Got an early start and we’re quickly getting the hang of packing and cooking efficiently so we can put in some more miles each day. There are so many beautiful sights here: four-horse drawn plows turning up large swatches of earth, kind smiles and waves from plant-tending women in seemingly anachronistic cotton dresses and bonnets, and rolling hills that we steadily climb and gleefully descend.

Petunia got to run and play with her favorite soccer ball this morning at the camp site and ate a hearty breakfast. She is ready to ride!