No internet access last night but Catcher and I had a good day yesterday. We had a great send off at Back of Beyond and got under way around 9:30. Catcher seemed very restless in the trailer for the first little bit causing some interesting sways and lurches so I stopped in gasoline alley to check on him. After that he settled right in and found his trailer legs. His favourite position seems to be on an angle facing backwards. I noticed, as we passed through Toronto and down the 401 towards London, that he isn't very keen on big trucks. Who is! I felt bad for him knowing how big and loud they must seem in the trailer.
The 401 was nasty. Lots and lots of trucks but when I pulled off onto the 402 just past London I knew heading for the Sarnia crossing had been the right choice. What a relief! Smooth pavement and only a little traffic. The B&B was only about 3 km off the highway and very easy to find. Sue and Bob were great! The whole atmosphere there was very relaxed and Catcher settled right into is paddock. Unfortunately he doesn't like town water. Something about the choline smelling funny I think he said. I even tried our Orange Gatoraid trick to no avail. Fortunately I had filled up two 25L containers of water before leaving and he drank some of that. Note to Deb: try Red on some town water before going!
What was really cool is that I could see Catcher from my bedroom. And hear him. Cathy if you're reading this he coughed 3 times over but the sniffles have dried up. Catcher did have a run-in with Gunner the dog. The poor dog was sniffing Catcher's water bucket and Catcher decided to chase him. They did a couple of laps before the dog escaped under the fence.
There were 3 other horses there but they were in a paddock about 30 feet away. Catcher spent most of the night standing in the corner of his paddock as close to them as he could get.
Sue and Bob made me a wonderful roast dinner then we relaxed around the campfire. Both Catcher and I were well taken care of.
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