On the Last (Full) Day in Kentucky

     On the last full day in Kentucky, Travis and I slept late. Well, Travis slept late. I got a phone call from his van company checking in to see if they needed to pick him up. I told them (while still mostly asleep) that I canceled the van until Wednesday. She said that's what she had down, but she wanted to double check. I wanted to sleep, but that apparently wasn't meant to be. Though I did get a pretty good amount of sleep. Travis slept until after 11:00. 

     We went to Cracker Barrel for... breakfast (lunch) at noon. And, of course, we found things in the store that we wanted. We did a few more errands, including going to the post office to ship a doll, and then we came back to the hotel. I needed to work some more on packing. I was not completely confident that I could fit everything. Even after successfully bringing an empty suitcase with us. I made some decent packing progress and then we headed out. 

     One of the things on the list of things to do near Lexington, Kentucky, was to ride the rails, with the Rail Explorers. It sounded cool, and we had a reservation. 

     So the idea is you have a motor assisted pedal car that rides along the rails. 

     If I could add a video to this blog (I know it's possible, I have just never managed it) you would be able to hear it, as well as see it. It was really fun!

     There were some really excellent views...

Lots of abandoned railroad cars along the tracks...

Not having to steer made the opportunity for a selfie...

    And there was a tremendous view at the turnaround point. I was a little concerned about this when I read about it, because I am extremely afraid of heights, but this was not scary, just super cool!

     It was also another nice, safe spot for a selfie. Trip selfies are important after all. 

     One of the guides asked if we wanted a photo before we headed back, and of course we did!

     The different areas we rode through were interesting and the whole trip was a lot of fun. I definitely recommend taking the trip (it took us less than 2 hours, but they say it's about 2 hours) and worth it. I may also tour some other places. The ones in Rhode Island and New York are close enough we can try those. 

      Travis decided he wanted a hat, and he has not asked for a whole lot on this trip. But he has been incredibly patient while I showed horses, taught classes, chatted endlessly with friends, and walked all over the Clarion. 

     I got my weekly progress report from Fitbit and it seemed worth sharing. I almost never get that many steps in a week. But vacations are, for us, about seeing new things. I wonder what it would be like to take a trip where we sit on a beach or something. Probably it would seem weird. 

    We decided to go and see a movie, so we found a fairly close theater and went and saw Jurassic World. My phone was at 13% when we left (I had turned it off during the movie to try to save the battery) and I was afraid we wouldn't make it back to the hotel. I needed the GPS after all. So we drove around the plaza where the theater was, hoping something was open at 10:30, and would have a cable. We found a Kroger (still open!) and got a cable. That was the most adventurous part of the day. I am glad of that. On the way back to the car I said to Travis that we really end up buying a lot of weird stuff when we travel. By that I mean we often end up buying things we already own. 

     It's after midnight, again, and we need to check out of the hotel at 11:00. I should get to bed. We are going to have to leave a bunch of food, and bottled water, because we can't take it with us. I hope someone eats the snacks and uses the water. And I hope that I can manage to fit the rest of the stuff in our luggage. Fingers crossed.