The past few days at the park have been busy getting it ready for our opening weekend. And I've done all kinds of jobs from weed wacking and weeding evasive garlic mustard to power washing moss on pavement to leaf blowing more than once to beach raking to cleaning bathrooms to mowing (I actually got to on Friday before we opened!!!) to checking people in for day use to checking in and out boats on our waterfront. Just call me Miss Versatile!
Thursday we were cleaning and mowing and making everything neat and tidy before we opened on Friday. We had had a 93 foot tree that had fallen into a campsite that had been cut up, but we needed to move it by tractor or some big machine before we opened. We were hoping to get it cleaned up Thursday, but we got the machine Friday morning. And on that morning, as the guy was unloading a small dumptruck load of stumps by the Park Ranger's house, one hit a wire causing an electric wire to arch and our power to go out (and almost causing our garage to burn up- but we shut off the breaker before that happened). Luckily, we could contact the power company which wasn't far away and they got us up and running quickly (thank goodness). We cleaned up the campsite and all was good. What an opening day!
Yesterday (Saturday) was busier because of day-use. We are both a campground and a day use park where people can come in and picnic and swim for the day or camp overnight. This weekend has been really great weatherwise (really hot though for May here in Vermont).
Today is my day off- much needed for me. It was great to sleep in and to check my email and apply for teaching jobs that I've been neglecting- though not intentionally- to do. I have tomorrow off as well, and already I have a list of things I need to get done- weeding, making raised veggie garden beds, going to the Vergennes Parade (if it's not thundering), and a few other things. At least today will be a relaxing day. As I sit here and type, I have my window open and the breeze flowing in feels mighty nice.
Time to go and enjoy the day!
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