Happy Birthday Darlene! Bill let me sleep in til 8. What a nice husband I have (and he do
es dishes). I made
whole wheat pancakes this morning and bowls of bananas and some good peaches we got yesterday. We both showered in the RV as it’s a bit of a walk to the showers. Bill isn’t crazy about the tiny shower, but he’s managing. I think he also doesn’t like moving the litter box in and out of the shower, but Molly has to have some space too. We didn’t get on the road until about 10. Today’s travels were north to the Lincoln’s Birthplace Historical Park, which consists of 2 locations about 15 miles apart. They are both around Hodgenville, KY which is exit 81 and we’re at exit 53 of I-65. Lincoln was born at Sinking Spring Farm and lived there until he was close to 3. His father bought the farm but was later sued due to title issue and boundaries, so he leased a 30 acre farm on Knob Creek where they lived until Abe was 7. His father had lost the lawsuit over the Sinking Spring Far
m and at the same time 9 area families at Knob Creek were being sued to evict from the area with another unstable title. This was too much for Abe’s dad so that is when they moved to IN. There is a huge monument at Sinking Creek with a symbolic log cabin housed inside. It is closed to renovation but we were able to see the gist of it in the visitor center movie. The monument has 56 steps, for Lincoln’s 56 years of age and 16 somethings representing his election as 16th president.
es dishes). I made
whole wheat pancakes this morning and bowls of bananas and some good peaches we got yesterday. We both showered in the RV as it’s a bit of a walk to the showers. Bill isn’t crazy about the tiny shower, but he’s managing. I think he also doesn’t like moving the litter box in and out of the shower, but Molly has to have some space too. We didn’t get on the road until about 10. Today’s travels were north to the Lincoln’s Birthplace Historical Park, which consists of 2 locations about 15 miles apart. They are both around Hodgenville, KY which is exit 81 and we’re at exit 53 of I-65. Lincoln was born at Sinking Spring Farm and lived there until he was close to 3. His father bought the farm but was later sued due to title issue and boundaries, so he leased a 30 acre farm on Knob Creek where they lived until Abe was 7. His father had lost the lawsuit over the Sinking Spring Far
m and at the same time 9 area families at Knob Creek were being sued to evict from the area with another unstable title. This was too much for Abe’s dad so that is when they moved to IN. There is a huge monument at Sinking Creek with a symbolic log cabin housed inside. It is closed to renovation but we were able to see the gist of it in the visitor center movie. The monument has 56 steps, for Lincoln’s 56 years of age and 16 somethings representing his election as 16th president.At Knob Hill a 
cabin that belonged to a neighbor, but was from the time period was moved to the site of the Lincoln cabin. Equally as humble as the first cabin, one room with a sleeping loft for Abe and Sarah, a fireplace for heat and cooking and not much else. We walked to the creek behind the house where Abe almost drowned and was saved by his friend (neither one could swim) by use of a tree limb reaching out to Abe and pulling him in.
cabin that belonged to a neighbor, but was from the time period was moved to the site of the Lincoln cabin. Equally as humble as the first cabin, one room with a sleeping loft for Abe and Sarah, a fireplace for heat and cooking and not much else. We walked to the creek behind the house where Abe almost drowned and was saved by his friend (neither one could swim) by use of a tree limb reaching out to Abe and pulling him in.On our way back through Hodgenville we stopped at Abe’s Diner (didn’t know he also ran a diner) and had the best chicken wraps for lunch. I’m sure there must have been so good because there were tons of calories and unnecessary fat inside. We also stopped and bought some tomatoes and a pepper from 2 Amish children selling veggies at a corner from their buggy, and again we aided the Amish at another stop who were selling canned goods, aprons, baskets and potholders with purchases of jam and potholders.
I put in our last load of wash and had the power go out twice. At least now Bill knew where to go and flip the breaker on. We determined you can’t use the TV, A/C and microwave at the same time on 30 amps. I much prefer the 50 so we don’t have to worry.
Bill has been chatting with many of our neighbors and we have new ones next door from Virginia. They’ve been to Alaska on a caravan and Bill wanted me to go out and meet them and get the scoop. Well, 2 hours later everyone agreed it was time to head in for dinner. Very nice people, the husband’s family is from Prince Edward and Buckingham counties, which neighbor where my family is from. We had a very interesting conversation about RVing and the problems and mishaps along the way. They said if they decided to go to Alaska again, they would not hesitate to go with several RV’s of friends. The roads were fine, there were gas stations along the way. The big thing would be making some camping arrangements in advance. It would also help to have some “handy” men along.
For dinner I grilled salmon for me, a steak for Bill, with more of that delicious corn and a salad. Unfortunately, after dinner it was time to start putting things in place for a quick get-a-way in the morning. We had a great 3 days here so it’s harder to pack up and leave. Some places you can’t wait to get away from. I didn’t stay up too late tonight.
Really enjoying reading your blog and hearing about your adventures. Keep it up, can't wait to hear what's next! Isn't Kentucky beautiful?
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