We’re doing it again! Harry got his home chores done and once more we are on the road to places we’ve never been. Our first stops are someplace we’ve been but enjoyed and wanted to visit again- Metamora and Madison Indiana. Our next stops will be places we’ve never been – Frankfort Kentucky and the Red River Gorge. Our last stop will be my ever-favorite Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington Kentucky.
We must all learn to NEVER judge a day by the first 2 hours. Saturday, April 26th started out gray and gloomy and very windy. (Remember the Texas winds?) We removed ourselves from I75 just north of Bowling Green Ohio and cut over to Rt127 and down to Celina. . The mileage on the van was a whopping 11 miles per gallon thanks to the headwinds we fought all day long but the sun came out by noon and the roads were good. The views were beautiful! The cliffs and hillsides were speckled with redbud trees, dogwood and wildflowers in different shades of pink, magenta, purple, blue and white.
Metamora Indiana is a restored canal town complete with an operating gristmill, canal and quaint shops, surrounded by farms and friendly buckskin horses and even a brand new colt. We had hoped to camp at Versailles State Park but the cost was a bit high so we finished our Indiana leg of our adventure by camping in a small city park on the Ohio River in Madison.
Sunday was another gorgeous day. Rt 421 wound up and down and around from Madison to our next temporary home in Frankfort Kentucky. Elkhorn Creek Campground is just outside Frankfort and our great camping spot backs right up to Elkhorn Creek. We’ve gotten the bikes down off the rack on the trailer and have found a pretty little waterfall/dam just upstream from the campground.
A cold front has come thru and it has turned “cool” after reaching a lovely high of 70 plus today and yesterday. Yes, and it’s raining - - - but we are cozy and warm!
Monday we are going to explore part of historic downtown Frankfort.
