Hi Babe!
Well, sensible me was in bed by 11:00, but a lot of the rest of the gang hung around the campfire until after 3:00 this morning, though I put my earplugs in so they didn’t bother me at all. Of course, they overindulged a bit (they deserved it!), so we were a bit late starting this morning, and several folks that had said they were going to come riding with us ended up not being fit enough, but Pistol was determined, so I started saddling up in time to leave around 11:00. One of their friends, a guy named Mike, decided to come along, so I put him on Apollo and saddled up Flash. Pistol and Doc were riding stock horses, so the three of them did fine together, but of course, Flash was in the mood to go, go, go, as usual. In fact, it was him running willy nilly around the pasture this morning that woke me up! He was jumping and leaping over piles of limbs, having himself a good old time! He was mostly okay on the trail today, we got slowed down a lot because there was a lot of water on the trail. Apparently it’s typically swampy out there, and with last week’s big rain, it was especially swampy, so lots of wading today! We only went for less than six miles, but it was a nice ride, so good to be back in the saddle again! I can’t believe it’s been two weeks since I’ve been riding! But then, I’ve been really busy. Once we got back from the ride, I started working on the jobs that I still haven’t accomplished. I took the wheel off the trailer, hoping to try to get past the drum to see what shape the brake shoes were in, but only got so far. Then I started working on the tailgate, banging away at it, when Cowboy came out and gave me a hand. He was brilliant! It took a couple of hours, but by the time we got done, I got a fully functional tailgate that opens and closes just fine! It’s got a few bends and dents in it, but hey, I’m all about function, not form! It works! That’s all the matters. Sorry to say it looks like I won’t get my steps welded in, but I’ve already spoken to the hostess at my next stop, and she seems to think she’s got someone there who can help. I loaded the old tire on the truck, and, surprise, surprise, FedEx finally let me know that my tire won’t be coming today, but it will come tomorrow. Cowboy also helped me diagnose my brakes, there’s no way I’m taking them all apart just to look at them, but he told me what to look and listen for when I adjust them that will clue me in on how good or bad the shoes are, so I guess I’m good on that at the moment. So all I have to do tomorrow is get the new tired mounted and put back on the trailer, and a trip to Tractor Supply and Walmart for supplies, and I’ll be out of here, probably on Tuesday if all goes well! I’ve enjoyed my stay, but I’m looking forward to being at a trailhead and doing a lot more riding again! So I’m off to shower and bed, my love! Good night!
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