First Day Overload

Our first day on the job at the Visitor Center was just about as expected - huge overload. The entire day was spent with our Supervisor, Bridget Bottomley - learning the ins and outs of the entire operation. It is definitely a fast paced environment and there is much to remember. All of our coworkers are nice, fun people to be around. They have told us that it gets easier and most things will become automatic with the passage of time. We hope so.

Following our first day of massive input, all of the work crew went to Dornan's - the neat restaurant/Bar that is up the street from our Visitor Center - and had a couple drinks while getting to know each other better. Josie took this shot of our work crew:

Beginning on the left: Bill (from Chicago), Eileen and ED (from Florida), Sarah (from California), myself, Bridget (our Supervisor from California) and Mary - Bill's Wife. It was a terrific way to kick-off our summer season and meet our crew in an informal environment. All but Josie and I have at least a few days on the job, and Bill and Mary have been coming back for 5 years. It appears from our first day experience that we made a wise choice to work here and that the summer will be fun and rewarding.

The weather showed signs of improvement yesterday as we got some pretty good views of the mountains - finally:

and this shot that was taken from the balcony at Dornan's:

Josie and I start at 7:45 AM today as we will open for the first time. That involves another whole set of procedures to pile on top of what we have already been exposed to. It appears right now that we will have Thursday and Friday as our regular off days, beginning next week.

It is exciting, and we feel like we got off to a great start...