June 10, 2005

June 10, 2005

West Hawk Lake day 24 of 113

DAY 358

 

Well ... today was a bit warmer, but still cloudy, and at least it didn't rain. At least not by the time I started typing this at 1:00 P.M..

We slept in a bit, waking when the phone rang about 10:00 A.M.. It was my investment broker in Ottawa calling to give me the details of yesterday's trade. After showering I took Bo for a long walk. He's been inside more than he would like this week. Then I did some investment analysis and planning on the computer. As we approach the first anniversary of starting our travel adventure, we're trying to figure out whether this lifestyle has cost more or less than our investments have grown in the past year. If the investments grow faster than we spend it on this lifestyle, then theoretically we can do this forever.

We had lunch, then I read a book until I fell asleep. We worked for quite awhile on cleaning and waxing another upper section of Harvey. We chatted with neighbouring campers who are camped here in section B. They are here for 3 weeks. They've been coming here to West Hawk for 26 years. They are camped in an old, restored, Prevost camper bus. Prevost buses are the cream of the crop of RV's. New ones are in excess of half a million dollars. The campground started to fill up late this afternoon. From mid-afternoon to late afternoon there was a steady stream of incoming campers. We kept busy helping trailers find suitable sites, and helping them get positioned in their sites. This is an old campground, and wasn't particularly designed to accommodate today's larger trailers. And with all due respect to the campground office staff, when they assign sites, they aren't aware of some of the constraints of trying to squeeze a 30 foot trailer behind a 20 foot truck into a 45 foot long campsite, set at 90 degrees to the narrow access road, and filled with trees with low hanging branches !

We barbecued supper, then walked all around the campground with Bo, visiting with campers and "pitching" the interpretive program presentation at the amphitheatre. We chatted with a retired couple from Idaho who are travelling around the country by motorcycle. At 9:30 we attended the one hour interpretive program presentation at the amphitheatre. It was an educational information session, and short documentary style video on sturgeon. Yeah ... sturgeon ! Hey ... this is "Family Fishing Weekend" ! Entryto the Provincial Parks is free this weekend, and fishing licenses are not required to fish this weekend. The interpretive staff have scheduled a presentation at West Hawk Lake campground amphitheatre every Friday night at 9:30 P.M., and an interactive session on the West Hawk Lake main beach ( Crescent Beach ) every Sunday afternoon at 1:00 P.M.. I guess it's good form for the campground hosts to promote and attend these activities. These very young interpretive staff are well intentioned, well prepared, and work very hard, but gee ... sturgeon ? ? ? Cute, little, green eyed blonde Ashleigh in a sturgeon costume ?

DSK