Well, getting our blog caught up with the real time line I am finding to be challenging, so please bear with us .... we will get there.
After a wonderful evening with my brother Tom and his beautiful wife Linda, we were both up early, planning our day that would get us to Loveland RV Resort. The first thing we decided to do was get the car unloaded as I wanted Tom to see the issue with the short loading door, high centering the car as it comes off the trailer, as it did when we loaded it. What a challenge.
After a few tries and those same blocks of wood under the door, we were able to get the car out. The next hour we looked at what a permanent solution might be to correct this problem, short of getting another trailer. Tom is very creative on these types of issues, so I knew he'd come up with something. We also recognized that when loading & unloading it was necessary to have the Bus running and the suspension airbags full ... it raises the front of the trailer, minimizing the problem. After laying out a high level solution, we decided to head on to Loveland, that we'd address the final solution at a later time.
After a short drive north, we pulled into what would be our new home, at least until the end of June.
What a nice park. We were welcomed by the folks at the front office and very quickly escorted to our new site.
Back in September, when booking our reservation, I asked about the possibility of working at the camp ground a few hours a week (work camp program). Many parks have such a program. For just a few hours a week one can save the cost of the rented space, maybe utilities and even sometimes a small salary. For us, we thought we would try to do this where we could, not only to stay busy, but also support the budget. At this time, we were told there was nothing available but to check again when we arrive.
So during our check in, I again mentioned that we would be interested in helping in the park during our stay should the opportunity present itself. We were assured the park management would be advised.
Within a couple of days, the park manager called and wanted to discuss the possibilities. It became apparent very quickly during this discussion that Jim (the park manager) & I had a lot in common and we talked for about an hour. It was agreed I would join his maintenance team, working about 20 hours a week. All I can say is ... WOW!!
Stay tuned for life in the Park ..........
No comments:
Post a Comment