Rest for me, exercise for Walter

Spent half the day sleeping - had no idea I was that tired! Walter, on the other hand, didn't get quite as much rest as I hoped. He did his usual frantic pacing when he arrived and was put in a pen, the K's three horses in a pasture next to it where they wandered away to graze. The K's very thoughtfully penned two of their horses next to Walter last night so he'd settle and rest, and it worked. We put him in a box stall this morning to keep him quiet while the horses grazed all day. Didn't work... Walter dug 3 deep holes and kicked the walls for hours. So now he's back in the pen and two horses are penned beside him for the night. He's content. Sigh.

Note to self: bring pack animal next time...

I've been unintentionally following my Long Rider friend Sea G Rhydr's route for the past week or so, which has been rather peculiar. Everyone remembers seeing the two women (Gryph was riding with her at the time) about a year ago, going the other way. I've even ended up staying at a few of the same places. Lucky for me Sea always made a good impression! And the place I'm planning to stay tomorrow night, Sea actually surprised me with a message that after reading my post about coming this way, she had taken the liberty of calling the person who hosted them in Altus and arranged for me and Walter to stay at the same barn when we get there, even though our host will be out of town.

Joe and Kris got on the phone and prearranged places for us to stay each night from Altus to Hollis. And will truck Walter's packs ahead the next 2 days. I am so grateful, and Walter will be grateful too, I'm sure. Blessings on trail angels!