Hiya Darlin’!
Another good night sleep, another beautiful morning! Today I decided to ride Apollo, it’s been so long since we’ve been on a ride alone together, and it really showed! First, he was walking faster than he’s walked in a long time, at least somewhat faster than the slug pace he’s been doing for so long. He seems to be just as glad to be on new trails (well, not new, but only been here once before), and back on the road as I am! But then he got all skittish when he smelled pigs (lots of pig sign around) and it took me awhile to get him past that area, he was convinced they were all horse-eating pigs! Eventually moved on though, and the rest of the 5.5 miles was great. Not much to look at here, pretty boring riding, but happy to be anywhere else these days! Saw some parachuters dropping from the sky and remembered that the same thing happened last time I was here, there’s a small airport nearby where they come out from. Fun to watch them search for thermals, some of those folks really stayed up a long time! Once we got back I let the horses graze all around the campground, they were happy to be on fresh grass, and the rain we’ve had the last couple of days has helped green it up nicely. Spent the rest of the day doing some computer work, submitting my taxes, reading and watching TV, a movie about a detainee at Guatanamo Bay, the usual evening. Been pretty hot, but a few more rain showers has thankfully cooled it down a bit. Just in time for shower and bed! And by the way, I’m on the second full day of running strictly on solar power, getting enough sun before the afternoon showers to plump up the batteries somewhat. Trying to figure out just how many days these new batteries will go be I have to top them off with the generator. Good test! Good night, babe! Love you!
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