FERNLEY RV PARK

Last year while working for Amazon.com in Coffeeville KS, we stayed in a RV park right across the street from Amazon itself.  It made it an easy commute with me walking for the most part to and from work.

Last season while there, I did a blog on the park and described the set up.  Although it was very  spacious from site to site-it had a lot of issues like constant water breakage and even electrical lines breaking due to large rigs.  When they completed the shower house-that became a joke in itself-for when one person showered it about ran out the main doorway-literally!

The weather in Kansas seemed to be gloomy and rainy; making the final decision that we would not return there this year, but instead try Fernley NV.  We had been told how nice the RV parks around Fernley and Sparks were that Amazon contracted with.  True to what has been said-we are presently sitting in a very nice RV Park this season.

Fernley RV Park is situated right on the western side of the town, Fernley NV.  Within walking distant to downtown businesses and a few casinos, not to mention some nice restaurants.   I’m not really in walking distant to Amazon-although if I was to be more ambition-I could walk to and from work; for it’s less than 3 miles-one way.  However after being on my feet for the 10 hours-I don’t think I’m in the mood to walk home at night.  So I choose to drive instead.

But getting back to the park; it’s not very big.  Fernley RV Park only has 40 sites-small enough for us to become acquaintance with each other, but big enough to help a neighbor out when one needs it or left alone if we chose to be.  Right now there are a few what we would call “locals” that have been here for a couple of years.  We have become fast friends with them.  We have met some folks that just stop here for a lay over for a night or two and then move on.  Each week a few more of us Work Camperforce are showing up to start our seasonal work for Amazon and soon the park will be completely filled to the brim.

The park has all blacktop roads and cement pads with a picnic table to each site.  The office is kept very clean and those that run have always been very pleasant to us.  Both Owner and Managers don’t give you the feeling that they don’t like their job or that they don’t want you here-it’s just  the opposite.

Mail is kept organized and not thrown out on some coach.  We each have a small grassy area that is watered nightly-very green.  The elderly gentleman that mows does a fantastic job and makes sure that he’s very careful around all of our rigs-and he manages to do it with a smile on his face!

It’s nice to come home from work and being as dirty as I am, walk into the shower building that has been kept very clean and guess what?  Yep!  Water doesn’t flood the whole place and run out of the building!

Even the laundry facility is immaculate and very reasonable.  Enough to where we don’t want  to go anywhere else to do our laundry-what a nice conveniences for us RV’ers working for Amazon.com!

On the back side of this park also is a small mobile home village and we are getting to know a few of them back there as well.  The mobile home has a mixed diversity of Hispanic and Americans and both seem to be very nice as we walk through.  Several have fallen in love with our little Leah, including this Spanish lady that tries to speak to her and we just don’t understand what she is saying-but Leah seems to like her as well.

Did I mention that since being here, we have seen some beautiful sunsets?  And that just outside of the park wall are some spectacular mountains and wild horses run just not too far away from here?

All in all if I were to rate this park-it would mostly defiantly get a 10+ rating.  You know-I just might have to go online and do just that!!  Two thumbs up Fernley RV Park-you are doing a great job and Thank You for Making us Work Camperforce feel right at home!!

 

Here are just a few pictures of the park:

              

PLAYING CATCH UP

I know I haven’t written much on my blog webpage.  But there comes a time in one’s life that just needs a “slow down”.  Well this has been my time to slow down.

I haven’t really done a whole lot with the computer.  I go on and check emails and maybe write a few things on Facebook-but that’s been about it.

Now that I’m back on track and in gear once again-it’s time to play catch up.  I know I haven’t written much of late on my blog; but that soon should change and will write at least once a week.

Since my last post we left Las Vegas a couple of days ahead of schedule; we just got tired of the business of the place and wanted a little peace and quiet before I initially started working.

so we headed to Walker Lake just outside of Hawthorne NV.  The land surrounding Walker Lake is either BLM Land or belong to the Army Ammunition Depot. 

Again we only stayed for a few nights.  There really wasn’t much there.  Oh there was a lake-but we couldn’t swim in it due to all the silt in the water.  There was hardly any boat activity since it’s a salt water lake.  We were surrounded by very rocky mountains with absolutely no trees anywhere.

                                              

The only thing I could say about this place is that we did get some beautiful evening skies.  But generally the days were hot and the nights mild.  We had no hook-ups at all-since it was BLM land.

 

After leaving Walker Lake we moved on step closer to Fernley and landed our feet again for a couple of more nights at the County Park in Fallon NV.  Here we did get water and electric on our site; which meant we could run our AC.

The park wasn’t too bad and there was a nice walking/bike path that we could walk on.  The downfall was that we were on Hwy 95 and constantly heard semi’s all day and all night long. 

 

Did you know that Fallon is the home Top Gun?  We weren’t too far and could constantly hear the roar of the jets taking off.

We arrived one day before our schedule date at Fernley RV Park.  This is where we will be parked until at least the 23rd of Dec.  It’s not a super big park and host only 40 sites. 

Fernley is about 30 miles east of Sparks/Reno and only about 3 miles from Amazon.  So far we are finding it to be a friendly little community and everyone thus far has been nice to us.  Some of the folks here in the park have been here for a long time while others are just traveling through and then of course there are us who work seasonally for Amazon.

Brian likes it here a lot.  Everything is in walking distant for him (including Wal-Mart) and once the temps get out of the 90’s I know he will be outdoors more.  We even think Leah likes it here-she already has a boyfriend (or two) and she is getting along great with the other doggies around here.

I do have one week already in with Amazon and has gone fairly well so far.  I got days and in outbound-which I request-So that makes me a Happy Camper!

The body was a bit sore the first few days-but it was actually easy for me to get back into the swing.  I have already exceeded way past what was expected out of me by the second day.  I received a “positive feed-back” which will go into my file.

Now that we are settled in and I can play “catch up”- we will see how the rest will pan out……

VIVA LAS VEGAS-2ND TIME ‘ROUND

A little over a year ago we spent some time out at Lake Mead National Recreation and drove into Sam’s Town to take the shuttle bus down to the strip.

Well, we have turned a 3 day stay, into a 5 day stay into a two week stay here at Sam’s Town RV Park in North Las Vegas. One, the price was right so we couldn’t beat the rates. We got 25/7 security, swimming  pool & hot tub plus the free shuttle down to the strip.  We also caught an online promotion special and got 4 free breakfast to boot.

The temps have been in the 100’s each day and nights aren’t cooling down any, but we just run our AC, and spend time in the pool cooling off.

We have braved the hot temps and taken the shuttle bus down to the strip.  We always make sure we stay dehydrated with lots of water and a few beers.  We have seen things this time around that we didn’t see when we were here once before.

Some can afford to do shows here in Las Vegas; us, well we can’t afford to do the main show attraction, but that hasn’t stopped us from enjoying the free attractions.  You don’t realize what all there really is to see and do.

Here are just a few things that we have gotten to enjoy this time around:

Sam’s Town Water & Laser Show:       

                   The Fremont Experience:                  

Fall of Atlantis at Caesars Palace:                    

Conservatory at Bellagio:                     

The last time we were here we went at night and saw the Fountains of Bellagio, Sirens of Treasure Island, Volcanic at the Mirage to name a few.

We yet want to see the wildlife at the Flamingo, Show in the Sky at the Rio & Streetmosphere at the Grand Canal Shoppes.  So I guess this means we have to put up with the extreme heat and the  crowd of people at least one or maybe two more time.