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Published: November 17th 2009
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November 14, 2009
We met for breakfast at about 9am…the “free” continental breakfasts, which were a draw at the beginning of the trip, are now like a punishment each morning. They all have the same food: a waffle maker, hard boiled eggs (gag), mini muffins (double gag), occasionally a bagel, dry cereal and sometimes a crock pot with gravy for the biscuits (triple gag). Donna and I would love to skip this for a cup of good coffee and a do-nut…but frankly, Bill and John are too cheap to pass up a free meal! Anyway… we started out at about 10am to find Abe Lincoln history…all in a town called Hodgenville. The first spot we found was actually Lincoln’s uncle Mordecai’s home. That was a beautiful old mansion and while there, we made friends with some cows! The next stop was in Knob Creek, which was Lincoln’s boyhood home. There’s a museum there, which was closed because of ice damage. There was a replica of the log cabin and acres of pastoral fields. The setting is peaceful and lovely and it’s the place that Lincoln said held most of his boyhood memories. Ms. Donna Kennedy of North Quincy Massachusetts while there
defaced the historic landmark by stealing herbs from Mr. Lincoln’s garden. I mention her name and address in case anyone from Homeland Security is tracking National Landmark thieves…this is NOT her first offense. I will turn state’s evidence if it saves my butt…unless she gives me some of the Rosemary for my Thanksgiving stuffing, in which case…mum’s the word. Anyway…we continued our Lincoln history day in town at the Lincoln museum. This is nice, very low tech...a lot of history and some life sized dioramas! It was a great stop. Finally we drove a short distance to Sinking Springs where Lincoln was actually born…this is THE spot for Lincoln history…there’s a large museum and the Lincoln Memorial…all quite impressive!
We drove for a while and finally stopped in London, Kentucky. We are finding the Kentucky country side quite beautiful…surprisingly, we’re seeing a lot more cows than horses…but the land is just magnificent, rolling hills, every color of blue skies, stately homes…
Lately, when we stop for the day and sit and have a drink, what we talk about, what we think about…is this; we are heading home. There’s almost a restlessness about us…deciding how to spend these last few days…
stunned at how the time has gone by... amazed at how we’ve come full circle…back to where we started. Back to our neck of the woods…back home.
Today’s Road Lesson: Abe Lincoln was six feet four inches tall…without his hat!
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