First Day and HOT WATER

Our first day at work for the new season yesterday went about as we expected. It was an especially long day - 8.5 hours - and we were back into the swing of the job in short order. It was surprising how quickly we remembered all the register functions and other responsibilities of the job. We had a meeting in the AM with the GTA (Grand Teton Association) management who went over procedural changes for the new year. I also found time to go out back of the Visitor Center to snap this photo of some of the geese families that were roaming our property:

Our new hot water heater arrived in the afternoon at the Visitor Center and I loaded it in the car and prepared to leave work at 5 PM to meet Ed and Eileen at our RV where Ed was going to help me install the heater. The shipping weight was 47 lbs, and it was every bit of that weight. This is the new heater and a shot of Ed doing the bulk of the installation:

It took just over two hours for the installation and we again have HOT WATER! As a result of the help from Ed, I saved several hundred dollars in RV tech expenses. We took Eileen and Ed out for dinner to thank them for their help. Our dinner was at The Lift, where we had eaten once before last year. They are moving on to the Colter Bay Campground in the Park today, and will head out for their trip to Alaska in about 10 days. We didn't get a shot of our lunch together the day before, so this time we remembered and had the waitress take this shot of all of us:

It was great a time and a good way to end our visit together this season.

We have another long day scheduled today as we have a full day of training followed by a social after work at The Lift again. It should be an interesting day...