Our hearts are definitely turning toward home now. We're still on our adventure, and we're still seeking out new places and looking to meet new people, but we both feel an urge to head for the Texas coast and secure our winter accommodations in Rockport, and then check in with friends in Kerrville. So we find we're willing to drive a little longer and stay a little shorter.
Yesterday at the Elkhorn Campground outside of Frankfort, Kentucky, we met a delightful young family. They were packing up their pop-up, and it brought back memories for us (before Lucy). So we wandered over to visit. We enjoyed a warm visit before they had to head home, which for them was only an hour away. Here are our new friends Brad and Heather, and their children Kelby and Jason:
It turned into a rainy day, so we ran a few errands. Curt wanted to tour the Buffalo Trace Bourbon Distillery. Not being a bourbon aficionado, I opted to stay at the campground and enjoy some quiet creative time. Curt returned with all sorts of descriptions of the distiling process, and best of all, with two handmade chocolate bourbon balls. Now THAT's the kind of bourbon I like!
This morning, after more rain overnight, we packed up Lucy and headed in a southwesterly direction. It was a long day on the road (some of it in heavy truck traffic and driving rain...with tornado watches around the state) but we emerged unscathed. And the late afternoon the sun broke through, just as we crossed the Ohio River, just a few miles upstream from where it empties into the Mississippi.
We're in an area called Land Between the Lakes. Here's the bridge crossing The Kentucky Lake Dam.
And a view of the dam...
The campground where we're spending the night is so spacious...these campsites feel like they're about a half an acre each, after some of the close quarters we've experienced!
After dark I braved the tiny but ravenous mosquitos to capture some photos of the moon. Here's my favorite:
We plan to stay just tonight, and then push off a little closer to home in the morning. Tomorrow should take us somewhere near Memphis.
Now here's a real treat for you. These are some photos our nephew Jeff Sampson took of the fall colors in Vermont. I must say, it doesn't look anything like that here in Kentucky. Makes me wish we could have stayed north another month or so! Feast your eyes on these!
Thank you, Jeff, for sharing the splendor of your beautiful state with us!
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