We Have Our First Workamping Jobs!

There are lots of resources available to Workampers.  If you're considering embarking on a workamping lifestyle, I highly recommend that you subscribe to Workamper News (www.workamper.com) for lots of valuable information, including daily "Hot Jobs" postings sent directly to your own e-mail address.  It really gives you a good idea of the possibilities that exist out there.

But as valuable as this resource has been for us, and as many RV parks list job openings in this venue, it has it limitations, the most poignant of which is that there are many, many more RV Parks and Campgrounds and job opportunities that do not list with Workamper News than ones that do.

For a variety of reasons, we had decided to try to secure workamping jobs in NW Ohio, somewhere near Marblehead, for the first summer.  My sister had recently purchased a cottage in Marblehead, and it's only 75 minutes from my Mom in the Cleveland area, and 25 minutes from Cedar Point, the best amusement park in the world!  But while we didn't see many Ohio jobs listed with Workamper News, we literally saw none in the NW Ohio area.  So, we took the advice of Howard and Linda Payne of RV-Dreams.com and started contacting campgrounds directly.

Using the Ohio Campground Association website, we found two in the area we were interested in, and sent them both e-mails with our resume attached.  It didn't take long to get a response from Julie Walker of camplakeerie.com.  Julie and her husband Mark had recently purchased a new facility -- Surf Motel and Campground --http://surfmotelandcampground.com -- right in Marblehead!  Once again, God has answered our prayers far beyond what we had hoped or even asked for!  He is so good!

So we began our summer jobs on April 15th.  The campground opened for the season on May1st, and we spent many hours preparing the motel/campground/house for the summer season.  Since then, Gayle has been minding the store, "Surf House of Jerks," checking customers in and out, and spending lots of time on the phone taking reservations.  John's primary responsibility has been lawn maintenance and light repairs.

We're winding down our season here at Surf Motel and Campground, and we hope to return to Surf sometime in the future.  We've been told that we would be welcomed back!  For now, however, we have our sights set on returning to North Carolina and our new jobs at the Lake Norman Motorcoach Resort.