Kentucky Day One- I made it!

(last night's blog)


11pm and I am zonked.  Twelve hours on the road, as expected.  I covered 593 miles, traveling through 5 states: Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky.  It all went according to plan.  I left right on time and crossed into Kentucky 12 hours later.  Due to an unanticipated time change, it turned out to be 8pm instead of 7pm  plus there was a 45 minute drive through Louisville to Paul and Erika’s.

The only traffic I encountered was in Olathe, Kansas, around 8am which just happened to coincide with my first scheduled break at the Starbucks near the Bass Pro Shop at Outdoor World.  No problem.  By the time I hopped back on the freeway, the traffic had cleared and I was once again on my way.

The skies were clear and the temperature pleasant.   A bright beautiful moon shining into my bedroom window awakened me before the alarm sounded at 6:45am.. I had the car packed in a jiffy and waved goodbye to a small possum who scuttled across the driveway toward the barn.

I also stayed true to my commitment to stop every hour or two to stretch and walk about.  Besides the stop at Starbucks, I visited a Stuckeys for Missouri postcards, stopped by Ozarkland for a quick souvenir perusal just before reaching St. Louis, had a very pleasant late lunch at a classic family-style restaurant called the Hen House east of St. Louis, and made a special photo stop in Dale, Indiana.

Now I am beyond ready for a good night’s sleep eager to get a look at Louisville in the daylight tomorrow along with everything else tomorrow holds in store.