Hiya Sweetie!
Well, this morning I waited until the first wave of early birds left camp, and tagged along at the very end so I could go my own speed, figuring there would be enough stops for me to keep them in sight, which there was. It was fairly straight-forward, but there was one very dicy spot on Pickerel Lake Rd that was so sandy, if anyone stopped, they’ve be stuck for sure! I was extra careful to keep moving, and managed to make it through, though there was a couple of times when I felt like I was surfing! Glad to hear these are the last “seasonal” sand roads we’ll be going on, we’ll be on good tarmac or gravel after this. Walsh Road camp is laid out nice, you just have to come in and turn left, it circles around, come down the middle and all the sites are nicely angled, so I had no problem getting in, nor will I have any going out. Johnson Creek, which we left this morning, was pretty tight, but I made it! Forgot to mention, we saw an elk on the road on the way back to camp yesterday, magnificent animal. Anyway, got to camp, had breakfast, which I couldn’t finish, so I guess my stomach is shrinking (yay!), then hopped the bus back, got Flash ready and headed out, second to last out of camp. Only Ron on his mule came after, and he was trying to be last, his mule is too reliant on a buddy, and he was trying to school him on that, but as it turned out, Flash was so slow today, he caught up after a couple of miles. We rode together for awhile before he took a break, by then Flash seemed to have more energy, so I let him out a bit, even running for a mile, but that was the only one. He’s obviously tired, and I want to finish the week, so I kept him at a walk most of the rest of the time. Leapfrogged two groups of women back and forth the rest of the trip, doing the last 6-7 miles with Sam (who borrowed my hose to get water out of her 55 gallon drum), still managing 3.9 mpg, but arrived last except Ron. It wasn’t a terribly exciting ride, a whole lot of it was road riding, not my favorite, but there were a few sections that were pretty nice. At least we got here! Arrived right on 4:30, so not as late as I originally thought, and for the first time in several days, we have a decent cell phone signal. I thought I was going to lose my 379 day Duolingo streak last night, but I managed to find a tiny spot in camp where the signal held long enough for me to get a lesson done. I think we’ll have good signal from now on, except at River Run, not sure how I’m going to handle that! I remember have to go to the Lumbermen’s Memorial to a signal last time I stayed up here, I suppose I’ll be doing that again. Anyway, it was a long day, and tomorrow’s also a long day, hopefully Flash (and I) will be up for it. I’ve been surprisingly fit enough to do this, only taking ibuprofen at night and that’s mostly to help me sleep better, haven’t needed it during the day. Taking the opportunity to get caught up with my diary and other internet chores now that I finally have a cell phone signal, hope it doesn’t take too long! Went to the riders meeting, now it’s time for shower and bed, before dark again! Crazy! Good night, darlin’! Love you!
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