Wednesday November 15, 2017-Inks Lake State Park

Here's a quick catch-up post to let you know that we're still around. We're kind of in a rut, with work days being Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Cleaning cabins isn't too bad but I wouldn't want to do it all the time. We were taken by surprise when we were told that we had to clean cabins, but then it was explained that they (park management) want all hosts to be able to clean cabins. This is a vital job and must be done daily because of turnover of guests using the cabins. If everyone has some knowledge of cleaning the cabins, it is easier to find someone in case of some sort of emergency. The only problem with this plan is that it isn't distributed evenly. Some hosts work on cabins one day per week, others (like us) do two or three. One couple that I know refused to work on cabins completely! I don't know how they got away with that, but it's what I was told. This doesn't include doing "deep cleaning" which is all caught up right now. We worked hard getting the cabins deep cleaned at the beginning of our stay, and I don't like it! It is much harder to do and more time consuming. I guess I'm not a house cleaning guy.

We've had a couple of visitors since we got here. Some old friends of mine, Leonard and his wife Gail from La Marque came up to Johnson City where they were visiting friends there. Leonard is the retired Fire Marshal from La Marque and I knew him early in my law enforcement career. We met them in Marble Falls at the world famous Bluebonnet Cafe for supper with their friends Jim and Sylvia. It was an enjoyable time, reminiscing over the "olden days" with Leonard. Leonard and Gail came up to the park the next day to see our new Landmark and were very impressed. They have a trailer, but it is older and they have no intentions of buying a new one. 

The day before yesterday, some other old friends came by to visit. Bill and Karen have worked here at Inks Lake as park hosts a few years ago, and we stayed next door to them. Bill had done some driving with us on the deer hunts when they were here  before. We had a nice but short visit with them but our new neighbors, Rob and Vickie arrived for their stay here and we had to help them get backed in and situated. They will also work on the deer hunt, as well a other things.

We've also gotten into a routine of going out to eat while we are here. On Tuesday nights we all go to the Hoover Valley Country Store and Cafe for $5.00 burgers and fries. This place is a local favorite, with a small convenience store, gas station and little cafe, but the food is good and who doesn't like a $5 burger? They have no website, but there are reviews on Yelp and Trip Advisor if you are interested.

On Friday's we have been going to the Dam Grill which is located near the Buchanan Dam, and another local favorite. We go there on Fridays for the catfish basket specials but we were served cold food twice, so last weekend we went to the 2300 Cafe in Burnet. The food was hot and tasty but we may give the Dam Grill another try before giving up on it. This Friday, we have plans to go to the Bluebonnet for Bunky's birthday. I know it will be good and we have some errands to run in Marble Falls. That's the thing about being in a park that is 10-12 miles out of town, you must plan your trips well or spend a lot of money on fuel. 

We're only a couple of weeks until the deer hunt begins, and that means more work for me, but it's also lots of fun. 

So long.