It's Over!

What a great finish to the busiest day we've had since we arrived.

The weather was perfect - 83 high, 49 low, and the day was mostly sunny. It was non-stop business in the restaurant - over 90 buffet breakfasts served - and people coming in to check-out and buy last minute stuff before they departed. We had to bundle the 20 dollar bills before 11 AM because we had so many. It was so busy that Josie was recruited to work in the kitchen and the other front desk person on duty, Grayce, was recruited to help bus tables in the restaurant. That left Bob to work the front desk alone and it was a steady flow of customers all morning. Following is a picture of the dump station taken after we got off duty:

The dump station began to back up in a big way after this shot was taken and enough of the RV sites had vacated so we could send some of the "dumpers" to the pull thru sites to dump in order to keep the line down at the dump station itself. Many of the people would empty their tank and go directly to the storage area (below):

The number of people returning their rigs to storage was so great that the gate at the storage area was never closed all day until late in the afternoon.

The day was capped off with a bonfire outside the Ramada where there was entertainment and light refreshments for anybody that wanted to attend. Our entire staff attended since it started after we closed the lodge. It was a festive time. Below is a picture of Mystique, the Maltese dog of one of our staff members - Jamie:

She has several outfits for the dog, including a leather motorcycle outfit that will make a great picture.

The entertainment started at about 7:30 and with the darkness beginning to set in, everybody was singing and having a great time. Here is a picture of the bonfire in full swing:

The last shot is of a little boy that caught the festive spirit and started dancing to the music in front of the fire. He was dancing away for about a half hour and even mooned the crowd during his dance:

We returned to our fifth wheel just before 10 PM, with a full moon outside. A great time and a great end to the holiday weekend. Like Josie said, it feels like we are on vacation and not working at all. We hope that feeling continues...