Hi Darlin’!
Had a great night sleep, woke up raring to go, did my chores, then saddle up Flash to join the Hungerford Trail Riders Association Christmas in July ride. The information I had was that they would meeting at the pavilion at 10:30, but by 10:20 there was nobody there, so I figured they must have meant over on the Day Parking side. I didn’t want to be late so I drove over there and let them know I was on the way, and they were, in fact, gathering over there. So I came back to camp and got Flash and we got there pretty quick. They did a gift exchange (I donated an autographed copy of my book), then headed out on the trails. Alayna and another gal took the lead with me right behind. Flash, of course, wanted to go faster and kept his nose in the tail of the horse in front for most of the ride, though I tried to keep him back, but it’s gets tiring to fight him. He wasn’t too bad, but by the time we got back to camp nearly three hours later, he was ready to run! Since everyone was gathered I did my Snowy River, then they redid the gift exchange because there were a few folks that showed up late, though the gal who got my gift didn’t want to give it up, which I thought was flattering! I ended up with a nice bottle of red wine, perfect! I got back to camp, then several other folks stopped by to buy a copy of my book as well, always nice to defray some of the camping costs! Did some reading and stuff, settled down with a nice piece of grilled chicken and rice for dinner, then joined my neighbors Sheila and Tara (who got my book gift) around the campfire and chatted for quite awhile. Turns out Sheila winters in Florida near the Suwannee Music Park at a place she rents out, so I may have to stop there on my way back down south. I’ve always wanted to ride those trails, but the horse camp there is so expensive I could barely afford a weekend. Sheila is a lot more reasonable price-wise, so it might make a better stop than McCulley Farms, particularly since I’ve already been there so many times now. Need new trails! When the mosquitoes started coming out I headed back to camp, the sun just setting and still light out at 9:30 (I still can’t get used to it being light so late!), so I’ll barely have time to do the dishes before taking my shower and heading to bed. Better get that started! Good night, babe! Love you!
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