I have been negligent in my blogging but sometimes there really isn't much to blog about. Time and time again I have said that this is not a vacation but a lifestyle with all the trappings of everyday life. There is cooking and cleaning and laundry and everything that goes along with taking care of a household. We also have to deal with the joys of living in a vacation area.
The past couple of weeks have marked the ending of family tourist season. School is back in session in most of the country and the families visiting the area have dwindled. We now are getting the empty nesters and retirees who are taking advantage of the "shoulder" season when there are less tourists on the road. It doesn't make it any less busy here, just a different clientele. Labor Day weekend was crazy here and in the park. We really haven't gone into the park much after Memorial Day and will start going back in now that Labor Day is past. It sounds a lot like "Snowbird" season in Florida when the locals just stay away from beaches and restaurants until the tourists head back north.
During this time we were able to take care of a number of things I wanted to fix around our home. Like I said we are home owners and have to maintain our home. Last month I replaced the fresh water pump. These past couple of weeks I had a list of things that I wanted to do before it got too cold. We had to swap out our spare tire from our trip north and replace a center hub on the wheel. One of the shock absorbers had broken during the trip and was replaced. We also found a couple of lug nuts that had frozen in place and will take care of that soon. And finally the macerator needed replacing. If you have followed us from the beginning you know that I installed a macerator in July of 2009 and have affectionately called it "The Poop Shooter". After 9 years the pump failed and this was as good a time to fix it as any.
Well that is the excitement here in our neck of the woods. We are planning some excursions into the park now that the crowds have thinned and Mary will post more pictures. We have just 5 1/2 more weeks before we head south and I'm sure there will be more to do around our home here in West Yellowstone because....
Home is where we park it,
Frank and Mary
