29.10.14

morning run:
Eve
Godzilla
Rufus
Jack
Xmul
Steve McQueen
Hazel
Tori
Murci
(9)

Southern charcos: ~8k. Another fast group, this time with Xmul on the leash the whole way. We left with Rufus on the black leash so the first ~2km were a bit like having a team of horses under harness. It was slippery on the stretch of road from the land bridge to the road heading south and Xmul/Rufus hauled me down there: a proper pratfall. It was mostly Rufus' fault so I left him on the leash until we were well on our way into the monte and there had been slack in his leash for a while. Nothing much was injured but my pride and I was sporting an impressive mud racing stripe from my ass to my shoulders for the rest of the run - monte chic. Once Rufus came off the leash the run got easier and yet somehow faster. Like all recent groups this one really wanted to run so we did a lot of that without stopping too much. The charcos were swollen and overflowing so there was plenty of fresh water to horse around in and everyone did so with great abandon. There's no way to get a vehicle of any size in there at all so we saw no people. The salinity of the larger charcos has come down to the point where the krill that the flamingos eat is starting to bloom in earnest: there were lots of flamingos everywhere. I'm proud to say none of our dogs bothered them; Murci's attitude sometimes is a little too agressive on the shore so I was on top of her verbally the whole way and she was good. No flamingos were chased or harassed in any way. The swimming hole was so full Xmul was able to swim the whole length of it without her feet touching bottom. There were many cannonballs and lots of shenanigans. We came home via the alt. land bridge. I got Jack on the black leash before the shrimpery and had Murci on the other end with Xmul. Everyone was good to the gate.
GRADE: A