We spoke with a couple that is working in the RV park for the first time this season. They are leaving the area a week from Friday and heading to their home in Branson MO. It is an example of the early departures by the employees at the park whose business slows sooner than ours. They had a total of about 16 spaces available at the end of the day yesterday, where a normal day sees the park full and turning away business. There are over 100 sites in the park, and this is the only RV park in Jackson. Another of the couples is leaving at about the same time, so there will only be a skeleton crew on site for the last few weeks of the season.
Our business was also very slow last night as we still had over 30 rooms available when we left at 11 PM last night. We only had 10 walk-ins, where a normal day during the busy season is over 20. The statistics for our August this year versus last year show an increase of 245 guests. We knew we had a good month, and the figures support that contention. The improvement in the economy is evident in the business increase this year.
The amount of rain we've had this month - almost 1.00" compared to about .01" last August - should have had an impact, but didn't. There were many more cloudy days this year and probably the same number of hazy days resulting from the wildfires. It will most likely be the norm for every season, as there is no way to prevent the wildfires starting from lightening strikes. The only hope is that they burn farther from this area where the smoke does not have a lingering effect.
Our "Friday" is today, and it is getting close to the start of our final month here. At about this time, we get the "hitch-itch" feeling and look forward to the next chapter in our travel adventure. We will soon have details on our schedule for October, as our tentative plan is to leave here on the 2nd of the month...
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