Hey Sweetie!
I was so tired last night, I ended up crawling into bed before 8:45, fell asleep almost immediately, woke up around 2:00, read for a bit before falling asleep again, then woke up again around 7:30. Stayed in bed reading until 8:30! So I was in bed for almost a full 12 hours! I have to say, though, I feel SO MUCH BETTER! Particularly my left thigh where I banged it so bad a couple of weeks ago. It’s been so swollen and stiff it was painful every time I tried to bend my knee, but today, it feels a lot better, not quite back to normal, but the pain level went from about a 7 to about a 3, so feeling good! I decided that I had to get my insurance straightened out before I did anything, so I unhooked the truck and headed south so I could get a signal. Little did I know that I would have to go 23 miles, all the way to Newberry before I could get a good enough signal to make a phone call! Crazy! And yet, I passed a couple of radio towers, but I guess they’re not cell towers. So I sat in the truck in town and made my call, took a long time but finished with being fully set up for my Medicare Advantage program, thank goodness! Finally headed back to camp, and decided we had time to do the short loop, so I saddled up Flash, and with Lola coming along for the first time in over a month, headed out on the trail. No boots necessary, though I brought them along just in case, but all the footing was sand and dirt, and the rain yesterday had tamped them down nicely with no dust. The trails aren’t very well marked, and if I hadn’t GPSed it, I would most certainly have gotten very turned around and frustrated. There are all kinds of trails out here, for OHVs, snowmobiles, hiking and horses. The horse markers were exactly the same as the Shore to Shore ride, but they were few and far between, and often didn’t point in the direction of the turn, they were simply up and down and when you came to an intersection you had to look at all the other options to try to find the next marker. I went wrong a couple of times, where there weren’t any markers that I could see, either. No worries, with my GPS I got back on track eventually. Flash was full of energy today, and he finally got the perfect fast walk that I’ve been trying to get him to do for the longest time! He also insisted on gaiting a lot, but I reined him in quite a bit, because tomorrow is going to be the big ride out to the lake and he needs to conserve his energy. By the time we got back to camp, a couple of sites were occupied, I had been hoping to take Lola down to the little lake here, but that didn’t happen. She was so happy to come with us! And, of course, she was dropping her frisbee at my feet while I was still unsaddling Flash. So much energy! But I don’t think I’ll take her tomorrow, it will be too much for her. Anyway, settled down to dinner and a movie, and have every intention of getting an early shower and bedtime. Put the blanket on Flash though, I saw a forecast that said it was supposed to get down into the high 40’s tonight! One extreme to the other the last few days! Good sleeping weather, for sure! So good night, baby! Love you!
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