Monday August 7th 2023

Last week the temperature was back around normal in the low nineties and it was often overcast making it more comfortable outside. Over the weekend the weather started a transition toward hot. Excessive heat warnings have been issued each day since Saturday. The high temperature today was 98 with a heat index of 117. The display on my car dashboard said it was 102 at one point this afternoon. Basically, it was hot.

The day began with the sound of lawn mowers. It has been two weeks since this part of the park got mowed. They had a lot of work to do and it was messy. I listened to the sound of the mowers getting closer as I laid in bed this morning. I was up working on breakfast when they arrived at my site. They were back later with the trimmers to get a little closer to all the obstacles. The grass looks better when they finish, but today the roads and some of the RV pads were covered in cut grass because of the volume of grass they cut. I still think they should pass out noise protection to all the residents before they mow. It is not practical, but those machines are noisy.

I was surprised to find a lot of empty sites when I took my walk around the campground today. This is probably the emptiest it has been since I arrived at the end of June. My guess is it relates to the beginning of the school year this week. The folks that have been using the RV park for temporary housing may have managed to be in more permanent housing for the school year.