Longer Days, More Rain

The days are getting noticeably longer now, as it is daylight before 6 AM and doesn't get dark until after 8 PM. That is a real advantage to the Northwest. Pretty soon it will be daylight before 5 AM and not get dark until near 10 PM. Even with the longer days, it isn't getting drier. So far, we have started May the same way we started April - rain every day. Of course, the winds never stop either. The natives keep telling us this is an unusual season and it isn't normal to be like this. Maybe they are just used to it.

The campground hours are now 8 to 6 PM and the extra hour makes for a really long day when we have to work the whole day. We got home after 6 last night and by the time we had dinner and watched a little TV it was time for bed already. We do the same today. One advantage to the rain for me is that I can't wear myself out doing outside landscaping like I did yesterday. The rain didn't come yesterday until last night. This morning is nasty, so with the exception of delivering the newspapers to about 10 sites, I will be inside. Josie has to set up the breakfast again today, as she did yesterday, since the person that normally does it is off this week. That takes her away from the front desk from 7:30 to 10 AM, which breaks up her day a little. With just the two of us working these 2 days, we have to do a lot more than just our normal responsibilities. The whole operation is getting smoother for us though, as we have pretty much learned all the unique differences between this campground and the others we have worked.

These longer work days don't allow for much writing about anything but work, but we don't mind these days as long as there are only a couple each week. Like I said before, the day is coming when we won't have to work at all, except maybe for our site if we decide to stay someplace for an extended period of time. Looking forward to that...