Hiya Darlin’!
Well, we accomplished what we came here to do, put hooves in the 4th of the five Great Lakes. Well, not the same horse, but done nevertheless! I’ll probably make it all five with Flash before all is said and done, but for now, I”ll take the victory! It ended up being 26 miles, partly because the trails are so poorly marked here, and even with my GPS I made some wrong moves. Never did find one turn, but headed north thinking it would take me to the lake, and according to my GPS, I was in the water over my head! NOT!! Couldn’t even hear the waves at that point. Regardless, eventually made our way to the shoreline, where, surprisingly, there was a small number of beachgoers, despite there not being any kind of facilities. Just as I arrived, a couple pulled over right next to me, so I asked them to take some pictures of our accomplishment. I thought I was going to have to figure out how to do a meaningful selfie, but Deb and Doug were more than willling to help, she being a horse person and former horse owner. She took some pix and videos with my camera, and Doug took some with his phone which he promised to send as soon as they had a cell signal. I won’t get them until Monday, but that’s fine, I’ll post them next week (just like I’ll be posting this next week!) Flash was BRILLIANT again today, despite the 12 mile ride yesterday, which seems like a warm-up now. He did his fantastic 4.2 mph fast walk for a long time, then got tired of it and started gaiting for a long time. Once we spent a little time at the shore and headed for home, Flash really wanted to go, go, go! Since he’s figured out that we’re not doing linear now, but loops, he’s taking great pains to know exactly where camp is, and he took off in that direction at about 9 mph for 3 or 4 miles, then finally slowed to his fast walk, but kept jumping into a gait regularly. We made very good time, and even with a little detour and a conversation with a DNR guy I passed along the way, we were back in camp at exactly 4:00, which was about an hour earlier than I figured when we left this morning. What a gorgeous day! Not a cloud in the sky, temps in the mid-to-upper 70’s, low humidity, exactly the kind of weather I am constantly seeking! Came home to find Lola had knocked over the garbage and gotten into my bedroom, scratching my sheets clear off the bed and mussed up my pillows. Good thing I have a heavy-duty quilted mattress cover, or her nails would have punctured my air mattress. Anyway, after chastising her, and having put Flash away, I grabbed a beer and walked Lola over to the little lake here and we fetched and she swam for a bit. Now I’m ready for dinner and to settle down for a movie, a shower, and another great night of sleep. Good night, sweetie! Really miss you when I’m passing milestones like I have this past month! Love you!
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