Today was one tough day with north easterly winds making riding incredibly difficult for all - even the top boys. Emotions were running high and the head demons were playing havoc with everyone. Contingency plans had to be made due to the slow speed traveled by all, so an unplanned bush camp was improvised and set up as our home for the night.
Jesse was a bit concerned about lack of wood for our fire but I assured him we would find wood. Paul and Robin took the camper out the back of the bush tracks where wood, although not plentiful made up for it in density. Good solid wood which was loaded up on top of the camper and carted back into camp. All hands on deck to unload and a wonderful fire was alight in no time at all.
Sally and David it seemed couldn't wait to see Paul when he had finally stopped at camp as Sally had a marvellous find in her role as 'Steptoe's Partner'. A portable camp stretcher and fishing rod - all in great condition was the find, which Paul has yet to surpass in his hawkeye gatherings.
Robert (Cowboy) decided to tell a tale about "How Mandy Taught Him to be a Team Player" with his mentor ( boss) Mandy saying he had to concentrate and follow the line to help the team make it in, not go looking around and making rhymes up in his head. You had to see it to believe it, accompanied by his harmonica - very funny!
Nick Sayle was the beneficiary of the camp stretcher and when asked about his night sleep replied " excellent"! I don't think Nick will give this up for anyone now.
As we had crossed the Western Central Time Zone yesterday we had now lost 3/4 of an hour for the day. This had a few people quite confused as some phones had caught up with the time difference and some hadn't.
Discussion took place as to what time to leave in the morning with Tim making the suggestion 5:45am rise with a 6:30am leave or was it 6:30 am rise and 7:15 leave? It was then up to David to be official time keeper and beep his horn at the appropriate hour. I'm not sure what time Dave actually had but it was very dark out my window when I heard the call to rise! The saving grace of this early morning rise was a spectacular sunrise ( which I don't see many of - sunrises I mean, let alone spectacular) of which I even made Robin stop being a sook and leave his diesel heater to get out of bed and take a look. Unfortunately by the time he did rise the sun had risen and the colour had all but disappeared.
I did make mention in conversation to Paul this morning this early morning caper is not what retirement should be about. We both agreed somehow, we have been caught in a 50 year old's mid-life crisis - how did that happened?! Happy riding gang.
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