Weed seeds lured in Pete

 Weed seeds! 

Pete's magnetic fur lures every seed within a mile. Four miles worth of deseeding ahead.

It got cold, really cold here fast. Too fast. Low 30s. But probably shouldn't move on to warmer Tenessee till the 3rd when I have an emergency fund. Crap happens. It's only 11 days away. 

This horse camp is okay. It has a vault toilet. And a trash can. And sunny spots to charge up the batteries. Luxury! 

I may try out the electric blanket if I get enough battery charge. For the most part the bed is pretty warm, even with one blanket covering. There are several layers and a self inflated mattress beneath me. The phone thermometer read 75 degrees in the blankets and 55 in the cabin. It was 34 outside at 8AM. Brrrr! We didn't get out of bed till 10. But it still wasn't even 40 by then. 

More horses today. Pete is doing great! Not charging. Not barking. Whimpering and wiggling in my arms. But not much. There is hope for Assateague someday! 

Went for a long walk with Pete on a trail. I found a great walking stick laying on the trail. Trail ferries? God almighty! I needed it. Right hip acting dumb. Right foot, too. 

Pete got loaded up with weed seeds. Ugh. What was I thinking? Hours of deseeding ahead. 

Great trail.  Would be great on Fatass. But no ebikes allowed. How ignorant. I'm writing Indiana an email!

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Paradise is a vault toilet

Paradise is a vault toilet. 

We are out of the woods and into a horse camp.

So apparently the house batteries did not charge up all the way. This morning they showed depleted. Down to 10.8 volts. The Anker was at 70%. Interesting. 

The morning was spent getting Fatass and the generator mounted securely on the rack. And covered. It was an hours long project. The cover is great, and needed, but there is a problem getting it on properly without covering the tailights and license plate. I might move the whole tailight assembly high on the rear hatch door. It seems the most sensible thing to do to be able to completely encase Fatass and the generator inside of the cover. It's kinda important. Especially out west in the sandy desert areas. The dust just grinds everything down to ruin.  

Made it to Hickory Ridge Horescamp. Luxury! Gravel pads. Vault toilet. Trash can! And sunny spots. I may stay here for a few days to let the house batteries charge up. I'm not sure what to expect at Meriwether. Shade or sun? Crowded with fall sightseeing campers, especially with the next nearest free campground temporarily closed. Not having a site open for me would be a minor catastrophe because there are no funds available for a paid campground until November 3rd. 

Maybe I might hold off until the 3rd and try to stay in Indiana. But it is getting so cold here. 30s at night 50 60s in the day. Brrr. I maybe should have left sooner. In September.  We shall see. 

Lots of sunshine here. And  horses! Pete was whimpering quietly behind me like a little kid getting ready to burst. I looked up from what I was doing and there was a pack of horses walking by. So far... he is doing great and not going crazy like he does watching horses on TV.

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Not out of the woods, yet.

 Not out of the woods, yet.

Spent the day breaking down camp. Windy day, made for a few challenges but nothing major. 

It is getting beyond chilly here in the woods. Cold, even Pete is shivering. I put his winter coat on him. Put mine on, too.  

Everything packed in pretty well. Probably, I have too much stuff for the typical minivanner setup. But, that's okay. I'm not minimalistic by any means and am looking forward to some decent ride time on Fatass and getting some quality gamer time in Destiny when I can afford a paid Campsite. 

No need to charge up the batteries. Got that done yesterday. Tomorrow either we make a run for Tennessee or we land at the horse camp if there are sunny spots. Looks like the temperatures go up into the week. Right now, it's too cold for my comfort.

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