OK. It’s almost 7pm, Thursday, September 23rd. The last minute countdown has begun. I will be on The Road to Kentucky in just over 12 hours. I’ve packed my stuff; checked and double checked that I have everything: clothes, a couple of pillows, maps, some snacks, postcard stamps, an eclectic array of CDs and, most importantly, electronic gear. I have my camera with plenty of extra batteries, my cell phone with home and car chargers, the GPS with car charger, and laptop with charger, mouse and flash drive.
Mapquest tells me it is roughly a 9 hour drive to Louisville. Since I plan to stop every hour or so, I expect it to take 12 hours- By my calculations if I leave at 7am, I roll into Louisville by 7pm. It’s not Lexington but it’s Kentucky. I will have arrived.
Even though I made arrangements back in May for housing in Lexington tomorrow night, I learned in late August that I wasn’t assigned to work until Monday. As it turns out my neice Erika and her husband Paul have just recently relocated from California to Louisville so I get to stay with them Friday night and spend a leisurely Saturday morning with them. I don’t need to be in Lexington until 4pm when I am scheduled to pick up my uniform (2 official volunteer polo shirts to go with my khaki slacks, a jacket, a fanny pack and credentials) .
I have been planning this trip to Kentucky for the World Equestrian Games right along with the good horse people of Lexington for the past 3 years. Tomorrow morning the adventure begins.
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