Several weeks ago Mark and I woke up to an NPR interview with a reporter from Harper’s. The reporter had written an article about Workampers where she described us as elderly people who couldn’t afford to retire. She told about a woman she interviewed who sounded suicidal because she was so depressed about having to live in her RV and travel around looking for work. I commented on NPR’s web site asking where the reporter’s sense of adventure was. Continue reading
There really isn’t enough work for two people in the office these days, so this morning Rose asked if I’d like to help Mark with cleaning the bathrooms and the laundry rooms. I jumped at the chance to work with him. We got everything cleaned, including over at the gas station that’s affiliated with our park, before time for me to cover my co-worker’s lunch. Continue reading
The summer is winding down and business has been so slow that most of the time there isn’t a need for two people in the office. The last couple days I’ve spent most of the day outside picking up trash by hand. Continue reading
Thank you to all who sent prayers and well-wishes for Mark. His baritone has turned to bass and his appetite is better. He still has a cough but he’s going to try returning to work tomorrow. Continue reading
I didn’t get a whole lot of practice registering campers today. We only had two registrations. We were really anticipating a bunch with the three day holiday coming up. Continue reading
My morning started out great with a phone conversation with Jamey. However, without KW at work today, I had to handle one lunch hour without any help and I made plenty of mistakes today. Continue reading
This morning when I first arrived in the office there was a flurry of activity. People were buying gifts before checking out. One couple bought nine Ulu knives, the traditional knives that were used by the tribes who lived in the north. Interestingly, the first time I had seen such a knife was at a Subway sandwich shop in Whitehorse when they used it for chopping salads. It has a curved blade with a wooden handle at the top. Continue reading
Mark and I went into the office together at 10:00 and then were taken our separate ways. I stayed in the office and Mark went outside to help with maintenance and landscaping. Continue reading
It’s been a pleasant trip, but after the frustration of not being able to do everything I wanted with my blog the last couple days, it’s nice to be back on American soil! For starters let me just say that we are now on Alaska Time, so we are an hour ahead of Pacific Time. Continue reading
I’ve spent the last couple days trying to find RV parks and make reservations in Canada for our trip to Alaska. This has never been difficult before, but this time it has proved to be a challenge. Continue reading