorts - that runs about 9 Resorts in Arizona. They are also in several other states and we thought it would be nice to get on their radar screen for future opportunities out west. The response was immediate and unbelievable. We received interest from 5 of the Resorts within hours of sending our resume. We aren't planning to leave here anytime soon, but it appears that we will have many other good options for the winter and beyond. The fact is - the longer we do this and the more experience we get at different parks and resorts, it makes us more marketable and hireable at other locations. That's what we were hoping for when we started. It is good to get involved with all the companies that operate and manage many resorts and campgrounds in many different locations. That really opens the doors for us. Life is good...