A few years ago, I used to work at a camping supplies store at a lake north of where I live.  This lake is a big tourist attraction and is one of the busiest lakes in our province.  At the time, I thought it would be a great opportunity to have a paid vacation at a place that I love.

The job had great wages and they supplied accommodations for you.  Usually you get worried when the accommodations are supplied, but they were better than I would’ve thought.  In some respects it was like a dream come true and it was very nice to spend each day at the beach.

My first task on my first day at work was to stock out the summer camping supplies including the signature wall tents that we sold.  I don’t think that I had done that much physical labor in my life!  Getting adjusted to the amount of work that I was expected to do was tough, but the nights at the beach were sure worth it.

Even though it was my only summer working at the lake, I have memories from the that will last a lifetime.