Well folks, I haven't been around for awhile so here's a basic update for those who even remember me.  :)  

We had a great Spring/Summer on the road.  We spent nearly four months at Canyon Country Campground doing our first work-camp gigs ever.  It was pretty great for the most part.  Our original deal with them was to work Thurs. thru Monday, 4 hours each.  10am till 2pm.  It was quite nice.  Along with a paid worker (who was on the clock full-time and paid hourly), we kept the place immaculate.  Occassionally, we would work extra hours for them, which wasn't a problem.  Sadly, their full-timer left for college, and things began to change rapidly.  

Our hours were increasing by the day, as well as our chore list.  We talked to them on a few occassions about a monetary reward for the extra work, since they didn't have to pay the full time guy, no longer, I didn't feel it was a horrible thing to ask.  It never happened.  So basically, it became a JOB, which wasn't exactly what we had in mind, being retired and all.  Both owners have health issues, and we felt horrible shirking what they were now requiring of us, so we did it without complaints.  Then, the health issues of the guy started to affect his temperament, and he began to talk to us like we were dogs.  Being a pretty respectful guy, I held my tongue many times.  His wife would constantly apologize for him, explaining the pain he was in, and how he was acting this way to everyone.  Again, we bit our lips and continued to just do our jobs, without any major complaining (except to each other).  

One day, we returned from a trip home from seeing our children, TWENTY minutes late.  We were dressed down like we were children.  Putting our knowledge of the guy's pain into the front of my mind, I again, bit my lip and went about my scheduled chores.  At some point, my wife asked him a question, and he LIT into her.  I drew the line at that moment and went a little off.  I demanded an apology.  I didn't get one.  I told them we'd finish the day, and we'd be gone.  They told us to not even bother.  It was getting ugly.  So I said fine, and me and the wife went to our site and broke down the camper, packed and left.  Haven't spoken to them since.  It broke our hearts.  We really loved them, but there's no way I'm being talked to like that.  I'm a 46 year old father of five who never put up with that, even at my career of 25 years.  

So we then took off to a nearby lake to stay for a few nights and get our heads together.  Make our next plan.  The place is Lake Hammond, and they are an Army Corps of Engineers park.  Beautiful place.  Must have been in the cards, cuz we talked to the Ranger who ran the place and were offerred a gig immediately.  UNBELIEVABLE.  This place was so much better.  Our new gig was 20 hrs a week, but done in 2.5 days.  We had 4.5 days to ourselves.  AMAZING!!!  We loved it.  We were going to stay for the duration of the season, but the floods came in the beginning of September, and we returned temporarily to our home in NE Pa.  Sadly, it turned out to be not so temporary.  Our youngest kids (twin boy and girl), are in their final year of high school, and there's lots to do to prepare them for college.  We decided to just stay home for now.  

We have our spot and gig for next year though.  They loved us there, and they treat people with tons of respect and all the privacy in the world.  Once you're off the clock... you're OFF the clock.  I loved it.  

So in the hiatus, we've got some work to do on the camper and the van, to prepare for next Spring.  We won't be able to buy our dream rig for nearly two years more still, so the DIY projects just keep coming.  LOL  Luckily, we have such a great forum here for advice and encouragement.  Great to see you all again.  

Ken and Carol.   

Sorry for the length of this.  :)