Monday, September 27, 2021 – Travel Day to Vet in TN

Hi Darlin’,
Had a terrible night sleep, couldn’t doze off for the life of me last night! I tried everything, nothing worked. It was probably past 2:30 when I finally slept, but the alarm was set for 7:30, so it wasn’t much sleep. Don’t know why! Anyway, finally got up and finished off the packing, got the horses loaded in the I was just dropping the trailer back down onto the hitch ball when the old guy that’s a volunteer here came by, so I was temporarily delayed, though not for too long, fortunately. I still managed to get moving and left the dump around 9:15. It’s such a straight shot today, what with I-65 being about a mile from the park, then straight down to I-24 in TN. We made one stop at a Marathon just before crossing out of KY to pick up fuel. I thought it was a bargain price at $3.14 considering they were getting $3.45 at the Flying J across the street, but much to my surprise, it actually turned out to be a bit cheaper in TN, as low as $2.99! KY must have added some gas tax or something, because they ALWAYS used to be cheaper than in TN, but not anymore! Anyway, I made such good time, and with the time change, I ended up arriving at the vet’s office at around 1:30 local time. I parked where I was told, next door, then walked over to see if they could put the horses up in their multi-acre pasture, and though it took nearly half an hour, the answer was no, darn it! So I had to walk back over and rig up a picket line between a chain link fence and an electrical post (I can’t call it a highline because it’s too darn low for that!), and managed to get the horses settled in. I didn’t have a lot of water in my tank, I had considered putting some in this morning but didn’t want to take the time, so naturally, Apollo knocked over the water bucket and I didn’t have enough to refill it. Fortunately, there was a water spigot right next to the cement pad that I had parked on, and even though the water was apparently turned off, there was a tiny trickle, so I hooked up to it and ran a hose to the water bucket, and left it for a couple of hours, which was enough to fill the bucket about half way. I’m keeping it on overnight just so they don’t run out, though they’ve both had a good drink now. Anyway, once I got them settled, I watched am movie, now I’m headed to shower and bed (I have just enough in my trailer tank for that), even though it’s only 9:30 local time. I need the zzzzz’s! Good night, sweetie! Love you!

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