27.07.11

morning run:
Ginger
Frijolita
Blue
Godzilla
Molly
Floyd
Twiggy
Xmul
(8)

A difficult group, but necessary and worth the trouble. We avoided the beach entirely today as there are plenty of swimming holes in the monte: north the usual way, back to the intersection, north and east through the shire, east at the Au Soleil Couchant road, south at the three way that goes to the long and winding road and back home in the monte via the swamplands east of the shire, the main road and the land bridge: ~8k. The monte made a pretty picture this morning but the heat and humidity were unreal and the bugs were bad in spots. The dogs killed most of the water but the frequent swimming holes and patches of still-cool water helped us make it through. Ginger was a trooper as always; you would never know she's at least twice as old as all the other dogs on this run. I had Molly on the hook with Floyd near the start and was about to put her on after we crossed the land bridge when a moto went by us; she gave chase for a few meters but gave it up, and she wasn't aggressive about it. I did manage to get her on the hook at the shrimpery, though, just in case; I also scooped up Xmul after we crossed doce to avoid an unscheduled jaunt to the beach, so that was a bit of a handful getting everyone in at the gate. Twiggy was an angel the entire way, especially at the end when I was busy with everyone else. When we were running we were hauling ass. Everyone had a good time and is tired now.
GRADE: A