Winter Excursion 9, Day 77 The Life of a Camp Host

After a lazy morning we left camp and drove the 40 minutes to Robins Air Force Base. They have a super nice commissary and we did a little shopping. Back at camp we were not sure we could fit everything into the fridge and cabinets, but we somehow managed. We won't need any more food and such for the rest of the month!

On the other side of the lake from us there was a fire today. Not sure if it was a control burn or a small forest fire. There was a lot of smoke and it blew right into our campground.

All in all it was a good lazy first day off. 

Winter Excursion 9, Day 76 The Life of a Camp Host

Our last day "on" was another very slow day. We had no one leave and three arrive for a total of five in the campground. I told Cath not to expect this for long. We don't want to get spoiled.

It was also one of our favorite days...LAUNDRY DAY. It was not too bad. We did not have any competition in the laundry room as there is hardly anyone in camp. And yes it is free to hosts!

The find of the day was this hair clip.

Baby let your hair fall down!

Last chore today was to empty all the trash cans scattered around the park. There is only nine of them and we like to leave them empty for the next host on duty. While doing the ones at the boat ramp we followed in a lady who stopped near one of our cans. She got out of her SUV and immediately lite a cigarette. While we were emptying the can she asked if it was OK to smoke here. We said "sure"! She told us she was not allowed to smoke at her apartment complex so she drives over to here indulge. Her apartment complex is about 10 miles from here!😮😕
 

Winter Excursion 9, Day 75 The Life of a Camp Host

It was a super slow day. We had two campers leave and none arrive. There is only two campers in the park.

We had our first "late arrival with no reservation". He showed up around 2000. We did the paperwork, got his $$, and put him on a site. The guy was from Michigan and drove to here in one day. He is leaving tomorrow and driving to Florida to do some fishing. He is towing a boat and slept in his truck last night!

The find of the day was this bobber.

Even with the cold weather we've been having these local guys are still fishing!
 

Winter Excursion 9, Day 74 The Life of a Camp Host

Once again it was not real busy. I think the cold weather is keeping campers away. We did have a few leave and a few arrive. We will have four in the campground tonight! I did cleanup a few extra areas (not sites) in the campground just to keep busy.

We met a camper while we were finishing up the bathhouses. He wanted to chat and introduce us to his family. He has three boys and one girl. The oldest is twelve. The youngest just turned three. I'm telling this story because the youngest is a boy and his name is Ruger Evinrude Smith! We got a big kick out of that. Talk about a southern Redneck! That were actually a very cute, nice family.

The find of the day were these mushrooms growing right next to the campground road.

There are no Hobbits in the area and I'm sure they are not "magic mushrooms". I'll keep an eye on them.

 

Winter Excursion 9, Day 73 The Life of a Camp Host

It was chilly this morning, but there was no wind. As soon as the sun came up it started warming. It actually got to 50 today. That might be the warmest since we arrived here.

There is only six campers in the park, so it was a slow day. The bathhouses were hardly used.

I have been fooling with the satellite since we arrived here. I have probably tried 20 different placements of the dish. Since we were not busy and since it was NFL football playoff day I decided to fix this once and for all. After trial and error for 4 hours I finally had the light in my head turn on! I can't believe I had not tried this spot before, but I found the sweet spot. Not only is it a sweet spot, but the signal strength I'm getting now will even allow TV in a hard rain storm! I'll sleep better tonight..LOL

The Find of the Day was this painted rock.

I'm particularly happy with the colors. I'll hide it again for another Kid to find.

That's it for today. I'm watching NFL Football in HD with a super great signal!
  

Winter Excursion 9, Day 72 The Life of a Camp Host

The high today was 36! I keep trying to remember we are in the south.

Today was the last of our four days off and it's forecast to be 24 tonight. Tomorrow morning will be a little chilly.

We made one last trip to the grocery for some last minute things to gets us through the next four days.

We did a little laundry at camp. We get free laundry as one of our bennies. Only thing is we have to run the machines. LOL.

Weather is supposed to start warming a little starting tomorrow. I'll let you know the day after tomorrow if the "Weather Guesser" is correct.

Winter Excursion 9, Day 71 The Life of a Camp Host

The ice storm did not happen. All the bad weather stayed just north of us. The campground was closed due to the forecast. There are only 3 campers in the park. The park system did not make folks leave, just the park employees were not here. I guess that leaves the hosts in charge, but we were off today.

We did have a camper arrive around 1630. The truck and the camper were covered with snow. I'm not sure where they came from.

Cath and I just hunkered down, played some cards and watched TV