Archives for July 2020

Hi Babe!
In spite of the 20 mile ride yesterday, Lola still woke me up at 4:30 this morning to go out, and it took me a bit to fall back to sleep, and I was still a bit tired and achy when I got up later, plus it was just so dang hot today, so I decided to be super lazy today. The only thing I did besides read, play computer games and watch TV was go out and pick up some hay. I found a guy on Marketplace who was less than 20 minutes away, so I picked up 10 bales at $4 a bale, which should hold me through almost two weeks. For the first time since I’ve been here, there’s another trailer out here in the field with me, looks like some Mennonites with tents and a big stock trailer. There’s actually another group of Mennonites in the shady part of the primitive camp as well, the only other campers in this entire section. I imagine, though, with July 4th coming up this weekend that it will start getting crowded over the next few days. We’ll see! Meanwhile, I’m going to have to keep Lola leashed up for the duration, can’t have her running around visiting with the strict enforcement they’re likely to be undertaking for the holiday. I’m beginning to think that two weeks might actually be too long to stay at one place, with rare exceptions. Maybe I’ll consider a 10-day schedule at some point, just to keep things moving. There aren’t many places that have so many trails that I couldn’t do them all in 10 days, though there are still a few trails here I haven’t hit yet. I’m hoping to get another good ride in tomorrow, even though it’s hot, the humidity is supposed to be lower tomorrow, fingers crossed! I never imagined it would be this hot for so long in Indiana, so obviously, I need to be further north by mid-June next year! Of course, next year I plan on being in NY at Watkins Glen for July 4, thinking about putting together my own personal reunion up there, have my NYS friends join me there. By the way, those women who I met last week, one of them bought my book online (she should have got it from me and saved herself shipping!), and another one is gathering five friends and meeting me up at Salamonie Lake State Park, my next stop! She was very impressed with my recitation of the Snowy River poem, and she’s told them all to watch the movie, but hasn’t told them why, but she’s apparently got them all interested in meeting me and hearing about my travels. She was definitely asking the most questions about what it was like to travel full-time when I met them, I get the impression that might be a goal for her. Anyway, another relaxing day, I only hope Lola gets through the night tonight, since we didn’t get much exercise today. So I’m off to shower and bed! Good night, sweetie! Love you!