Crossing KY:
Sadieville to Land Between The Lakes (Lakes Barkley and Kentucky)
Friday, 11/3/06
I couldn't leave Sadieville without a tour by one of the Town Councilmen! Claude showed me around his hood: including the sanitation plant that he manages! It was fun. It's a very small and very hilly town.
I took another scenic By-way between Sadieville and the Blue Grass Parkway. Small towns, some I just stopped and marveled at their beauty. Old stone buildings, man blowing leaves, kids crossing on their way to school, horse ranch, black fences, black barn with fire engine red roof, another with royal blue roof, more stone fences, road looking like a ribbon winding through the countryside-green grass on both sides, rolling mounds, no forests, no starbucks.
I drove through Bourbon County – which is dry and was informed that the Kentucky bourbon distilleries are in Christen County
We followed the Blue Grass Parkway all day. Another clear, blue cloudless day. It looks warm out, but when I step out at a rest stop- hat, gloves and jacket are required. There seems to be quite an array of "Bisquet World" , (small breakfast only establishments) in this area, so I stopped for lunch – another less than $5 lunch. Food is v much less than in the DC area and petrol is going down as I move farther into the South.
My friend Darren decided to join the road trip adventure for a day and offered to meet me at "Land between the lakes" in South Western KY. He drove the 6 hours from NC and I drove about the same from Sadieville. We kept in touch throughout the day with a plan to meet at the lake.
After scraping frost off my windshield this morning and having the bottles of water in the car freeze, I thought it best to find indoor lodging for tonight. The nice places I'd selected off the internet did not allow dogs, so it was a bit of a scramble to find a place that would. After a series of calls, I found a place that was open (the first hurtle this time of year) and accepted dogs. I gave them my credit card number and hoped for the best. As it turns out, it's a great place, right on Lake KY. Full moon, cute cabin full kitchen. Gabby and I walked for about an hour and then Darren showed up with steaks and broccoli for dinner. We talked the night away catching up on each of our news and life events.
