Fun day our anniversary

Thursday May 3, 2012 saw us back on our touring schedule. We rode with Gary and DeAlva who we have known for 4 years and enjoy. Gary was born in Midland, TX so we have a lot in common.

First stop was a trip to visit the birthplace of Abe Lincoln. This was a treat because a person born in poverty could still become president. He was born in a log cabin and lived in Kentucky until his parents moved to Illinois.

Next we visited "My Old Kentucky Home" which honors Stephen Foster who wrote many songs including the Kentucky State song, "My Old Kentucky Home." It's played almost continuously and would drive a person batty if you had to work here. We toured a home where he was a guest, by the way Andrew Jackson slept here too.

Next we had lunch at a really nice place with table cloths and the whole works where we had a nice lunch and discovered a beer aged in whisky barrels. This was a great find and we drove to a local store and bought some for later.

Lastly we visited the Bourbon Heritage Center where we got a tour of the Heaven Hill Distillery and got a "taste" of some of their products. We only seem to be visiting one distillery a day, which is probably good or else we could become hazards on the highways.

After returning home Shirley and I drove around looking for a suitable place to have an anniversary dinner. Remember we are on the outskirts of Louisville, but it is still country. After nixing Burger King, McDonalds, Mexican and Chinese places we finally found a Cattlemans and had our dinner there.

This memorial was built in 1909 to celebrate the fact Lincoln was born here.

Ya' gotta admit they are cute.

What can be said, he died at age 37.

No pictures allowed inside, but the guides were dressed in period costumes.

No this is not a prison, but a warehouse full of booze.

Aged 8 years and up, each barrel holds 53 gallons.

Now we are getting someplace.

Yeah, they are cute!

This photo was taken in-front of a cabin like the one Abe was born in. We six people were on the Civil War Caravan together and this photo was sent to one of our fellow caravanners who went home and had open heat surgery. We are giving him the "thumbs up."

Today we head for Lexington, weather is iffy with rain and thunderstorms in the forecast. It is hot and humid!

See Ya! Barry and Shirley