Hiya Darlin',
Was in bed nice and early, slept very well, and even woke up half an hour before my alarm, so I went ahead and got up since I knew I had a busy morning. Quick breakfast, finished packing and was heading out of my campsite before 9:00 ET. Stopped at the dump, then had an unfortunate accident when my sewer hose fell off just after I opened it, so I had quite a mess to deal with. Unfortunately, the hose at the dump was too short and had very little pressure, so there wasn't a whole lot I could do except dilute it. We finally headed out of camp shortly thereafter. According to flattestroute.com, straight up US 127 was the best route, but all I can say is, if that's the flattest route, I'd hate to see what the hilly route looks like! It was only about 125 miles, but it took me three hours because so much of it was twisty, windy switchbacks hugging the sides of cliffs that had me sweating bullets at every turn, hoping no one was coming the other way, since I had no choice but to swing into the other lane to avoid skimming the rock wall alongside of me. Most of it was between 25-45 mph, with the occasional 55, so it was slow going. Nevertheless, I made it safely to Shaker Village, then the REAL fun began. They have this incredibly narrow bridge, with a curve in front of it, that, after three tries, I was beginning to think I wouldn't be able to make, period. My rear trailer tire just would not straighten out in time to get on the bridge. I finally figured the only way was to pull into a so-called "trailer turnaround" (not a hope in hell!) that was just big enough for me to swing way over to the right side, which almost allowed me to straighten up enough to get over the bridge. Fortunately, a woman coming in a car in the other direction offered to help, so I asked her to direct the right side of my truck as close to the right edge as possible, since that's the one spot I couldn't see, and with her help, managed to swing just enough to get my trailer wheels onto the bridge straight. Whew! That was CLOSE!! Seriously, that is one dangerous bridge! It looks like it will be easier coming from the other side, though, hopefully! Anyway, got in to the barn area where the ride is based, then while backing up to where I wanted to go, I ran over a plastic garbage can. Was trying to avoid a Portapotty and missed seeing the garbage can. No harm done, it survived, but it was a bit embarrassing. Got the horses into their paddock, had to unhook to get water from behind the barn, filled up my trailer tank and the horses' water, set up my solar panel, and once I got settled in, went down to see where they needed help. I ended up scribing for the vets from about 4:30 to 6:00, then shared the pot luck supper, sat in on the riders meeting, took Lola for a walk, put blankets on the horses (supposed to go down to 39 tonight), and finally settled down for the night. Been a long, tiring, white-knuckle day, so a shower and bed will be happening soon! Good night, my sweet! Love you!
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