Hi Sweetie!
I can't believe how much I got done today, though my tired bones know! I woke up five minutes before the alarm, got up right away, and went non-stop all day! I managed to get two loads of laundry washed and hung up, loaded two propane tanks into the pickup, plus all my usual chores, breakfast, even burying a poor dead bird that's ended up near the trailer, and still managed to be on the trail by 8:45. Flash and I made good time checking our final trail, the blue trail, which was mostly in good shape except for a few missing markers (though we need a sign at the beginning, I completely missed a turn!), and we made good time, getting back to camp just after noon, having done nearly 17 miles. Took down my laundry, but decided to put it away later since I was so short on time. Then Lola and I ran into nearby Society Hill, where we had a tire waiting for us to replace the one that blew on the trailer back in Jacksonville on the way up, and the guy jumped right on it. I went down to a place about a mile or two south that had coastal hay listed on Facebook Marketplace, and picked up six bales there. Believe it or not, it was on the honor system, I just had to leave a check in his box on the side of a building! Gotta love the South! By the time I finished that, my tire was done, so I picked that up, then headed up to Rockingham, NC where the Tractor Supply had managed to find a bag of Balance for me, and had even had one of their employees pick up a bag of All Life Stages (which is the new one replacing the Perform that we've always used for Flash) at another store and bring it over for me. Filled the two propane tanks, got the feed, stopped at the ABC store (in SC that's the only place to buy bourbon, for which I had a need!), got diesel at Murphy for $3.77/gal., went shopping at Walmart, and finally got back to camp around 5:30. By the time I unloaded everything it was 6:00, and I was exhausted! No rest for the weary, though, I then had to finish the map for the ride after mediating between participants, and it was nearly 8:00 before I was able to make myself a chicken sandwich and settled down for a very short evening. Managed to get in one Northern Exposure, but I'm dragging! My right knee is really swollen so I've been icing that, hope it's better tomorrow. Time for shower and bed!! Good night, babe! Love you!
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