Day 116 – July 4 (Alaska Day 25) – Independence Day

Our last day at Country Boy Campground!  We have been in the same campground for 2 weeks now. When we got here there were about 8 campers in the park, including 3 or so that seems to live here.  Today there are about 25 campers.  The rate is great at $15 a night for full hookups for Passport America.  The owner is a great guy; would help anyone with anything.  He is really a friendly guy.  This year has been very slow for him.  He said the fire here earlier in the year scared people away.  He could not be happier that so many people are here now.  We met some really nice people here and  enjoyed ourselves.

The owner (Chuck) said we were going to have a potluck dinner tonight.  He would provide the pulled pork and the rest of the people would bring side dishes or dessert.  Dorrie made green beans mixed with fried potatoes.  I should have taken a picture of the food.  There was enough to feed an army!  At 4 o’clock we all gathered in the restaurant (closed this season because of the slow economy). 

Chuck got up before we started eating and tried to say a few words of thanks, but he got so emotional that he started crying.

Chuck in the white shirt trying to say a few words

It was wonderful to think we helped to bring some joy into his life.  Almost everyone had a great time and ate until they couldn’t eat any more.  One of my favorites was the halibut casserole – it was great.

I included some pictures from the restaurant ceiling, which is painted blue to represent the surface of a pond.  So as you look up you see things like a beer can attached to the ceiling as if it is floating, the bottom of a boat and motor, duck feet – you get the idea.

Ducks on ceiling

A boy fishing with feet in water

Chuck's pencil sharper, yup you guessed where the pencil goes

Boat and motor - note the beer cars hanging in the water

Chuck and Jerrie