Chester, IL to Bardstown, KY
- Kevin Ansel
- Aug 26, 2016
- 1 min read
Updated: May 6, 2020
A nice ride along a shady country road Gay and Kevin on another climb in Kentucky In Eddyville IL we rented a grandpa's RV for the night - it sure beats a humid night camping A wrong turn up a tree lined road to a dead end Painted bikes line the street in Cave in Rock, Illinois Ximena on the ferry crossing the Ohio River from Illinois to Kentucky Cave In Rock is one of the few places to cross the Ohio River Beautiful clouds reflect off the Ohio River - looking back toward Illinois Ximena and Kevin entering the ninth state out of ten The Methodist Church in Marion KY that hosted us for a night A friendly grocery store cat is very interested in Kevin's cookies! Tobacco fields - we were told not to touch the plants - the nicotine on the leave will make you sick Ximena at the Utica KY Volunteer Fire Station where we spent the night Kevin at the top of a hill in the earlyy morning Tyson has several of these farms in western Kentucky Beautiful grounds for these huge chicken farms Today we parted ways from our friend Gay - We rode together for 1790 miles - Thanks for the great company Kevin in front of the General Nelson Inn - Bardstown, KY This is the mansion that inspired Stephen Foster to write My Old Kentucky Home A southern belle calls us into the Old Kentucky Home Mansion for a tour Sampling bourbon at Barton's Distillery - Not too much now!
Our ride through southern Illinois was only 130 miles long. It offered scenic back country roads with very little traffic and lots of farmland. Crossing the Ohio River from Illinois to Kentucky was a milestone as we were able to check off another state. It seems to be going so fast now. We didn't have to camp much because of the great accommodations from an RV to a church and a volunteer fire station. Kentucky homes and businesses have huge green lawns that are perfectly mowed. The Tyson chicken farms are a good example. After parting ways with Gay, we made our way to Bardstown, KY. We'll take a day off to enjoy some more local culture (such as the Buttermilk Days Festival and maybe another bourbon distillery) and a visit from Kevin's cousin. Until next time.....
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