Was up early to start packing before it got too hot, and was happy to see cloudy skies, which helped keep the temperatures down. Spent nearly two hours packing everything away, and this morning, I managed to get Flash loaded in less than a minute, thank goodness! He's getting the hang of it, not hesitating quite so long, and not rushing quite so fast to get up the ramp. He wouldn't go when I was on his on-side, but as soon as I moved over to his off-side, where Hubby usually stands and gives him a quick smack to move him in, he went right up, without even a smack from me! I guess he's finally realizing that breakfast is inside the trailer, so he's a bit more inclined to go in without a fuss. The drive was cross-country, almost due north, on some quite rural and narrow and wind-y roads through Kentucky, but once we got to Ohio we were on some more major roads, and mostly flat. We have heard so much about Hocking Hills, all raves, so we're really looking forward to this place. Remarkably, the campground is free (even the sites with electric, would you believe! At least as long as their grant money keeps coming in...) and the trail map shows a lot of loops, so it should be fun. We're planning on staying two weeks here, so we needed to find a good spot, and we did! Close enough to the water spigot to reach with my hose, so as soon as we parked and I got the horses settled into the highline provided, I pulled out that long hose and filled the RV, then filled the water tank in the back of the truck so I can use it to keep refilling the horses' buckets instead of having to pull the hose out every time. It is so much cooler up here, partly because we're further north, of course, but also because there is so much shade here, yay! I did my set up chores, including getting up the screen room, and before we knew it, we were settled in! There was only one other couple camping two sites away (right across from the water spigot), named Phyllis and Ted, who are apparently regulars here, and we chatted a couple of times during the day. It wasn't long before the evening sailed away and we were ready for bed.
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