7/14/07 Extremely Busy Day at this KOA

WOW! I never expected the campground to be this busy this weekend or for the time to fly by so fast!

It got to the point that we were turning people away who wanted to rent Kamper Kabins for the weekend. All nine were rented. In addition, all of our RV spaces were spoken for and most tent sites had campers in them.

If I thought the campground was busy, well, that was nothing compared to the float business! It was a beautiful weekend so in addition to the floaters who had reservations we had a lot of walk-in business. In fact, two other outfitters close by were "sold out" and started sending business our way. It didn't take long and we were turning floaters away. We were running two school buses as it was since we had one party of 60! This group went out at 8:30 in the morning and were the last ones to return just before seven. Dan, the "float boys" and the two bus drivers were kept very busy all day.

Barb and I were kept hopping in the store. We nearly emptied the ice freezer and things were flying off the shelves in the store. All this in addition to the phones ringing, answering questions for the campers and dealing with the floaters as they returned.

I have no idea what Bob did today. I don't think I even saw him. I think he was kept busy by the campers answering their questions about their rigs electricity. These campers need to learn just what having 30 amps will allow them to do. We have a list of what each appliance in a rig draws as far as amperage is concerned, so he took the list to Barb so that she could make copies and we could hand them out to the campers. Especially the ones who run the air conditioner, make a pot of coffee, have the TV on, are running their hot water heater on electricity rather than propane and cook something in an electric frying pan and reheat something in the microwave while their teenage daughter dries her hair with a blow dryer.....all at the same time... on 30 amps!! They wonder why the breakers in their rigs trip.

Right after work I was at our flower boxes deadheading the flowers when a camper strolled by and asked if it wasn't a bit much to bring flowers and flags for a weekend of camping. I explained to this young fella that this was my home and we weren't here for the weekend. He was simply fascinated that we lived here and traveled to different areas every couple of months. After answering all of his questions I think he'll be a full timer some day.

As tired as I was I walked around the campground after dark. When its this crowded I think its a good idea to make your presence known. Besides, this is how you get to have leisurely chats with the campers. I was talking with one couple from the Good Sam group (Good Sam is a nationwide camping club, we're members too) when Barb walked up to us. I noticed she had something that looked like pieces of rope in her hand but I didn't pay it much mind. The four us of talked a bit and the things in her hand came into view again. I asked what she had there and she held it up for the three of us to see. It seems that one of the swimmers in the pool got bored with just swimming and decided to peel the caulking out of the seams! She found the strips of caulk laying poolside and in the pool when she went to close it for the evening. She had been going to different groups to see if anyone had seen anything going on at the pool. Of course no one had. To say she was angry is an understatement! The pool may have to be drained now so that it can be re-caulked, it will have to have time to dry and cure, the pool will have to be re-filled and the water will be cold again! She is not a happy campground owner!

So that's a busy day in a campground.