Hey Darlin’,
Had some trouble sleeping, most likely because my hair was wet, but still felt pretty good in the morning. Flash was perfect through the night, never heard a thing, though I did have my earplugs in so I didn’t hear the restless horses further away, even the mules this morning were great, surprisingly. Got up around 7:30, did chores and breakfast and promptly started setting up camp and finish packing. I headed out to the end point, the Silver Spurs Practice Arena in Kenansville just after 11:00, since I had heard the shuttles were starting at noon. I was about the first one out, and would have been on the first shuttle back, except stupid Google maps took me to the Silver Spurs arena in Kissimmee, not Kenansville, in the opposite direction! So 20+ miles going the wrong way, the 40+ miles back, and by the time I got there, two shuttles had already left, and the wait for the next one was 45 minutes. Finally got back to camp right at 3:00, when there was an historical program starting, but they were running late, so I went and saddled Flash. I wanted to walk him around a bit to see if anything spooked him, and he was quiet as a mouse. Got to the dining tent and they still hadn’t started. Finally they did about 3:30, and I listened to some great stories. Ninety-three year old Iris Wall from Indiantown talked about putting posts in at Dupuis back in the day, so afterward, I spoke to her and told her how many of her posts were now being re-purposed for trail markers and showed her a picture, and she seemed pleased. Got back to camp, got food for Flash from the feed trailer, then settled down. Did my Spanish lesson before going to dinner. Pretty organized at dinner, better than last time, can’t wait to see what breakfast is like! Had our riders meeting afterward, tomorrow is the longest day, just like last time. They want us packed up and ready to go by 7:45. I’ve set the alarm for 5:20, and turning out the lights now! Good night, babe! Love you!
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