Resting Up

There wasn't a whole lot that we could do yesterday except rest. The thunderstorms started early in the AM and were off and on all day long. There was a stretch of about 3 hours that was sunny and nice and we took advantage of the break to sit outside and enjoy it for a brief time. Other than that and a short trip to get groceries, the day was uneventful.

This begins our first full week on the day shift today. We expect to see more workamper faces as the program kicked off early and the people are starting to fill the area campgrounds. Most of the people we worked with last year are passing on this year for many different reasons. Most are too far away to justify the fuel costs to return. Some are just working closer to their families, and others just couldn't take the physical demands of the work. For whatever reasons, there will be more, and different, people working this year. There is one couple already here that we know from last year and they are expecting friends and relatives to come join them in September. Those are people that are younger and have set out to full-time before retirement age. We have seen quite a few like that. In fact, one of our "coaches" from last year was full-timing with his family, which included 2 pre-teen children. The last we heard of him, he was managing a campground in Wisconsin, and, of course, home schooling his children. It will be interesting and fun to meet the new crew coming in.

So far, the only planned activity for our next 3 days off is to schedule the truck service - or at least attempt to schedule the service. This time, I'm giving them one week notice so they shouldn't have any problem putting us on the schedule. We'll see...