3-10-13

Martin: Ivan hinted at an inspection of his small herd of cows before our departure, so we asked to go and see the moos. He was proud of his animals and it was surprising to see the instant response when he called out to them. The cows were standing around in the shade of a few trees in the centre of the paddock. Once the call went out, they were all lined up next to the fence closest to us in only a matter of seconds. Ivan gave us the run down on his breeding program and answered a number of questions, pleased that he had an audience, while the cows looked on expectantly awaiting a treat that didn’t eventuate. Sad to leave but we had to move on. Funny that Suzy followed the car out the front gate and watched us drive away as she sat on the side of the road. The previous mornings, she went back to the farm house as soon as we set off. Maybe she sensed we were not retuning this time.

Me: Mountain to Fountain 15k

Many members of our Vitesse biking team did a running race from McDowell Mountain Park to the big fountain in Fountain Hills. 800 participants with no wheels. :-) It was a cool, sunny day to run the hilly route. Some Vitesse folks turned out some very fast times. I'm not so speedy but happy with my result of 1 hour and 12 minutes.