Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - Work and play

Today was the kind of day I hope we repeat a lot. Paperwork and phone calls in the morning, lunch, then a ride in the afternoon. Nice sunny day, though the wind was still a little cool. Just rode for about two hours, got in a few nice trots and a lovely canter. Did't follow any particular trail today, just took the map and away we went! This is by far the best map and best marked roads we've seen yet. Virtually every intersection has a road sign on it, just like in a managed neighborhood. The roads are all hard sand, sometime on grass, just a bit of gravel in one or two places, and only one shallow, hard surface water hazard that is clearly marked. The blue trail is more of a trail between roads, but we haven't gone on it because with all the rain, it's way too sloppy.

Decided to stay here till Monday morning. Hubby wants to watch the Superbowl on Sunday, and to rest a few days before we head west. I'm a little concerned about waiting so long, but we do still have nearly 3 weeks to get to Austin, so I guess it will be all right. Looking forward to going west, but it takes us on a slightly more northern track, so we're not in a hurry to get back into the cold!