RV-Dreams Journal

Back On The Job - (Pagosa Springs, CO)

Linda went to the Ranch House around 8:00.  I drug my feet while watching the British Open and headed down around 9:00.

Karen had gone into town yesterday and called this morning to see that everything was okay.  Reassuring her that things were just fine, she decided to stay in town longer and take her mother to lunch among other things.  I think she is enjoying a little bit of her new found freedom.  :)

Linda did paperwork and reservations and filled hummingbird feeders.  I did a couple of minor chores and mouse duty.

We are in the wilderness, the cabins are rustic (meaning not air tight), and critters are abundant.  Our guests in Vic's Cabin requested a dead mouse removal and the re-setting of some traps.  :)

As the day warmed up and things dried out a little, I cut the grass with the Ranch's push mower.  The mower is on its last leg and makes the grass cutting a dreaded task.

Later, we completed our "Late Check-In" procedure and hung a box to place envelopes when our guests come in after we are off duty.

In the afternoon, a couple wandered in after seeing our sign at the entrance.  That new sign seems to brings someone in about once a day.  It'll pay for itself pretty quickly.

This couple was looking for a spot for a small family reunion for next year.  I gave them pricing and took them on a tour of the open cabins.

They decided to stay the night - our first walk-in customers.  :)

Linda made a pecan pie for our guests to serve later.

We also worked on our in-cabin information binders.

After Doug & JoAnn returned from their hike, Doug & I went fishing.  We chose new spots on the river.  Another successful outing - we both caught two.

However, I hear he is doubting my second one since he didn't actually see it.  Pretty bold statement for someone who gets a ride in the Jeep to the fishing spots each time we go.  :)

As we headed back for the evening, a young man from our Angler Cabin was out on the river with us.  He spotted a couple elk in the distance in one of our fields.

We gave Taylor a ride back, and I stopped to try to get a long shot of the elk since they were the first ones we'd seen here.

The above shot is with the 300mm zoom, so it was a long, long way off.  Then I took the original and cropped it below.

Not a very good pic, but at least it proves to the girls we weren't making it up.  :)

Back at the Ranch House, JoAnn was hanging out with Linda.  Linda invited our walk-in couple, Bob & Deborah, over for pecan pie.  We have sort of established a nightly 7:00 dessert time for the guests.

I used the golf cart to deliver pie to the other two occupied cabins since it was raining.  One of them gave us a bag of homegrown tomatoes in return.  :)

In talking to Bob & Deborah, we learned that Deborah's parents are in the process of selling their house and becoming full-timers.  We gave them RV-Dreams cards and told them to invite mom & dad to our site.  :)

In for the evening, I watched the rest of the third round of the British Open which I had TIVOed.  Linda worked on creating journal pages to be placed in the cabins so our guests can write about their stay.

Linda was certainly more productive than me today.  :)

Looking forward to a good night's sleep and then back at it again tomorrow.  Until then.  :)

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Hangin' At The Ranch - (Pagosa Springs, CO)

I stayed in my pajamas watching the British Open until after noon.  Oh, there might have been a little nap in there as well.

Linda searched our online version of Workamper News for potential winter positions, but didn't find anything yet.

After she made us breakfast around 10:00, she set up her bird feeding station just off the Ranch House deck.

The seed eaters have been slow to find it, but the hummers moved right in.

Some were using the birdbath ....

and the shepherd's hooks as waiting areas.  :)

I finally got dressed and got an internet refresher on knot tying.  I had to tie some tippet to my leader and had forgotten the knot I was supposed to use.

After practicing the knot tying for a half hour, I finally grabbed my rod and walked down to "three log hole".  It was looking like rain, so I didn't bother with the camera.

Within about 15 minutes, I caught two nice rainbows and just missed a third.  Nothin' to this fly-fishing thing.  :)

Then the rain started and the lightning chased me inside.

Linda was on the computer at the Ranch House and needed my assistance in recovering a couple of files that got erroneously deleted somehow.  And she and JoAnn were using the bread maker for an experiment.

The bread puffed up a little too much and stuck to the handle of the removable pan.  :)

Karen had gone into town for the day.  Linda was making Spaghetti Amore for the four of us and JoAnn made the Ultimate Peach Cobbler for dessert.

Doug & Fillmore made a trash run to the dumpster in the golf cart.

It wasn't raining when they started out, but it was pouring on their way back with a little hail mixed in.

Fillmore has decided he likes the golf cart and is ready for a ride anytime.  :)

I just hung around taking pictures of the hummers.

Hard to see in the below photo, but there are fifteen hummers flying around or feeding.

And I once again just missed a good photo of a Calliope Hummingbird, the smallest of the North American hummers and, therefore, the smallest North American bird.  They are supposed to be rare for this part of Colorado this time of year.  I hope to get him eventually.  :)

Here is a shot of a little flycatcher on her nest in the rafters of the porch just outside the front door.

The rain let up and I went back out to the river hoping for one more fish.  But the river was murkier and flowing pretty fast from the brief period of heavy rain.

Unsuccessful, I headed in for dinner at the Ranch House just as Doug was sent to fetch me.

Another wonderful dinner with our co-workers and friends.  With the rains making things a bit chilly, we were all ready to retire to the rigs.

Linda & I ordered a pay-per-view movie and had another relaxing evening.

We're officially back on duty tomorrow.  We'll see what the day holds.  :)

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