SUMMER IS FLYING BY

Time seems to pass by quickly here at the Sandy Shores Campground at  Silver Lake, MI.  We've become very comfortable in our jobs, and feel fortunate to be working here.  Sandy Shores Campground will continue to be full every weekend until after Labor Day, and openings for weekday sites are going quickly.  A full campground means the grounds crew must do thorough but quick cleanups to get ready for new check-ins at 2 P.M. everyday.  Hank is part of that crew 3 days a week.

Selene is feeling much more confident with the office work she does 3 days a week.  The office has large windows on all walls, so it's easy to feel a part of all the activity that is constantly going on, both inside and outside.



  The  coming and going of people and vehicles is entertaining in and of itself as they walk to the beach across the street with water toys and boats, or drive off to the dunes with their colorful vehicles, or just go out for a stroll down the road to shop and explore. Sunset is late here (currently 9:13 P.M.) so there's plenty of  daylight time for after-dinner activities.

The two days we have bathhouse/pool duty from 10 to 6  pass by quickly as we do hourly checks. The biggest job is keeping the floors dry inside the entrance  and the shower dressing areas.  Sometimes it's so busy you just can't do a good job, but we do what we can.  Hank can't do much pool cleaning as the 82 degree pool is very busy all day long.  We also do 3 ride-arounds in the golf cart picking up lawn debris from the seasonal sites and deposting it in a compost area in the woods. Selene checks the laundry room each hour  to make sure its neat and clean . Every night,  Hank  does a late-night Quiet Hours walk around the park.

On one of our off days, we usually go to Hart or Ludington for shopping and a meal  There aren't many restaurant chains  in this area, but there are  a lot of longtime family owned places. A few weeks ago, we went to the Country Dairy for lunch. It's a nearby  family-owned  dairy farm with a restaurant  and store that is known for their good sandwiches, bottomless cups of white or chocolate milk, cheese products,  ice cream and related treats in many flavors and forms. We didn't take the dairy tour because it was rather warm that day, but we've heard that it's quite interesting.






Most of the time, the weather has been warm with only 2 short hot spells so far.  It cools off quickly at night.  Most of the rain has fallen overnight, and even if it heavy, the sandy soil absorbs it well and there haven't been any flooding issues in the park.  Whenever we're in the RV, we have continuous entertainment with all of the pool activity that takes place right in front of us.  We have plenty of free time for ham radio, computer use, reading and watching DVD's, and we've enjoyed a couple of campfires.  Life here is certainly not boring!