Hi Sweetie,
Another early morning, another drive to the new camp, where I got stuck at a light and missed lost track of the folks in front of me for a bit, then finally arrived at Hickory Hammock State Park, or at least at a huge field across the road from it. Bussed back to camp and got started just before 9:00, for the longest ride of the week, nearly 23 miles. I forgot to turn on my phone GPS until we were almost five miles in, so I’m going to have to get that from Wendy, who apparently saved it. She also took a screen shot of the ride yesterday, to hopefully I can fill in the blanks with that. So we headed out, doing a lot of road riding today, and at first, Flash behaved himself pretty well, and I was able to handle him okay, but after lunch, he got crazy again, fighting me, wanting to run, though we didn’t have much room for a long time, so he kept getting more frustrated and my arms really got a workout trying to keep him in check. I can’t understand why he’s not exhausted, he works himself into a lather, sweating from heade to toe and occasionally frothing at the mouth when I have to be particularly insistent. Kind of wish I had brought Apollo with me, at least for a couple of the shorter days, just to take a break! But the pace is pretty fast, so I’d be fighting with him to get him moving all the time, too, I think. Anyway, it wasn’t too bad a day, lunch was at another ranch where I was able to get off on my own, and lay down to relax for a bit. Didn’t get back to camp until just after 5:00, so I rinsed Flash down and fed him and me. I was tossing a frisbee for poor Lola, who had dug a hole a couple of feet deep in her boredom today, but then got chastised for not having her on the leash, so she didn’t get much exercise today! It was pretty hot today, fortunately there was a little breeze so it wasn’t too bad until late in the day, but today was Western wear day because we had the big crossing at U.S. 27 and the ride by a couple of the schools in town, where all the kids were lined up to watch us parade by. Anyway, dinner’s done, I’ve watched a little TV, and now I’m past ready for a shower and bed. Good night, darlin’! Love you!
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