Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Go West Young Man and Woman!

If you read this on Tuesday Betty and I are on US Airways heading West - first to Phoenix then from there to Maui, Hawaii. We'll be there for a little over a week checking out a new place to stay, the Honua Kai, that might be a place we hope to take Wade, Marie, Juliet and Leah in a few years when the girls are old enough to enjoy it.

Along with the Go West theme, here's a video from last Sunday morning when we rode Morgunn and Sugar in the back.

The first half of the video is Betty working with Morgunn on the basics - riding circles, asking for turns, etc. Ice skaters would call this work the Compulsories. During the Winter when it's cold we spend what riding time we have keeping them tuned up on these basics.

The second half of the video is Sugar and Morgunn rolling after the ride. They both have distinct preferences. Morgunn likes to roll in the heavier graveled section whereas Sugar likes to roll in the softer, sandier areas. Also, being a lady, she's always takes more time to get into her roll. I guess she's a little pickier than Morgunn about where she rolls.

I hope to be able to post a few times while we're in Hawaii and share some of our pictures and video.

Be safe, stay warm and it's OK to get into the cookie jar since it's so cold.