Anderson Island, WA
Our first workamping assignment is on Anderson Island in the Puget Sound in Washington state where we'll be Camp Hosts at Lowell Johnson Park, (aka, "The Old Swimming Hole"), one of Anderson Island's busiest public parks.
Our only job is to monitor the parking lot and enforce parking restrictions. Open the gate. Close the gate. Open the gate. Close the gate. You get the idea. We work on Saturdays and Sundays and have the rest of the week to do with as we choose. It's a great opportunity to explore the Pacific Northwest (PNW), something that's been on our bucket list for a while.
So, on May 22st, we will pack up the motor home and bee-line it to Steilacoom, WA, where we will load our rig and tow car onto a ferry and make the 30-minute crossing to the island. That gives us just enough time to get settled in and trained up on our grueling duties before the Memorial Day weekend. We will stay until sometime after Labor Day and then make our way back home.
Mesa, AZ
We'll be home for about six weeks before heading to Mesa, Arizona for our second workamping gig at Valle de Oro, a massive 55+ RV resort with over 1600 RV and park model sites. Our assignment begins on November 1st. We'll be there through the beginning of April when all of the snowbirds go home to Canada, Washington, Oregon, and other various wintery, snowy locations. This time, we will be two of four workampers on the Wi-Fi Support Team. We will each work 12 hours a week hooking up guests to the internet. This should either be really fun or really not fun at all... :-) Regardless, it will allow us to hang out in warmer weather and explore an area new to us.
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Sounds like a fun adventure. I'd be interested to know if there appear any gotchas. If so, I'm guessing they'll add spice to offset any inconvenience. Have fun!
thanks for this, I will be living vicariously through you. So far I have been able to talk myself out of a camping van. If your experiences are really positive I may revisit.
Great idea with the blog.🤗I look forward to reading about the adventure.
I really like your idea of a blog. I will be following along with your work camping adventures. Someday perhaps Tom and I may try it.
Will you miss your winery gigs of past years? Seems there were deals of wine and food at the wineries?
This all sounds interesting! Dana retired in November so we have more time to travel together and not be on a time table. Perhaps we'll make it to Anderson Island to see what you are up to if they allow tent people. We could also visit family on both sides on the way there.
Looking forward to reading about all your adventures safe travels.
Cool idea. Good for us non-Facebook people to stay informed:)