Settled

As there was some rain forecast for yesterday afternoon, we wanted to get our site dilemma resolved in the morning. I talked to Bill about moving our rig to a site that was tucked back into one of the small alcoves where we had a straight shot over trees for our satellite. He said to get it ready to move and he'll be there. With the tight maneuvering that needs to be done on many of the sites, Bill likes to move them himself with a special truck he owns for just that purpose. He really knows what he's doing. Below is a shot of our site after we got settled in:

Notice the satellite dish already positioned. There is a perfect angle for it and we should be set for the entire time we are here. Josie doesn't want any part of these site moves. It is scary to watch. There are hills and very narrow openings to these staff sites. Josie goes into the office and stays there until the move is completed. Bill likes to put his staff in these sites since they are for long term use.

With the move done, we could finally set up for a long term stay. That means bringing out the knick-knacks and decorative stuff that stays in cabinets while we are mobile. It also means setting up our patio with the carpet and lounge chairs plus setting up the grill.

The working environment and schedule appear to be relaxed here. Josie has spent a couple hours each of the last two days in the office for training and she gets credit for that time worked. There is a new schedule that has been issued for the next two weeks and we don't officially start working until Thursday, although they said we could come in for a couple hours anytime between now and then. We will still have our 3 days off together every week.

There is a pot luck staff dinner scheduled for Sunday afternoon for everybody to get acquainted. Bill is very big on creating a "family" environment and it explains why the staff that he has is very loyal and come back year after year. We are looking forward to the experience...