Hi Darlin’!
Had my best night sleep in a long time! No earplugs, no rain, no restless Lola, and I was asleep by around ten and slept straight through to seven! Yoohoo! I even stayed in bed to read awhile, because it was so cold out, and the furnace even clicked on for a short while this morning, even though I had it set way low. I had to pull out the winter quilt, though, my other two blankets weren’t enough the night before. Anyway, that got me off to a good start this morning. I cranked up the generator (using the BeatIt, of course!), and started my first load of laundry. It was a nice sunny day for a change and I haven’t done laundry for awhile, so I got right on it. Three loads later, I had everything up on the line when Sandy showed up. We chatted for a while, then got busy saddling the horses for our first ride out here. Though I had made us a GPS route, somehow I got off on the wrong trail, and before I figured it out, we were way off in the opposite direction, but it didn’t matter, I was going to explore this side anyway. We traversed through a lot of pine trees with a lot of markings on them, so it didn’t really have the feel of a wild forest, more like a tree farm, but it was not a bad ride. Lots of trees had fallen so we had a lot of diversions, but nothing serious. We rode almost four miles to we got to a busy road, and since Lola was with us, I didn’t want to attempt crossing it so we headed back. Footing was fine, there was one wide utility easement where Sandy wanted to canter, so we did that (and some galloping, too!), for a lot further than Flash usually goes. I think he might just be showing off for the mare! When we got back to camp we let them all graze for awhile while I took my laundry off the line. After Sandy left I drove down to the Monument parking lot to check my emails and take care of a little business, a slow signal but at least I got one bar of 4G for a change. Got back to camp and settled down for the evening. I told Sandy I was leaving on Monday and to bring her trailer so she can take her horse home. It just doesn’t make sense for me to stay here when I can’t get cell service, and there aren’t that many trails, although, oddly, after I downloaded my GPS information, it seems we weren’t actually on the Shore-to-Shore trail after all, or else their maps are REALLY off. I think maybe we were on more of a hiking trail. I’ll figure it out tomorrow, now that I have a reference point. But considering how far away from everything I am, especially Sandy, and we can’t do all the things we were going to do, there doesn’t seem to be a lot of point to staying here. I’ll head back to Hungerford, where I know there are lots of trails, I now know where to park to get a good cell signal, plus I’ve arranged for my truck to be fixed (the body work after the limb fell on the hood at Jeff’s, plus a few other odd scratches and dents I’m hoping to get done as well), and I’m only 15 minutes to everything in town, instead of forty like I am now. Sandy can always come over and join me whenever she wants, it’s only about 2 ½ hours away. Anyway, I’ve watched a movie, and now I’m going to shower and get to bed early again, it did me so much good last night, I’m hoping to repeat the experience! Good night, babe! Love you!
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