It's So Nice to Work at a Fun Place

This is my boss here at Cape Henlopen, Mike Chambers. He is, I think, the best boss I've ever had when campground hosting; and I KNOW he's the most fun. He is in charge of maintenance, and he actually works! This park is spotless, and that's because Mike insists on it. Behind Mike is Mike's boss, the park superintendant, Paul Faircloth. Everyone here is nice.

Here I am dressed as Papa Bear. Every year the park has a "Children's Fantasy Trail" at Halloween time, and here I am with "Mama" and "Baby". The park has been doing this for more than 20 years, and it's a big event in the area. Over 1,200 people came through Friday night! The little kids are SO CUTE. They say, "Papa Bear! Papa Bear!" and sit on my lap while Mom and Dad take their pictures. Great fun.

Just Some New Pictures

Mollie is making sure the dog biscuit box is empty! One can dream, can't one?

Here's our cute little babies on their 1 1/2 year birthday. They need a haircut! They are so precious, and never more so in the evening when they've calmed down and want to cuddle.


Here are the two lighthouses at Cape Henlopen. The red one marks the entrance to Delaware Bay, and the white one in the distance is on the ocean and marks the entrance to the entrance of the Delaware Bay.

Theses guys are our constant companions when we have to pick up trash on the fishing pier. Sometimes the fisher-people throw worms and stuff on the pier, and the birds are there to tell us, "Don't you pick that up!" They're very tame, as seagulls always seem to be.

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Lewes, Delaware

On our first day off, we paid a visit to the town closest to us, Lewes, DE. First thing Jan wanted to look at was the yarn store. She said this one was a "C", really too small to get into that euphoria she always gets when she's in a yarn store.

There was a fancy-schmancy pet store with organic dog biscuits and the like. Rich people love places like this. Outside the store was this cute little garden with doggie topiary.

Here's a long shot of Lewes' main street. This particular day, the weather was terrible, although you can't really tell it in this picture. Eventually the rain and wind chased us home. But this is such a chi-chi little town, great window-shopping. There's one restaurant, Jerry's Seafood, that had the best cream of crab soup EVER EVER.

Here's Jan in front of the building for the Cape May - Lewes ferry. We went in to check prices. The wind was pretty fierce, and the ocean was so rough. There was no way in heck we were going to Cape May that day!

Cape Henlopen State Park

There are several observation towers on the state park property. They were the guardians of the east coast during World War II.

They are solid concrete, and what they lack in aesthetics they make up for in impressiveness. One of the towers is restored and you can climb your way to the top. (We haven't been up there yet.) They say there's a helluva view up there!

Cape Henlopen is also the home of Fort Miles, the buildings of which are being restored in an ongoing project. They have lots of guns on display, and this particular display shows how far the range was for the gun. In other words, watch yourself, Cape May!

Here is the gun that could take out Cape May, if it worked. And after we take care of those pesky New Jerseyans, we can have a picnic!

There is a paved bike path all the way around the park, about 3 1/2 miles around, and we try to walk it every day. Here is one of the spots where you can see the ocean.

More Pictures of My Family

Tiffany is my oldest grand-daughter, and Hannah (in front) is my youngest grand-daughter! Tiffany is 25 and Hannah is 15 months. Tiffany's son, Tristen, is my first great-grandchild, and he will be 2 years old on September 2.

Here is part of Sandy's family. Her boyfriend is Curt Rinehart, and he is just a terrific guy. Tristen calls him "Poppy". Markie Man is Sandy's youngest son who is not quite 10 years old. Sandy has two older sons, Michael and Cody, who are college-age.

A nice close-up of Markie Man. This kid is a natural athlete and is good at EVERYTHING! He can throw a football, he's excellent at baseball, and he goes golfing all the time with his father.

This is my ex-wife Nancy with her husband, Dick Krantz, and Daniel's two sons, Benjamin on the left and Isaac on the right.

This is Daniel's beautiful wife, Christy, and their oldest child, Lily. Lily is quite the basketball player; she says, "I'm good at defense. I know how to get in other people's FACES!"

Kessler Family Gathering, August 22 & 23

Here is (L-R) our son-in-law Craig Goldberg, my ex-wife Nancy Krantz, our son Daniel, and our daughter Lisa.

Lisa's twins just LOVED playing the piano! Lisa is holding Sophie, and our grand-daughter Tiffany is holding Hannah.

Here's Jan, holding Hannah. Hannah has the biggest, most expressive eyes! She is such a little China Doll! She's way smaller than Sophie, her fraternal twin.

Here I am with my son Daniel.

And here are my two gorgeous daughters, Lisa on the left and Sandy on the right. And I am the thorn in the middle of two roses!

Duncan's Family Campground

Here is Jack running in the new Dog Run at this campground. It's on a hillside, and it has fire hydrants to pee on and a teeter totter that he stepped on and was greatly puzzled when his side went down. Both he and Mollie had a great time.

Duncan's is the place we escaped to after our hellish 3 months at Point Lookout. We'd heard nasty things about this campground, but recent reviews on "RV Park Reviews" were good, so we decided to give it a try. As you can see, they've evidently cleaned up their act, as it has a nice homey feel to it. It's very quiet, and reasonable compared to Cherry Hill, the only other campground in the D. C. metro area. (Cherry Hill is $398 a week, this place is $273.) That's our trailer next to the small one with the Jeep in front.

Duncan's Family Campground

in Lothian, MD

Four Generations!

I'm so happy today because my beautiful daughter Sandy came to visit me! So we took this four-generation picture. Markie Man, age almost 10, is wearing the red shirt. He is Sandy's son. The little guy is Tristen Culbreath, Sandy's grandson and my GREAT grandson. He's as handsome as his great grandpa, huh. I scare the poor kid to death, though. He won't let me hold him. Sandy's boyfriend Curt is his "Poppy". Curt's sweetheart of a daughter, Nicky, visited too, but my pictures of them didn't turn out.