{"id":22989,"date":"2026-07-28T19:45:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T01:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/?p=22989"},"modified":"2026-07-28T19:52:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T01:52:39","slug":"cleaning-up-and-an-issue-of-my-own-making-july-27-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beardogco.com\/theroadhome\/2026\/07\/cleaning-up-and-an-issue-of-my-own-making-july-27-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleaning up and an issue of my own making: July 27 & 28"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fully rested on Monday, we started the day as normal and then, I got into cleaning mode. Emmett is shedding excessively as per normal for this time of year and suddenly the amount of his hair, here there and everywhere got to me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I spent a good part of the late morning and early afternoon cleaning. And also a long brushing session. And my own laundry … I am always talking about laundry, but I don’t have an abundance of clothes AND I like to do one load at a time since I am “transporting” from my site to wherever the laundry is located. Anyway, had a load of laundry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, Monday was a mix of cleaning, laundry, food prep, relax … etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you look at RV life on social media it is easy to believe that it is one long vacation, but the reality … at least for me, is that it is “normal life” in a smallish space with opportunity to explore different places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On to Tuesday, 7\/28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My plan for Tuesday was to bike into Rollins after Emmett’s 2nd walk … so about 9:00 a.m. when it was not yet hot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The morning looked promising … still smoky but a bit cooler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Second walk. An interesting feature at this RV park … old bicycles used as a “fence”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But then … a bit of an issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was picking up after Emmett and the deposit was on a small slope. I’m not sure how\/why, but I suddenly had a sharp pain in a muscle of my downhill quadricep. I finished my task and thought I could “walk it off”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the time we got back to the RV, I was limping and could not put my whole weight on my right leg to navigate the steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I applied ice, took an aspirin and had a bit of a lie down. I felt a lot better after.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I didn’t know if I could bike safely, but I had an Amazon package delivered and decided to try to bike to the office to get it. That went fine. I don’t think I would have been able to do it without the pedal assist and a little throttle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Too late for a try into the little town and I decided it was probably better to rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Good news is that my muscle did not feel worse through the day and I am hoping for enough recovery to try the ride to town tomorrow morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More good news is that it was slightly cooler: 85F high and a lot less smoke this afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Onward!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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