Friday - Last night in the camper

We had a thunderstorm last night and all of us had strange dreams. It was also cold this morning - 58 degrees in the camper. I know a lot of people would not call what we do, camping but I can say from years in a tent and then more years in a pop-up camper that there is nothing worse than having to pack up wet gear. When the weather is unpredictable, I wouldn’t trade our FunV for anything!! As we left the park, we saw more wild turkeys and a couple of deer grazing along the road. We drove over to the Cracker Barrel and ate breakfast with the kids still in their pajamas then rolled up the highway about 30 minutes to the Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park and our 81st park stamp. The kids got their junior ranger books but had to finish them on the road because the time changed back to Eastern Time and we were behind our schedule. We drove up to Frankfort which is the capital of Kentucky and took our picture. There was a crowd of people on the grounds because of a Marsh of Dimes walk. Next we headed over to Lexington and stopped into the Keeneland Horse Park to watch the races. We learned how to bet on the horses, made a bet and lost. But I think I can spare the $4 for the experience. After a couple of hours there, we drove down I-75 toward Corbin, KY. We stopped into the original Sanders Café which has a little Colonel Sanders Museum and talks about the start of KFC but the kids really didn’t want to eat there. So we headed 2 miles down the road to a campground and they took off for the playground while Scott and I cleaned up the camper and grilled cheeseburgers for dinner.


It’s our last night in the camper which is sad for me. I love being on an adventure with these three people. We will hit two more parks tomorrow on our way east and then we have a long drive from Knoxville, back home.