Saturday, July 25

Today, Philip and I took our first lengthy horse ride! We got up at our own leisure, and generally sat around until 12:20. Philip watched TV, Dad and Mom did their own things, and I was on the computer. Around 12:00, Dad called the two of us out to do a quick sponge-bath on the camper. At around 12:15, Mom got back from the grocery store, and we finished our job. We had a ride scheduled for 1:00, and we had to be there by 12:40. Therefore, we finished at just the right time; we left at 12:20, and got there at 12:40 on the nose. Philip got a horse named Black Satin, Mom got a horse named Jake, and I got a horse named Barfly. Our guide, Scott, didn't speak a lot, but he definitely knew what he was doing, by the calm way he approached . . . well, everything. We had a wonderful time, taking a trip up onto a ridge with a great overlook of the entrance into the Rockies. However, for a short time, it rained during the ride, around the beginning. After a good two hours in the saddle, it felt great to be back on land, although the two hours we were in it were spectacular. The view was absolutely awesome from the ridgetop. After our trip, we headed back to the camper, and got there around 3:30. After that, we didn't do much at all. We had dinner on the grill: pork tenderloin with a spreading of Stubb's and BBQ sauce on top, along with orzo pasta. Mr. Nolan has requested that tonight's closing be in Gaelic, so here it is: Slan agus oiche mhaith leat!