Hi Sweetie!
Up before dawn this morning, quick breakfast, finished packing up, loaded the horses, and was on my way a bit after 7:00. Through the Ag Checkpoint at 7:15, the rest was clear sailing except for a couple of slowdowns around Atlanta, the usual. Found diesel at a growing chain called QT, they’re giving Flying J and Pilot a run for their money, finally. Ever since those two merged, their prices have gone way up. They’re typically 60 cents more a gallon than everyone else, but the QT was just $3.39, best price I’ve seen in a long time. A little tricky getting into the aisles, and there’s a big truck section in the back, but the line was a mile long! Only stop I had to make, though, and the rest was super easy. Got off the freeway onto US 411 which was a perfectly serviceable road with hardly any hills, and, of course, the road surface was fantastic as soon as I hit the TN line, as always! TN had the best roads! Was delighted that I arrived at 2:30, plenty of time to get set up. Took me nearly an hour, though, to find a good spot and get into it. I wasted about half that trying to swing into a pull-through, but it just wasn’t level enough, so I ended up moving to a back-in, which was just wide enough to get in. I parked near a spigot, which, after I got all set up, discovered wasn’t working, so I called the Forest Service, they said they’d send someone out in the morning. Thank goodness I filled my truck’s water tank half full yesterday! Had to fiddle with the jacks, though, put the generator on to get enough voltage to it. There’s still a problem with the electrical system on this trailer, but it will take a real electrician to figure it out. The battery has never charged when the truck is plugged in like it should, and I don’t think both batteries are getting to various power points, but that’s another project, and I’ve been working around it all this time, no need to worry about it now! Finished setting up, got the horses settled in and put their winter blankets on, because it’s supposed to get down to 42 degrees tonight, and they’ve barely got their summer coats in! Flash jerked his head up unexpectedly and conked my forehead, now I’m getting a pretty good bump there. Ouch! Anyway, I have every intention of taking a quick shower and going to bed right around dark, and to read rather than watch TV, figure it will be warmer in bed. Going to be tough getting up in the morning with the chill! Just getting used to 50’s at night, not quite ready for 40’s! Daytime will be gorgeous, though, so I’m a very happy camper! Remember, May 1 is my personal independence day, third anniversary this year! Hard to believe! Well, I’m just going to finish my tea, take my shower and crawl into my nice warm bed (with a wool cap on), and recover from this long day! Love you, babe! Good night!