Hey Babe,
Sleeping very well again these days, woke up around 7:30 but stayed in bed to read while it warmed up outside. Another chilly morning in the upper 30' this morning. Got the horses fed, did some work on planning my ride today, and was just getting ready to go when Ranger Rick came by and we chatted for awhile, talking about a slightly difference approach to the map-making that we had discussed, and also about making this campground a bit more horse trailer friendly. The sites have room, but they've built big tent pads and locked down picnic tables in areas that are so small a trailer can't get in comfortable. He seemed open to the idea, and doesn't think it will take much to accomplish, so I'm hopeful about that. Eventually I got the little trailer hooked up, filled a tire that evidently has a slow leak in it, saddled and loaded up Flash, and headed down to Tidewater to start looking after those trails. There were a couple of other day riders parked there, but I didn't see anyone. Today we took the yellow trail, the long loop that's just under 15 miles. I'm not as enamored with this side of the forest, a lot of it was more like a tree farm, there were only a couple of short sections that seemed to have live oak or cypress, there rest is just straight pine. We saw a couple of pigs (thank goodness Flash isn't bothered by them!) and made good time going around the loop. Typical Florida riding, though, nothing too exciting, but mostly flat and straightforward, with a few stretches of water. I found several stray yellow ribbons from the ride that I picked up, and let Kelsey know I had them. When I left camp this afternoon, the forecast said rain at 6:00, but naturally, just as I was arriving back at the Tidewater trailhead just after 4:00, it started to rain! Quick packed Flash in and drove back to Black Prong, got him settled, fed both horses, then settled down for the evening. It's supposed to rain most of the night off and on, but be gone by morning. Not quite as cold, mid-40's, I put on Flash's blanket by Apollo made it clear he wasn't interested in his, so I let him have his way. Fireplace is on and I'm just about warm enough to take my shower and go to bed! Good night, sweetie! Love you!
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