Sunday, July 19, 2026 – Another First Place in Today’s CMO Ride!

Hey Darlin'!
Finally had a wonderful night sleep! Maybe because after the rain it cooled down nicely, maybe because I gave Lola a gabapentin, I don't know, but I went to bed early (though I had to get up once because I heard water running below me, turned out my neighbors used the water spigot very late last night and turn of the valve but not the spigot, and my valves were open, so I was overflowing), but fell asleep pretty thoroughly, even without earplugs! Was up early, since our start time this morning was 9:00, and I was on my way up to the start before 8:45. We started and 9:01 and was finished a little after 10:30, a bit longer than yesterday (we had trouble locating one plate), but still ended up in first place. I decided to join CMO so that I could earn the points, just in case I decide to do some more. They are rather fun, and it was an excellent socializing event for Flash, who was even better behaved today, changing from last to mid-pack to first several times during the ride. He was less frantic and more cooperative, finally figuring out he didn't need to outrun everyone, because we were going to stop and hang out occasionally. And he really enjoyed going fast in the woods! So it was a lot of fun. Meanwhile, I managed to get two loads of laundry done, some housekeeping, I pressure washed the truck's water tank (since water at South Branch may be problematic, I still haven't discovered if there is a spigot or hand pump there, only that I can't get into the group area until Thursday), filled all my tanks (not that I want to drag an extra half ton or water with me, I just don't know what the water situation is!), did most of my packing and got the truck hooked up, so I should be ready to go pretty early tomorrow, which I'll need since it's over 325 miles of driving tomorrow. Wore myself out today, though, so another early night, and hopefully another good night sleep, and seven hours of driving is going to feel like a day off! Good night, babe! Love you!

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