Santa Sighting In July?

The Astoria/Warrenton/Seaside KOA (Kampgrounds Of America) was bursting at the seams this last weekend. A "No Vacancy" sign was displayed at the entryway the entire weekend. I was glad that Larry had made reservations early! Could it be the "Christmas in July" event this KOA was having or was it because it was a summer weekend? Or maybe both? Either way the campgrounds, or should I say Kampgrounds, were activity filled.

Friday evening we saw a number of guests decorate their recreational vehicles; also referred to as "RVs" to those in the know, with lights and even a few inflated holiday characters. The RV park had its Christmas best out as well.

This one was our favorite. Cher looks ready to put on some skis and join this Santa on the slopes. She  I agreed though that he'd get further if there was some snow. 

While Cherelle and I were taking our morning walk on Saturday who did we see drive by in a golf cart, dressed in a summer shirt and trademark red hat? Santa! The real Santa, and we know this because he had a real beard, not that fake stuff and no pillow stuffing to make him appear "jolly" either. He greeted us with a boisterous "Good Morning!" I was so caught off guard that I did not get a picture of him. The slow reaction could have been due to the fact that it was 6:30AM and I had not had my coffee yet. Cherelle looked for the reindeer and was disappointed to see that they did not accompany Santa on this trip. Unlike Santa, they must have had the summer off. At least this weekend anyway.

All this hustle and bustle at the KOA did not throw Cher off her game. She worked her usual sounds and a couple of important extra ones. First the tire pressure alarm went off while we were watching TV Saturday evening. Cher alerted me which caused Larry to notice it too. He hadn't heard it either until I paused the TV to find out what was wrong. This was the first time this particular warning alarm has signaled, but Cherelle figured out that it was something that needed to be brought to my attention. Fortunately Larry determined that nothing was amiss. It was a false alarm. Or we hope so. We'll know for sure when we head out on Tuesday morning! The second very important alert was last night when the pizza delivery guy knocked on the RV door. Extra treats for my girl. Yes we had 
pizza delivered to our RV. Talk about "roughing it"!

On that note I'll send you all my warmest regards and Cher sends tail wags.