Trial run at this fulltimin' workkamp stuff

Well, a year and half into our fulltime RVing adventures in retirement and we tested the waters of.......sorta workkamping. We spent last winter building our nest in Rockport, Tx becoming "Winter Texans" after five attempts at procuring our Texas DLs and registering our rigs as Texas rigs. We set out to "volunteer" host at a Forest Service Campground near Hiawassee, Ga that was to pay a small ($350)stipend for expenses, which is common with the volunteer hosting programs across the country with the FS. About March we were told there wouldn't be a stipend, that we would be given hookups as compensation for our attention to the campground. Upon arrival we were told that the only duty we were expected to perform for our "keep" was to prepare and post reservation cards on each site each day. That was it! Easy! No toilet cleaning, no garbage detail. Well, with the inattentiveness of the FS crew and the Law Enforcement spread thin over three states, the "easy" evolved into a pain in the butt. First the reservation company couldn't seem to stick to their own policy of "switching" reservations for folks arriving and not being satisfied (or unable) to use their reserve site and wanting to change to another. We were caught in the middle and sympathized with the campers. The job evolved into "Campground Manager" position with no pay. 24/7, with little time to enjoy the beautiful NC and Ga country that we came to love. Of course there was no cable hookup and no Wifi, that was totally on us to pay for. But between the FS and the reservation company the "volunteer" program we were so elated to initiate in April, became a nightmare of free labor for both the FS and the RC. So, with a cap full of stress, and empty pockets, we decided to cut it short a couple of months. So, we chalked this up to experience, but we also appreciated the opportunity and chance to live in a beautiful campground in the NC mountains. I retired from the FS as a law enforcement officer last fall and this "job" was easy for me to transition into since I already knew the regs that went with the operations of the campground. Too easy to be taken for granted I guess. But we are now taking our time getting back to good ol' home where it's still too blazing hot for this Montana boy.