Sunday, January 8, 2012 - Horse Wash and Rest Day

After a late morning and a leisurely breakfast, Hubby did a nice job of washing out the back of the horse trailer, a long overdue job, and I washed the horses thoroughly, another long overdue job. Of course, the minute she was back on the highline, Clio dropped down and rolled in the sand (washing a horse, the single most futile job in the world), but fortunately Apollo didn’t, so he’s still a nice shiny horse for the time being. I even trimmed their tails a bit to make them even at the bottom, something I’ve never done (we like the natural look), but they were getting so long they could practically step on them, so it seemed the right thing to do. Spent the rest of the day watching football, doing laundry and relaxing, as we get ready to leave again tomorrow, heading out to Alafia State Forest east of Tampa. This turned out to be one of our favorite trails, and even though the campground is a bit pedestrian and perfunctory, at least it was convenient and had all the facilities we needed. Being so close to I-75 will make it a great overnight stop whenever we’re traveling the western side of Florida.