Sunday June 11th 2017

I really squandered the good weather today, but I don’t care. I enjoyed the lazy day. It was a bright sunny day with highs in the 60s. Tomorrow through Wednesday is expected to be very rainy. Today might have been my only chance to visit the World Mining Museum on this trip through Butte.

My lazy behavior started as soon as I got up. I put the coffee on and started reading Internet blogs and articles while it brewed. It was better than an hour before I got back to the coffee or any thing remotely resembling breakfast. I continued reading while drinking the coffee and a cinnamon roll. It was mid afternoon before I came up for air.

Sleepy ducks on the bank of the pond.

To break up the reading jag and I took a walk along the county trails that abut the RV park. There were a lot of people walking dogs and getting some time in the sun along the path. The marsh area also had some wildlife. I saw geese swimming in the ponds and ducks sleeping on the banks.

This group of geese seems to be two families.

The RV park is nearly full tonight. It has been interesting watching the people arrive and setup. I’m impressed by some, amused by others and ready go assist a few. The seasoned travelers pull in and setup quickly. Each member of the party seems to have an assigned role. The summer vacation travelers are a little more tentative and somewhat confused. They take longer to position the RV on the site, agonized over getting it level and seem to take forever to get setup. They also seem to be the group that has one doer and a bunch of observers in their party. This often leads to raised voices.

The experts are the amusing ones. Three similar RVs from Canada arrived this evening. They’re so similar they may be rentals. A man from one of the three jumped out and started directing the others into the sites. I could see no reasonable reason for his directions. They were long level pull through sites with no backing necessary. When he got around to his rig. He spent ages putting boards under wheels then changing to another combination in an attempt to get level on pretty level ground. None of his companions needed to level and he ended up with next to nothing under a single wheel.

I’m sure people watching me setup might be amused or confused too, but you sure see some odd things. The ones I have helped in the past are the obvious inexperienced or new campers. If a couple is standing around trying to figure out how to do something, I’ll ask if they need help. If someone is trying to connect the water hose to the electric box, I’ll help. More importantly when someone asks for assistance I’m glad to provide what I can.