Hey Sweetie!
Woke up just moments before my alarm (getting good at that!), and managed to pack up and was ready to go just before 9:00. Pretty easy when I don't have a highline to take down or manure to pick up! Larry left ahead to me to check the low-hanging wires, and unfortunately, they were still hanging low. I left shortly after hoping I would be okay, and lo and behold, there was 5 or 6 work trucks right at that spot clearing up the remnants of the huge tree we noticed yesterday. The boss man got in front of me and guided me through, I figured if I got stuck too far off the road they had enough horsepower to pull me out, but it wasn't necessary, I got through just fine, thank goodness! To save time, I took the toll road, not sure how much that's going to cost me, but it would have taken me nearly a full hour if I hadn't, so I figured it was worth it. They were sneaky about fuel, though. For two service areas, the price for diesel was $4.13, higher than off the thruway, but not horrible. Thinking the last service area would be same, I pulled off just needing enough to get me another 40 miles or so to be on the safe side, but in that last station, the price jumped to $4.32! Not fair! I only got enough to just make it, considering off the thruway the price was nearly a dollar a gallon less! Anyway, got to Meg's gorgeous property before 2:30, got myself and the horses settled into a nice little paddock next to me and the hay barn. I hooked up with water, but it's a reach for electric, so I held off to make sure I found the closest outlet. Only turned on my generator for a couple of minutes to nuke some vegetables anyway. Once everyone was settled in, I drove into Flemington to an Urgent Care, Patsy insisted I get some imaging done. I mentioned a little twinge that I was having, and she was worried it could possibly be a moving blood clot, so I promised her I would look into it. Well, the PA couldn't do much for me, they don't have an ultrasound at the clinic, but they arranged an appointment for late tomorrow afternoon at a place about 50 minutes away, so my time tomorrow on the trail will be somewhat limited. It seems like Meg has a good volunteer team lined up, though, so we should be able to get it all done. After I got back from that errand (I also filled up with fuel at $3.47/gal), I heated up my pasty from the farmers market last week, along with the nuked veggies, and had a nice dinner. Started a new series, Farscape, an old sci-fi series I hadn't ever seen, and was done by the time Meg and her young rider got back from their ride. Eventually, we got on her computer and she walked me through the trails, I showed her a few tricks on Google Earth, and we figured out what to do tomorrow. She has to work, but then has the rest of the week off. We'll get it done! By the time we got done, it was almost 10:00, came back, made some tea, soon to be headed to bed! Good night, baby! Love you!
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