We spent last week at the Cowlitz River getting our lot ready for camping. Skeet and Jan were also there doing some work on their lots. Their friends Stan and Bonnie came down for an overnight stay so they could see the campground. We had a great time working and then making s'mores with the GIANT marshmallows. Here are Bonnie and Jan cooking theirs. The fire was perfect and as you can see their marshmallows are getting a nice golden brown.
It's time for the work to begin! Skeet and Jan's son Wes, his wife Erin and children Elliott and Edith came down for our first day there. The men got busy measuring and putting in the boards in preparation for the gravel. Since Skeet is a building contractor and Wes is an engineer they brought their tools and knowledge to make sure measurements were right, elevations correct, and structure sound. It's sure nice to have friends.
Before the gravel was put in Ron needed to move the electrical and sewer to the other side of our lot. Keith was helping with this and it looks like they are about finished with the job.
George did a great job spreading the gravel.
Ken, a neighbor, must be supervising, while Keith, George and Ron are moving the gravel.
My job was to paint our little shed. We are not sure we will ever put anything in it as we always carry what we need in the motorhome. However, it was in pretty bad shape so I wanted to clean it up and make it look nice.
Finished! We put new trim boards around the roof and a new latch. The roof keeps the rain out, but we will put on a new one another time so we can get rid of the green plastic.
Home Sweet Home! The basics are done and we can finally park on our own lot. As you can see we have a beautiful view of the river.
We planted new grass in the dirt area, so hopefully the next time we are there it will be green.
I stepped out of the motorhome to get a picture of the morning fog along the river. It was a beautiful morning. The fog eventually burned off we had a sunny warm day.
