Moosejaw Dave is my character name. I am going to be "playing" a Mountie who, one early October evening, fended off a raging moose via a punch to its jaw in my kitchen and subsequently kept it as a pet and main means of transportation. My character will exhibit an eccentric mix of authoritative, corrupt and effervescent aspects all rolled into one (mainly during the gold panning demonstrations).
We also have Tall Tale Tuwanda, a magician; Delila Doright, a reformed prostitute; Slim Pickins, a derelict guitar-playing prospector; Sourdough Sam, a soft-spoken large man who is Slim's rival; Dawson Dave, a swindler; Gus Chiggins, a shady and sharply-dressed business man; Skagway Sonny, the drunken gold panning expert.
This is the main group of guides thus far. We're expecting another one sometime later this month.
I'll be leading the first dredge tour of the season tomorrow morning at 9:15 a.m. Providing I can fix this current lint disaster on my Mountie uniform, I'll be dressed as such leading six people through the dredge. Sonny and Slim will then take the group for the first gold panning show of the season. I'm all sorts of emotions rolled into one, but I have faith things will go just fine. We only have one cruise ship in port tomorrow, and should have no more than 100 people visiting the grounds the entire day (contrast that to when the season really ramps up where a 700-person day isn't out of the question).
Flexibility, patience, a positive attitude, and most importantly, enthusiasm, will be exceptionally important. May 5, 9:15 a.m. will be the sunrise of my travel career.
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