Betty Brewer
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Well after a not so restful night (too humid to sleep) I awake with a new sense to share with you about our yesterday. It was an early bird day for rallly and we had booked an optional tour. We left motorhome at 7 am to board bus for "A Day inthe Bluegrass" some 70 miles away in Lexington. We had cameras, umbrellas, goodie bag and took the car the few hundred yards to the bus stop because it was raining. This has to be our wettest section of our life in history. But hey we can't control the weather so we shall not dwell on it.
Our first stop among the lavish horse farms was The Thoroughbred Center. We watched riders exercise their horses on a sloppy track ( muddy) We listened as a trainer showed us his horse and talk of training activities and the expenses. Did you know that horse training for a race lasts only 10 minutes per day? Wish I could get in such good shape in such a short time.
Lunch was very good and pretty quick for a party of 100. Then on to Kentucky Horse Park. A lovely setting with all things equine. Museum, stables, tack, movie . This could have been a day's event in itself. We watched the Parade of Breeds as horses from around the world showed off their stuff. The Morgan horses are my new favorite.
The last and best stop on our tour was the Buffalo Trace Distillery. It is the oldest continuing distillary making bourbon in the US. It was one of 4 kept open during prohibition for medicinal purposes. The old brick buildings dated to 1870's and house barrels and barrels of aging bourbon. We were treated to shots for tastes. Bourbon warmed me up......not to my liking. I did buy some Bourbon Creme Liqueur and fancy little tasting glasses.
With traffic and the long miles home we arrived back at Kentucky Fairgrounds at 6:35. Now the Monarch's a 60's Rock and Roll Group were scheduled to begin at 7. Not enough time to go back to motorhome and get a meal so we hurried over to Freedom Hall and got a very poor hot dog at the food court. Nice cold beer helped it go down. The group was a big hit. I knew all the words to all the songs and sang away at the top of my lungs. Many people danced in the aisles all evening. Unlike FMCA events I did not see one person leave early!
But we arrive back at motorhome at 9:15 pm. And boy was it hot and humid inside our rig. Quiet hour is over at 11 so it did not give it much time to cool down with our generator running.
Thursday is the first official day of rally. We have highlighted events to attend. Would like to find our Forum friends but this humidity is not at all conducive to any outside Happy Hour so we shall scour name tags.
Betty
Our first stop among the lavish horse farms was The Thoroughbred Center. We watched riders exercise their horses on a sloppy track ( muddy) We listened as a trainer showed us his horse and talk of training activities and the expenses. Did you know that horse training for a race lasts only 10 minutes per day? Wish I could get in such good shape in such a short time.
Lunch was very good and pretty quick for a party of 100. Then on to Kentucky Horse Park. A lovely setting with all things equine. Museum, stables, tack, movie . This could have been a day's event in itself. We watched the Parade of Breeds as horses from around the world showed off their stuff. The Morgan horses are my new favorite.
The last and best stop on our tour was the Buffalo Trace Distillery. It is the oldest continuing distillary making bourbon in the US. It was one of 4 kept open during prohibition for medicinal purposes. The old brick buildings dated to 1870's and house barrels and barrels of aging bourbon. We were treated to shots for tastes. Bourbon warmed me up......not to my liking. I did buy some Bourbon Creme Liqueur and fancy little tasting glasses.
With traffic and the long miles home we arrived back at Kentucky Fairgrounds at 6:35. Now the Monarch's a 60's Rock and Roll Group were scheduled to begin at 7. Not enough time to go back to motorhome and get a meal so we hurried over to Freedom Hall and got a very poor hot dog at the food court. Nice cold beer helped it go down. The group was a big hit. I knew all the words to all the songs and sang away at the top of my lungs. Many people danced in the aisles all evening. Unlike FMCA events I did not see one person leave early!
But we arrive back at motorhome at 9:15 pm. And boy was it hot and humid inside our rig. Quiet hour is over at 11 so it did not give it much time to cool down with our generator running.
Thursday is the first official day of rally. We have highlighted events to attend. Would like to find our Forum friends but this humidity is not at all conducive to any outside Happy Hour so we shall scour name tags.
Betty
