Friday, July 2, 2010

Will be a busy weekend

Busy day as campers arrive for the weekend, I had a chiropractic appointment in Spruce Grove in the AM, did some shopping while there while Woody stayed around to direct campers, answer questions and make sure everyone is taken care of, we have a couple of groups along with other campers. One group is the Onoway Fire and Rescue crew gathering for a year end celebration, a family reunion and 4 other campers. Woody made sure that all understand quiet time and to keep their dogs leashed, it is different if one group books the whole park, there is no quiet time as no one bothers us once we close the door but when we have a mix of groups and other campers, the rule has to followed for the pleasure of all campers. The bear or bears are still hanging out in the bush so we make sure all campers are informed in case they do read the caution signs; sure don’t want any bear incidents! During the afternoon Scott and Woody spent some time at the Gun Range enjoying some well deserved relaxation doing something they love, it was a perfect afternoon for shooting, no wind and not too hot. When Woody and Scott returned on the campers informed us that he had been walking the trails and encountered fresh bear sign on the trail to Wildlife Watch Building as well as another trail close to the park. If the bear becomes too brave he or they will have to be removed from the area. We have reported the bear activity to the Barrhead Fish and Wildlife department and are awaiting a call back but if the bears come into the campground Woody can legally shoot them, this park is private property, last year the bears hung out on the trails further southeast, not close to the campground and posed no problem, the park is 216 acres so they have room to wander without bothering anyone.
After dinner Dave and Pat came over to share our campfire, was a little cool with clouds floating around but we had another good visit with the fire keeping us warm! Woody made his last trip around the campground just after 11:00 pm, all was quiet, most campers were visiting around their fire pits so we called it a night, hopeful we would not get any noise complaints!

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