From Ohio to Kentucky

After all this time on the road....we have finally made it to KY.   Now that's traveling slowly!  I think the pioneers moved faster than we are.  There is so much to see that we could have stayed in any of the cities for a much longer time.  

I spent my last full day in Ohio visiting with my Aunt Dot and my Aunt Jean.  It was good to see them and my Uncle Bill. 

We waved goodbye and headed for KY. 

My Aunt Dot  in her cozy room at Bethany Lutheran Village.  

Our first stop was Lexington, where we visited Mary Todd Lincoln's Home.  Beautiful place filled with antiques.  My only complaint was that we had 14 people in our group and could barely fit into the rooms to hear the guide's narrative.

 We packed up the rv again and moved to an rv park called Chimney Rock.  It was not my favorite rv park by any means, but it was close to Shaker Village.  Anyone traveling through this area of KY should stop and see this large village built by the Shakers.  They were a religious sect in KY who were highly organized and motivated.   Each person had a job, and all were treated equally.  In a time of history when people were barely producing enough to eat, the Shakers had their own infirmary, laundries (3!) , three large apartment type buildings with dining halls and a large farm complex.   We were amazed at the size of the buildings and by their exquisite architecture.

The main highway ran through the middle of the village.

A typical Shaker room.  Men lived on one side of the hallway and  the women lived on the other side.  They even had separate front doors, but no wall between the halves of the building.

Three and four stories of rooms, meeting rooms and dining areas.  Notice the two separate staircases?  One for men and one for women.

Baby goats on the farm

Can't miss mealtime sleeping here.

One of three very large buildings that housed the residents.

This building had 25,000 square feet of living space and each  part was kept neat and clean.

 The next day we visited the Toyota factory in Georgetown.  No pics allowed inside, but it was huge.  Everyone seemed to be pretty happy working here, but I found it rather dark and gloomy inside.  No windows.

We hit the road then and went on to Elizabethtown for a three night stay over.

A replica of Lincoln's log cabin home.

Quite an impressive place.

Lincoln's boyhood home.

We visited Lincoln's birthplace and saw a replica for the cabin he was born in.  Not much compared to Mary Todd's place.

 I was anxious to get to the huge and I mean HUGE fall festival in Glenwood.  A million and one crafts for sale.  Ribbon potatoes??? I have no idea what they are, but they must be good because people stood in long lines for them.  It was a beautiful fall day.  Shorts weather, leaves falling and many campfires in the park each evening.  The dogs loved the place.  Oh, we also had to visit the vet here because Miss Tooie was not feeling well.  All her tests came back fine so I guess she had traveler's upset stomach.  Tomorrow we head into TN, through Nashville and on our way to Shiloh Battlefield.