Kentucky Day 3: Glad to be going to the Park tomorrow.

My new motto:  When all else fails, go get something really good to eat.  My recommendation when in Lexington?  Regatta Seafood Grill for lobster tail and fresh steamed asparagus.  It was delicious.

That’s not to say that today was all bad.  I just hit a few glitches along the way.  I got up early and drove back to Louisville to join Paul and Erika for church.  That was nice.  BUT they weren’t able to have lunch with me after.  I stopped in Frankfort (Kentucky’s capitol) on my way back toward Lexington to find Linney’s Pizza.  I thought if Linney was the restaurant owner’s family name, they might be distant relatives.  My great grandmother was a Linney and from that part of Kentucky, to boot!  BUT Linney’s isn’t open on Sundays.  I’ll call them tomorrow BUT I could have called them from “D” Farm.  Oh well.

When I sat down for lunch there in Frankfort, I noticed a last name that I recognized on the back of the church program.  A friend of mine has family in Louisville BUT I couldn’t find a listing in the local phone book the day before.  Now there it was BUT I was already all the way to Frankfort.  Oh my.

So I drove on to Georgetown.  I was hoping to make contact with a horse trainer I had met in Kansas during the summer.  She was there alright BUT she was busy and didn’t even notice me.  I wasn’t feeling sufficiently outgoing to attract her attention so I let the opportunity pass.  Georgetown’s activities were pretty much limited to some vendors- jewelry, purses, some t-shirts and food booths.

I would like to have toured a horse farm (and still hope to) BUT instead I went toured an old mansion, the Ward Hall mansion, built in the 1850s.  It was quite good and I should know; I’ve seen a bunch of them.  BUT it was a little sad for me because it had several features similar to the house at “D” Farm that is on a countdown for tear down.

And that’s how I ended up at the Regatta.  It was, by the way, the 4th seafood restaurant that I attempted to locate via GPS BUT, I must say, it was a winner!

Tomorrow morning I begin my first volunteer shift at the Games.  Hurray.  I am definitely ready.  The alarm is set for 5:30am and my uniform is all set out.

Goodnight.