Hey Babe,
Got up right before my alarm went off, and promptly got to work after breakfast to get all the final things packed up. Stopped at the dump, then went over and got Flash and his water bucket, and then headed over to the shop. I needed to put air in my tires all around, and in particular on the trailer. When I arrived, I discovered that the combo lock that had been on there a few days ago was gone! Grrr! I made a few phone calls and discovered it was young James who had taken it off, he thought it was just for the water contractor, not realizing I was using it, just forgot I guess. Anyway, I had to wait for him to come and open up for me, and to put a combo lock back on for future use, so in the end, it only delayed me about half an hour. It was a very straightforward drive, and I ended up arriving around 12:30, and I was SO GLAD I came early, because by the time I finished registering, there was a line behind me. There wasn’t enough room between the fence and the road for me to back into, so I ended up just parking by the side, where I was able to put in a decent paddock for Flash. I had put him in the middle stall, and he didn’t have room to turn around, so he ended up backing out, first time EVER in this trailer. Unfortunately, he slipped and landed on his knee, but no damage, fortunately. He settled down nicely in the paddock, even laid down awhile to sleep. Hope he stays quiet tonight! When arrived, a woman at registration recognized me, gave me a hug, and got me hooked up into the Royal Blue Circle this time around. After I parked and got set up, I spent a couple of hours carefully packing, using both their suggested list and my own list, so I think I’ve got everything. I was going to the back of the trailer to get something when I looked around and found that my friend Linda and her horse Tonto, who we met a long time ago at Colt Creek and keep running into each other, the last time on the Cracker Ride, was backing up into a spot directly across from me, so I helped her for a few minutes. Eventually, after dinner, I took a walk around and found Luan, who I met at Dupuis before Thanksgiving, she’s also in the Royal Blue Circle, as is Linda! Guess I’ll be surround by folks I know. Linda lit a Duraflame log by the edge of her road (a really cool idea, actually!) and we sat around and chatted for awhile. Eventually we were joined by a group of three girls and a boy (the son of one of the girls) from Pennsylvania, who proceeded to cook Mountain Pies and s’mores over the flame. We had a nice chat, so it was a very nice evening. Turns out, THEY’RE in the Royal Blue Circle as well, which dashed my assumption that the circles were being determined by geography. Looks it will be a fun week! By 8:30, I came back to the trailer, now I’m ready to take my last shower for the week. Heading to bed shortly! I’ll be writing everything in longhand, with no way to post anything here until it’s over, but I’ll be putting things on my Facebook page via phone, as long as I have a signal. Oh, dear, I just heard a mule braying! Guess I won’t need my alarm clock in the morning! Good night, sweetie! Love you!
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