Hey Darlin'!
Last night when I went to bed, the weather forecast was showing a short break in rain around 11:00, so I figured I could get a short ride on Apollo, since it's his turn to get some exercise. Then this morning, the forecast showed no rain today until 5:00. Then it started raining at breakfast, twice. Sigh. It finally started to look like it might clear up around 12:30, so I figured I better get going while the getting was good, and saddled up Apollo. Lola and I headed out on trail just before one, and took a short 3.6 mile ride around the Hiawatha and Twin Lakes trails, which only took about an hour and ten minutes, which was a faster pace than usual! Back to wonderful footing, which helps a lot. The weather was perfect at that point. The first part of the trail was nice and easy, letting Apollo warm up and stretch his legs a bit, the second part was a bit more technical, with a bit more mud and some hills and stair-climbing, giving him some good exercise. I didn't want to tax either him or Lola, so it worked out perfectly. After we got back I got to work on some more repairs, the most major one being the front exterior panel on the trailer. I've tried every adhesive, sealant and tape that I could find. but every time I move from one location to another, the aluminum panel pops out from the upper frame, so I decided the only thing for it was screws. I popped it back into position and used my handy-dandy impact wrench to pin it down, which will keep it under the frame (I hope!), and used some silicone sealant around the edge. I'm sorry to say that the inside wood was wet from the rain, and I considered waiting for it to dry, but with so much more rain in the forecast (yeah, if you believe the weatherman), I thought it safer to just go ahead and close it off. At least no more rain will get in at this location. I only hope that will finally solve the problem. May not look that great, but at least it won't pop out any more. I also re-velcroed my sponge frog and washed my placemat and potholders. Finally settled down for the evening, made a big pot of homemade dirty rice and watched an innocent little movie. Just another day in the life! Good night, babe! Love you!
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