Hi Babe!
Another long and tiring day at the Ranch Ride. Up again at 6:30, fed the horses, off to breakfast, saddled up Flash, then off on our first "fast" ride. Mostly Tennessee Walkers and other large gaited horses, I think I had the only Paso, and in spite of moving out pretty quickly, I still had to expend energy holding him back, their gait was just a bit too slow for him. But it was a much faster ride overall, and would have been a really nice ride except for the number of trees that were down. We must have gone around fallen timber at least twenty plus times, and some we had to go quite a ways into the woods to get by. That slowed us down a lot, and often, so it wasn't quite as much fun as I had hoped it would be, but the trail did take us WAY off the property, so at least we got on some different trails. Plus there was only one climb up and down, the rest was pretty flat, which made the going easier overall. The only bad thing was Flash's boots kept coming off. Not just one, but both at different times, and that's unusual when we're on the flat. That slowed us down a couple of times too. Unlike on the slow rides, when I could get the boot on and still be able to join the line of passing horses, this group was only fourteen, and with them moving out so fast, they had to stop and wait for me, which I felt bad about. Anyway, we got back to camp, I spent a few more minutes with Flash at the obstacle course before putting him away, grabbed lunch, then gathered together a group of ladies, plus Callie and her mom, to go tubing down the river. I drove my truck down to the pick up point at the end, and Callie's dad brought me back so we could launch from the camp. It was pretty nice, the water is very cool and refreshing in the nearly 90 degree heat, though there was one point where the creek was completely blocked by downed trees, and the only place to get out was practically impossible, with a steep muddy incline and not much to grab on to, made worse by being so deep at that point, when I jumped off my raft to help, I literally when completely under. I was NOT expecting it to be that deep just a few feet from shore, since most of the creek is quite shallow. Anyway, we all managed to get through there with some effort, and the rest of the trip was pretty tame comparatively, though there was another spot or two that requires some special maneuvering. It was fun though, and definitely relaxing, but it took a lot longer than we expected, not getting back until almost 5:00. I took a shower, then I realized I had no electricity and had to get help getting that problem fixed, which delayed me a bit going up dinner, only to see that waiting meant the line was hugely long. When I finally reached the porch to see the menu, I saw it was just tacos, so I abandoned it and came back to finish the leftovers from lunch I hadn't eaten because I was rushing around to go tubing. Anyway, after that, I fed the horses, then walked up to watch the "horseless rodeo" just to see what it was, and to walk Lola, but after a few minutes of watching the explanation and seeing that it was geared towards kids playing, I decided to abandon it and come back to the trailer. I am getting so tired from all this activity, I guess I'm out of practice of non-stop activity from dusk til dawn. I had a little dish of ice cream, read for awhile because I couldn't get Netflix to work (the camp wi-fi is intermittent and my hotspot on my phone is nonexistent), and now I'm starting to nod off. So, it's off to bed for me now! Good night, babe! Love you!
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