Hi Sweetie,
Another morning of sleeping in, a lot later than I had planned, but I was up in time to say good-bye to Steve as he finished packing and headed up to Hickory Hammock. I started breaking down, though I mostly just piled stuff up to be moved later. After Steve left, James and the new Land Manager Andrew came by and we had a very productive meeting about the map and the future of the trails. After they left, I headed into Indiantown with my little horse trailer and my propane tanks, since I found it was the valve stem that was leaking so I went to the tire store and got that fixed. Amazingly, they didn’t charge me a thing, even though they put on a nice metal valve stem! Surprised me there. But they also pointed out that the other tire on the same driver’s side is looking like it’s ready to shred, so I’m going to have to have that replaced, though I figure I’ll wait until I need it next season, since it’s just going to be parked for the summer back at Jeff’s anyway. Then I went to the Tractor Supply, only to learn no one has yet been trained on how to dispense propane (it was only a “soft” opening, they didn’t have everything up and running yet), so I had to go to Suburban where I got one of the three tanks filled. Now that I’m going to be on a full hookup, I won’t be using much propane anyway, but I didn’t want to be left with only one tank. I had to wait for someone to fill it, but at least they didn’t tell me I had to drop it off and pick it up later! Then a quick stop at the post office to send off a package, then back to camp. I dropped off the little horse trailer next to the shed where James had suggested, then hooked up the big trailer and moved it into the Camp Host spot. I am WAY too long for this spot! Even parked as close as I could to the carport (too close, actually, because I can’t open my back doors all the way, but enough for my purpose), my front stanchions are way in front of the concrete slab, and my screen room is hanging over the fence. I put out my carpet but it’s in the wrong place because someone put this weird eyehook sunken in the concrete, evidently it’s supposed to be used to hook straps onto to keep a trailer from flying off in a hurricane or something. It’s right next to the door, so I have to be careful not to trip over it! So not the most ideal setup, but at least I have 50 amp service, which helps. I finally finished that setup, then moved all my hay over and tucked that back under the gooseneck, so all is back to how it was before. Then I took a walk around (my rounds, I guess!) and checked in with everyone that was here. I made up a sheet for the week so I could keep track of when folks are leaving which helped. The plumber came today, and was supposed to be working on leaky faucets in the newer showerhouse, which have been leaking, and lo and behold, they were still leaking! I had to close up two of the showers and turn off the water to them, again. Finally, I moved the horses from the paddock they’ve been in to another one a little closer, and that had some grass in it. The old one is well and truly fertilized, so I’m betting it will have some GREAT grass in there by the end of the rainy season! Got them fed, then made myself some dinner and settled down for the evening. I’m going to take one last walk out to make sure the gate is closed, a good suggestion made by Steve, since it seems a lot of people don’t lock the gate behind them very well, then I’m heading for my shower and bed! Good night, my darlin’! Love you!
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