Tuesday, September 28, 2021 – Tough Travel Day to Owl Creek

Hi Babe,
Happy to say I had a great night sleep last night, at least eight full hours with only one short wake up around 4:00, but went right back to sleep. I needed it! So I woke up refreshed, got up and gave the horses their feedbags and fed Lola, then saddled up Flash and ponied Apollo over to the vet’s next door. We waited around for a bit, but the horses were happy to eat the grass, so no worries. They finally came out the back door and did their thing, it seems the Doc has someone in training so most of the conversation was directed at her rather than me, but it didn’t take long. What took a long time was them getting the paperwork done on Global Vet Link for my EECVI. They had to call to get an exception because my mailing address is now Florida, and they were saying it had to be a Florida vet issuing the certification. Really? If I need a certificate to get into Florida, how am I supposed to get a Florida vet to issue it? Anyway, the issue was resolved after awhile, and eventually I was able to ride back and finish packing up and loading. I managed to get out right around 11:00, later than I had hoped but still okay. I didn’t follow my GPS because it wanted me to go across country, which I knew had some narrow roads, so I followed 64 all the way to I-65 and took that most of the way. Then I made a mistake, because it was trying to get me down a narrow road, and I opted out, going on another road, which ended up being a mistake. It took awhile to fix, and before I finished, my phone died and I ended up having to ask for directions, but no one seemed to be able to give me anything definitive. I kept going to where I thought I needed to go, and voila! Suddenly I was passing a sign for a turn to Owl Creek, which I recognized, but miles from where people were telling me to go. Never ask the locals for directions, that seems to be the best advice. I had forgotten it was two miles on narrow gravel road to get to it, but fortunately, I didn’t meet anyone on the road. Anyway, I finally made it, then I had another problem. When I tried to back into the spot I had decided I wanted to take, my tires started slipping and I couldn’t move. The ground looked pretty dry, but not dry enough for my weight, I guess, even after I took the horses out of the trailer. So I had to unhook, then come in sideways and re-hook, which allowed me to move again. I did some more reconnoitering because I didn’t really like that spot anyway (it meant I was facing the bathrooms), so I finally settled on a spot just behind the bathrooms, but facing the horses. The water is very nearby, I used two trees instead of the provided highlines, and finally got the horses on those, fed and watered, all tanks and even Lola’s swimming pool filled up with water, at which point it was 5:00! I was supposed to get here just after 2:00, but with all those other complications, things just got a bit out of hand. Anyway, I managed to get out my chairs and my barbecue grill, and since I hadn’t had anything except a couple of protein bars to eat today, I grilled up a piece of chicken and the last ear of corn I had from Michigan, then settled down for the evening. There is one other camper here, much to my surprise, but I haven’t met them yet (or it could be just a him, I only saw one horse). He came back from a ride just as I was settling in, I’m sure I’ll meet him tomorrow. Watched a movie, now I’m ready for shower and bed. I got hot and sweaty today, temps in the low 80’s, but it’s supposed to get down to 60 overnight, so I’m hoping for another good night sleep, especially after this tiring day! Good night, darlin’! Love you!

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