Louisville and Lexington, KY

Travel Dates....June 26-31, 2010

It's hard to believe we are at the end of this dream!! Our last two stops are pictured in this post. What a ride it all has been. Rick and Betty have been wonderful travel partners and we love you guys! It has been a special time together. So...here's the last chapter as we visited Louisville and Lexington, KY. But hold up...as we arrived in the city of Louisville, Rick & Betty had their turn for excitment along the highway. We were traveling on I-65 during afternoon rush hour and noticed Rick slowing down and moving to the side of the road! He lost all power in the motorhome! After several tries to restart, he called for a tow, we called for traffic assistance via 511 on our cell phone! The cars just zoomed by! The traffic assistance put up traffic cones and directed cars/trucks to the next lane. He stayed with us until the tow truck came. They took the motorhome to a repair service but of course no one was still there, so after dinner with us, we took them back to their motorhome--parked in the driveway of the repair place (outside the gate) and they slept "by the side of the road" until folks came to work! After a day and a half, the problem of bad fuel pump was resolved. That all did not stop us...
No visit to Louisville would be complete without seeing how the Louisville Slugger baseball bats are made. This was interesting for me since my great-uncle worked in a baseball factory in Dolgeville, NY many years ago (Adirondack bats). The day we were at the factory, the were making bats for Derrick Jetter! And then...Churchhill Downs. Oh, my...what a treat to tour the track early in the AM and watch the trainers work the horses. Just amazing and lots of fun. The museum there was also worth the visit. We had lunch at an old drug store just behind the track...still had a pharmacy but most of the aisles are now booths for the luc=nch crowd...fried corn bread, bean soup...yum! Then it was back to the repair shop to wait for the repairs to be completed. Can you believe the shop had a nice waiting room with a couple DVD's? We watched "Crash" and Betty and I knitted away! We all stayed at the RV park for our last night in Louisville!
Lexington was about an hour down the road...we moved to the Horse Park RV Park. It was a beautiful spot. Lots of folks take their horses for riding and showing. They are preparing for an International show in Sept. This is the 1st time this show has been held in the US. Lots of excitment and preparation going on there! We visited the Woodford Reserve Distillery, part of the Bourbon Trail. Sample were included...Betty and I especially like the chocolate Bourbon Balls!
Then it was on the Shaker Village for a nice lunch at the hotel there and a walk around the historic village. The crafts and furniture were beautiful. It was so hot (our first really hot weather this whole trip) they stopped the wagon ride early! We really enjoyed the RV park and would go there again...nice large lots, trees, grass, pool, etc.
Well, we enjoyed breakfast together and then had to say good-bye for now to our buddies, Rick & Betty. Thanks for a great adventure. We thank God for taking such good care of us as we traveled. We are so thankful for the opportunity to see this beautiful country. We are so blessed.