Columbus Day Weekend

Well this is the last big hurrah of the season and we were full.  It was a great weekend, but S and I always struggle with it.  The local school has a large tournament and there is also a small festival and we enjoy spending time at the events, but to do this we close the office for a few hours at a time and just go.  Now S has NO problem doing this, but Me, well I go crazy worrying about things back at the camp. Does someone need wood or propane.  Do the kids want another train ride.  Would someone be shopping in the store if we were open.  Are we missing some problem in the park?  All this makes me crazy, but time with the family is very important too, so away we go. 

This year there were no crazy things happening, we tried a chili cook off and it was disappointing that more people did not participate.  However, the ones that did made excellent chili and I enjoyed it and we hope they weren't too disappointed.  It was a good time and we had a chance to share a few stories and have some laughs and it was great. 

I will tell one short story about the craziness of the business.  We had a camper for this weekend call us numerous, and I mean more than 4 times asking for a site for her parents.  We were totally booked and she kept calling saying all she needed was a patch of grass for them to park on.  Well, we have lots of grass, but none of it is real parking friendly.  It is either near the playground, or uneven, or very soft after the rain (and we had plenty this week), or just inconvenient.  Well, we had a customer call and change their arrival date by one night which opened up a site so we called the guest back and .............the parents decided not to come after all.   Short and sweet and really not so funny. 

Well, I hope you all have a great winter and we will write as time and thoughts allow. 

M