Day Three

Sunbury, OH to Louisville, KY

250 Miles

We made it to Louisville!

The drive through Ohio was what I imagine Kansas looks like. Flat farm fields. It’s amazing how one farmer can manage all of that land. Most of the fields look to be corn fields. I wondered how the farmer harvested and readied the corn for market. Dad said we could go to Pennsylvania in the fall to find out. I don’t think so. (For those of you who don’t know Pennsylvania is my least favorite state)

Once we got to Kentucky, the greetings changed to “Howdy” and the landscape changed to rolling green hills sprinkled with farms. Very beautiful. We are staying at the Kentucky Expo about 4 minutes from Churchill Downs. It is amazing that we are actually here. Dad and I both agree Churchill Downs is much larger than we anticipated.

Koger is the local grocery store here. We picked up a few groceries and noticed both of these:

Koger is responsible for creating the blanket of flowers for the Oaks and Derby winner.

The top of all the grocery check out lines are race horses. We checked out in the grocery line with the race horse #4, that was Wicked Strong’s number. He is named in memory of the marathon bombing victims and a portion of the winnings will go to the One Fund. Needless to say, he’s my pick.

Off to pick up Mom tomorrow!

A

Day Two

Phelps, NY to Sunbury, OH

400 Miles

What a day.

First, I want to point out in New York all the rest stops are called “Text Stops”. I was not quick enough to grab a photo, but it is an interesting way to combat texting while driving. Each state’s highway seems to highlight what it is trying to combat. New York- Texting while driving. Ohio-Operating under the influence of drugs. It is interesting to see how these themes change.

Today was my first experience with a windstorm. I never realized that was something to be cautious of. Dad said the wind was blowing at about 50-60 knots. It was all he could do to keep the RV from going into the breakdown lane. Heidi hated the storm. It was extremely noisy and she got very nervous. I consoled her while Dad drove. Our slides were in, but the wind blew a rolled up canopy cloth 5 inches forward. Luckily, we were able to fix it with the help of a ladder from our neighbors at the campground.

We left the storm early into Ohio. The rest of the day was sunny and 70 degrees. We are having fun and can’t wait for Louisville (Lou-ville) tomorrow!

-A

Day One

Berwick, ME to Phelps, NY

433 Miles

And we’re off! We had a smooth and sunny day of traveling. No real news to report. Today and tomorrow are long hauls to get to Louisville, KY by Wednesday. Tomorrow we will see Lake Erie, and stop near Cleveland, OH.

Safe and Sound.

A

Our First Entry

We are about to embark on a two month journey to explore our country. Please feel free to follow our progress and share our excitement. We plan to post daily on our progress and adventures with plenty of photos.

Stay tuned.