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… and he seemed like a very nice man. I mean, he pleasant and nice, but I found myself wanting to hit my head against the counter a few times. M for me, H for him.

So here are some snippets of the conversation. A lot of these are actually pretty typical questions, but for some reason, they surprise me every time. I guess, I figure that if you’re going on vacation, you’d do a little research about the place first, but I know that for most people, that’s not the case at all. But like I said he was a nice guy so don’t take this as I’m complaining about it. I just thought it was amusing.

H: Can I have a site where I can see the Falls?
M: … no, we’re not that close.
H: *Obvious disappointment* Oh. Well, are there any campgrounds where you can see the Falls?
M: No. Only hotels.
H: Can you hear the Falls?
M: Not really, no.

*We were talking about the park, and then he asks this*
H: So, can I just go to it anytime I want?
M: Well, we have a security gate, but when you check in we’ll give you -
H: No, I mean the Falls.
M: Oh, sorry. I thought you meant the park. Yes, you can go whenever you want. You don’t have to pay to see them. You can drive by, or park and get out to view them.
H: So I can just pull over, and watch the sunset?
M: O_O No… you’d have to park and go along the sidewalk that follows the river.

And a note on this one, it gets pretty busy down there. So I’m sure you can imagine that if people just started pulling over to watch the sunset, you would get a lot of angry drivers. Sometimes you can hardly move to begin with, so having someone pulled over would make it that much worse.

H: ARE THERE ANY BEARS THERE?
M: In the park? No… there aren’t any bears around here. Just our mascot. You don’t have to worry.
H: Oh I’m not worried, I just wanted to know if I’d see some wilderness.

Once again, we are in a city. You have to go a few hours up north to start seeing bears. Unless one escapes from the Zoo again.

H: Can I go hiking near the Falls?
M: e_e No. But there are hiking trails in the Gorge, just up the river from the Falls.
H: Oh. Can I fish?
M: Yes, you can fish in the Gorge, or in the river behind our park.
H: Do I need a boat?
M: To fish?
H: Yes.
M: No?
H: Can I go boating?
M: Not near the Falls. There’s a huge whirlpool. You would get sucked in and die.
H:  *Laughs* Well, that wouldn’t be a very good vacation!
M: No… no it wouldn’t.

H: So like, can we make a bonfire?
M: Yeah, of course! We sell wood in our store. You can’t bring it across the border, they’ll make you toss it.
H: Oh I see. Can we go foraging for wood?
M: Foraging for wood? (I repeated it because I was kind of surprised, Nicole heard me and doubled over in laughter in the kitchen, which made it hard for me to contan my laughter)
H: Yes.
M: No.
H: Oh. I have to buy it?
M: Yes.

So, here’s a little note on this one. This is not the first time we’ve been asked this (but we don’t get it often, because a lot of people have some common sense). If we let everyone staying at the park forage for firewood, do you really think we’d have trees left? They don’t grow that fast and to make a bonfire, you’d need a good amount of wood.

I actually like customers like this, because he was fun and had a sense of humour. Yes, a lot of the questions could have easily been answered by merely looking at a photo or map of the area, but he wasn’t rude about it and he believed me (not that I lied, but you get some customers who keep asking you because they don’t like your answer).

I forgot to say to all Jamrock employees, I GOT A MESSAGE FROM LUKE. They are returning for about two weeks at the end of July on their favourite site. Hahaha. I love that guy.