South into Kentucky

We pulled out of Gettysburg and drove a couple hours to Cincinnati, Ohio where we stayed at the Family Motorhome Coach Association (FMCA) headquarters. They have a large parking lot with electric for members. We stayed there the maximum allowed – 2 days – which was just enough time to visit something in Ohio to enable us to check off one more state. RVers everywhere have maps of the US on their RV and fill in each state whenever they drive in that state. We decided that we would have to spend the night or visit some memorable sit for a state to be able to be checked off. In Cincinnati we visited the Underground Railroad Freedom Museum. The museum is well done. There was little that I had not been exposed to before but I still enjoyed the visit.

We left Ohio and moved south into Kentucky. We stayed at Fort Knox Army Post for several days. Within minutes of setting up I met another golfer and the first activity for Kentucky was to go play a round of gold at the Fort Knox course. My 43/45 88 was satisfactory for never having played the course before. No birdies and no triple bogeys so I was consistent at least. Sandi took the day to relax. On Tuesday we took advantage of the rainy day to visit some in-door attractions. We drove by the gold depository. No tours are allowed and no one offered any samples. We continued on to Abraham Lincoln's birthplace.
Although nothing remains of the original home except for a few tools, an example of the 16 X 18 log cabin is enshrined in a monument near the spring that flows on the property. It was interesting to note that Abe’s dad, Tom, saw his own father shot to death by an Indian. Abe’s lineage traced back to Massachusetts, I assumed the Massachusetts Bay Colony of the 1600s.

After visiting the Lincoln Birthplace we drove a short distance to the Jim Beam distillery. Since it was election day, the distillery cannot sell any liquor or give out any samples. How is that for bad timing? Never-the-less the movie and self guided tour was interesting. One the way back to the RV we stopped at the PX and Commissary for a few supplies. The commissary is noticeably cheaper than off base so we try to take advantage of any opportunities we get to shop at them. Milk, for advantage was only $1.55 a gallon at the Commissary compared to nearly $3.00 off base. Not everything is that much cheaper though.

Our last day, today was spent at Churchill Downs, sipping Mint Julips, and watching the horses. We’re not much on gambling so neither of us bet even $2.00 on anything but we still enjoyed a very good diner in the Silky Club and had fun picking horses. Sandi would probably have won a dollar or two if she had been betting.