Training, Training

   The first days at a new site are always crazy-busy.  Getting the rig set up.  Externally, leveling, electricity, water, sewer, satellite are all necessary.  Plus, in the desert you need to put lights under the rig to deter the desert rats from building nests in the bottom of the trailer and in the engine compartment of the truck.
    Internally, opening the slides, of course, but more importantly, setting up the "house".  Went you are on the road, many items sit in boxes or on chairs waiting to come out.  Well, they are now out!  The place feels like home.  😊 
   On the job front, we have been busy.  We arrived at Noon on Monday the 6th.  By the end of the day we were set up.  Tuesday we went into headquarters, met Kyle, the volunteer coordinator, signed a bunch of forms, got our uniforms, name tags,and met many employees and volunteers.  This is a very busy park, the busiest in the Arizona State Park system, so there are many ( I don;t know the number yet) of employees and 20 volunteer rigs so nearly 40 volunteers.  So meeting everyone and remembering all of them will take time.
    Randa and I have most of the online training components completed.  The final two are our targets for today.  Our official work days are Sun, Mon, Tues, and Wed.  (5 hr shifts, some morning , some afternoon.)  Next week we train at the gate, greeting visitors and collecting the state park fee. and at the front desk, greeting folks and answering any questions.
     We will also be trained to be trailers, a helper to the cave guide, answer questions, close doors, and watch for "touches".  KC is Very Careful to insure that the cave stays pristine.  Any time the formations are touched by us humans, oil and other residue is left behind.  This is a source of mold and bacteria growth in the cave.  To prevent this, any "touch" is marked and at the end of the day volunteers walk thru the cave and spray a water solution to disperse the pollution. 
   Randa and I were invited by Mark and Leslie to help them close one of the cave chambers last night.  What a privilege to be in there taking care of this valuable resource.  We hope to do it again.