Sunday, July 5, 2026 – Cooler Packing Day

Hey Sweetie,
Stayed up way too late watching the DC fireworks show, along with a speech by the President, all of which was delayed because a thunderstorm hit the area just before the original start time. As a result, it was nearly 1:00 by the time I got into bed, and even later by the time I got to sleep. No matter, the rest of the day was just doing some packing in anticipation of our departure tomorrow. We had more rain here earlier as well, so it was quite a bit cooler than it has been, though I still ran the AC for a couple of hours just to cool it down, mostly for Lola's sake. For the fifth time since I've been here, I've had to listen to the sound of a lawnmower all day long. Not sure why they chose the weekend to do it (unless it's because I'm the only one here,) but it would have been nice to get a bit more peace and quiet while I was out here. I think they need a bigger lawnmower if it takes three days to finish the mowing! Anyway, a pretty dull day, though I broke the rules again and let my horses graze all day. No one else has said anything to me, so I just kept my fingers crossed that the one ranger who objected wasn't working today, and that seemed to be the case. Did some more research on the Peru trip, discovered the actual dates of the Spring Paso Festival in Trujillo, and discovered they are in direct conflict with my ride, so that's no longer a possibility. Still want to work in a flyover and possible exploration of the Nazca Lines, and time to do a bit more exploring than just the ride, but that will take more research. Read and watched more House episodes in between packing up, so a pretty mundane day. Looking forward to a new location, though I've been to Salamonie before, and the trails aren't all the great, but at least I'll have something to do once the ride folks start to come in. Not much else going on! Good night, my darlin'! Love you!

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