So, what do we do all day as campground hosts? In the beginning there was a lot of “yard work” getting the campground ready for campers. (see this post from May) With that done and only touch-ups needed every now and again, we spend our time tidying up the bathrooms…(John wields a mean broom)
Cleaning campsites after a camper vacates, which takes only a minute or two….
The group / pavilion site we have take us a while usually. These sites can hold up to 200 people and can get a bit messy.
We spend a lot of time talking with the campers and just general socializing.
Periodically I get to put my “teaching hat” on and hold an interpretive class with anyone interested. The kids and I are talking about spider webs and in the morning sun we found some really BIG ONES!!!
We also like to checkout other people’s rigs and setups. Here are the three we found most interesting this summer.
A vintage Airfloat, Airstream’s competitor “back in the day”. The owners let us take a look inside. They completely restored it and even take it to vintage RV shows.
This one, well we aren’t sure. We never got to talk to the owners.
You may have heard of a type of recreational vehicle called a Toy Hauler. Basically it is a house with an attached garage. The back of the rig folds down to make a ramp and you drive your vehicle out. We we had a “horse hauler” complete with a slide out in the living area and hay in the back part. No horses though.
John usually gets in at least one nap a day.
He has been working steadily on his rock collection. A jewelry store in Arizona is interested in his wine bottle stoppers so he made up a bunch and got a few in the mail. Hopefully they will sell well.
He’s been tumbling, grinding and polishing rocks all summer.
He even took a wire wrapping class at a local jewelry store. Here is what he has done so far.
Here is what he still needs to wrap.
That should keep him busy this winter.
