Everything has been splendid thus far on Hilary's and my summer adventure.
Zack Van Brunt (current surrogate son in the Newman household) graciously drove Hilary and me to the airport at 3:15 Friday morning so that we could catch our 6:00 flight out of Houston. I slept on the plane, Hilary watched me sleep on the plane, and we were checked into our hotel in Bozeman, Montana before noon. We ate a great lunch at MacKenzie River Pizza Co., a recommendation from a professor of mine who got his undergraduate degree in Bozeman. After a brief walk around town, we returned to the hotel and caught up on lost sleep.
We rose the next morning and walked across the street to catch a groovin' bus, whose colors reminded me of the old Astros uniforms. The bus crowd was lively, and we made several friends en route to Yellowstone.
Once we got to the park, we checked in, got our employee ID cards, picked up our uniforms, went to orientation, and got our room assignments - typical first day stuff. Our newly acquired friends and our view of beautiful mountains (above) made the hours of line-waiting a lot more pleasant than they might have been. That evening, we arrived at Canyon Lodge and got settled into our rooms in the "Grizzly" dorm. Much of the surrounding area is still covered in snow.
Training began today. Hilary and I both found out that we will be cafeteria workers in the "front of the house," which thankfully will involve a number of non-dishwashing tasks.
I hope to explore the area on some little hikes in the coming week.
Well, waking up to this view every day would even make up for having to wash dishes. I think this is about the most splendid adventure ever and my envy level is quite high! Don't forget the relaxation challenge between you and Clara and me. Love to Hillary and keep the blogs coming.
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How's your work schedule?
ReplyDeleteIs your work schedule the same as Hilary's?
How's the inner park transportation? Free?
Do you look down on the "back of the house" cafeteria workers? Do you make fun of them and sit at different tables in the mess hall? Also, sounds completely awesome.
ReplyDeleteAre you smarter than the average bear? Prove it.
ReplyDeleteSo far we've mostly been training, and the hours have resembled those of a normal job. Our schedules should become more erratic once the lodge opens on Friday. Hilary and I may not have the exact same schedules, but we can request to have the same days off.
ReplyDelete"Back of the house" includes a few dishwashers, but also lots of cooks. Hopefully we'll all be friends.
sounds like the dharma initiative...
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