Winter Excursion 7, Day 63 The Life of a Camp Host

Today was one of the busiest camp host days we have had (and it had to be our first day this year). This park has 22 sites, 15 of them left today after a New Years Weekend. I raked 19 sites! I'm sure I'll feel it tomorrow. I think everyone had a camp fire all weekend so the fire pits were the worst for clean out. I probably made ten trips to the ash dump pit.

OK, enough whining.

There is only four campers in tonight, so tomorrow will be a breeze.

The find of the day was this fire pit.

I've cleaned lots of fire pits, but have never seen one full of cotton. These folks are obviously not from Georgia, but it would have been nice if they'd burned them or took them home. It definitely stinks if you try to burn it, so I will give them that.

Cath & I cleaned the bathhouse together for the first time. All went well! I love my new Camp Host Partner.  

Winter Excursion 7, Day 62 The Life of a Camp Host

We spent the day getting the site set up and squared away. Ran into town for a few things we had forgot.

We got the bird feeder set up, hoping it doesn't become a squirrel feeder!

Late afternoon we just relaxed. Here's the view from the site.

The park road is on the other side of the fence.

This park is "famous" for this silhouette of sasquatch. Visitors to the park will walk all over searching for it and then get a photo. It's probably 100 yards away from us and across the street. The other thing in this pic is the cane grinder. The park staff grow and harvest sugar cane, grind it, then boil in down in syrup.

We are for the most part "set up" and assume duties tomorrow.

All is well in the Boss Camp.
 

Winter Excursion 7, Day 61 The Life of a Camp Host

The rain today was not as bad as forecast. We finished up what little packing up we had to do and were at the dump station by 0900. Then on the road by 0930, 30 minutes ahead of schedule, but actually we have no schedule.

On the way we witnessed a Police Office in pursuit of a vehicle. The vehicle went off the side of the road, with the Officer in pursuit. The Officer stopped in the right lane of RT 17, jumped out of his car, pulled his gun, and probably started shouting expletives at driver in the vehicle. The guy in the vehicle (young guy) exited quick with hands over his head. That was all we saw as we passed by at 45 mph. I wouldn't to be that kid or his parents!

We arrived at our new Campground, pulled into our host site around 1400.

Rudy (one of the maintenance guys and a friend from last year) greeted us. We met our new co-host (Carolyn) and then spent the rest of the afternoon setting up. Here's the new site, we were in host site #2 last year, but in host site #1 this year.

We are off tomorrow and will spend the day setting everything up. We will be here for four months. I'll post a few more pics tomorrow. Our first "work day" is Monday

Winter Excursion 7, Day 60

Cath & I drove into the grocery store early this morning. We picked up all we needed as we leave tomorrow for our host duties in Georgia. Stocked the fridge, the pantry, and filled the propane tanks.

Around noon Nicole, Mary, and the Kiddos arrived at camp. Nicole brought subs for lunch.

Played with the Kiddos, did some walking, and played a crazy game. Nicole got a long ride on the E-bike.

We all had to say our goodbyes, but we will see them over the next few months.

Cath & I did dinner at SeeWee and got our southern fried food fix! 

Off to bed early it will be a long day tomorrow. Rain is in the forecast.

Winter Excursion 7, Day 59

I left camp at 0630 and headed to the Kid's house to finish work on the window boxes. By 1030 I was all done. Here's the "sort of" finished product.

The new drywall needs to be mudded and the baseboard needs some wood putty. It all needs painted, but the Kid's can finish that up.

Back at camp Cath made lunch, I grabbed a shower, and they rode out on the E-bike to check out part of the Palmetto Hiking Trail. The trail near camp was nice and smooth, but when I got near the water it was Live oak Root City and the going was slow. here's a few pics.

Brian stopped by after work to say goodbye as we won't see him tomorrow. Had some local shrimp for dinner. Hit the bed around 2130, it's been a long day.
 

Winter Excursion 7, Day 58

Drove back to the Kid's house to continue work on the Window Boxes. All went well until I tried to fit the second one in it's "slot". It was off by 1/2" so I spent part of the day doing some modifying. I forgot about the old rule: "measure twice, cut once"! Actually I didn't forget, I just screwed up!

I'll post pics of these things tomorrow as tomorrow is the last day I can work on them. We leave Saturday for Georgia and Friday we are seeing the Kids and Kiddos at the camper. I'm sure they can finish up some of the trim work.

We got back to camp just about sundown and it's still beautiful to see the sunset on the reeds across the Intercostal Waterway we are camped on.

Other than my wood working ability all is well in the Boss camp!

Winter Excursion 7, Day 57

Construction Day!

We got to the Kid's house by 0900. I started on the Window Boxes right away. These are not Window Boxes for flowers, these are for sitting by the window and taking in the world from the room over the garage. Here's a few picks of the framing. I'll post some more tomorrow when I get them installed (there is two of them).

They weight around 50+, but that is without the door on the top. They can be used for storage also.

I used 9 2x4s and need a few more to complete the other one. Yep..there is two of these "seats".

Before we left this afternoon I cut a the lumber needed for the second one.

I'll post some pics of the finished product tomorrow. The second one should go faster than the first.

Back at camp it's dinner and bed, forget the movie!