Embassy Suites Lexington

So it's the day of the long awaited trip and I have to be proud of the fact that I am sticking with traditional Gabe fasion, of course I mean by waiting till minutes before my trip to finish my packing. Its 5 hrs and 32 mins until its wheels up and we are on our way to the "Emerald Isle". Honestly I am more excited and anxious about this trip than I was about my 30 day Europe tour. Im gonna guess and say that its because I ...

... with these memories we'll trace

Get out the map get out the map and lay your finger anywhere down

We'll leave the figuring to those we pass on our way out of town

Don't drink the water there seems to be something ailing everyone

I'm gonna clear my head I'm gonna drink the sun

I'm gonna love you good and strong while our love is good and young"


Richmond, Kentucky, United States breezyfresh

... able to see the show grounds of the world equestian games and other neat competitions. We walked all over the park and saw tonds of horses. While it was kind of a bummer to find out the place in under constuction, Sarah was excited to know that they were preparing for the 2010 World Equestian Games.
Around 1:00 we headed for Woodford Reserve, the oldest Bourbon Distillery ...

... and had breakfast at the Waffle House. Then we went over to Juddmonte Farms to meet up with Grandma's friend, Jackie, who works there. She and a couple of the horse handlers gave us a custom tour.

We saw a lot of amazing horses on 2500 acres of lush Kentucky blue grass. But they have 4 stallions there that are multi-millionaire horses (but one was out of town, visiting South America, so we ...

... than the ones in the south - dare we say "hillbilly country"? Come to think of it, shortly after crossing the border we noticed several billboards advertising "Adult Peep Show - Open 24 hrs" and "Adult Books & Videos ahead". I've come to the conclusion that Kentuckians really enjoy life - gamble at the horse races, drink a little Kentucky bourbon, watch a few adult videos then pick which church you want to go to on Sunday. Sounds like a well-rounded life to me!

... oaks have huge branches dangling on them. There are piles of broken branches along the highway as contractors race to clean up the state before the May 1st Kentucky Derby race in Louisville. Cedars are the only tree/shrub that appears to have escaped unscathed. As we approached Frankfort, there were more farms with beautiful landscaping, large trees, white fences, curvy laneways, fancy looking houses, horse paddocks, nice out-buildings, etc. It is also a productive grain ...

Since I have to test a photo, might as well make it worthwhile. PACKING TIDBIT #1 - VEHICLE MEDICAL KIT I packed the medical kit for my truck in an old Betty Boop lunchbox. The mirror is left over from when I carried it as a handbag, but it might come in handy if I have to tweezer a porcupine quill out of my face. ha ...

... grass and desert, cities and wilderness, noise and quiet. I want to do it all! In the early 80s I lived in Knoxville and hopped in the car at every opportunity, driving out for half a tank, then back. Somehow I just lost that urge. I don't know if it was the car accident that just made me jumpy, or I was just busy doing other ...

... a deer. At one point, driving along the Interstate, I spot a large, dead animal on the edge of the right-away. Two men in hunting gear are sprinting from their SUV towards the creature. I assume they didn't kill it but just want to claim it for their own ...

... on roads, fabulous for me. Whenever I do return to Thai it will always be mid-Nov - Dec vs. Feb. Time allotted, I can't stand the slowwwwwwwww Internet, and I'll type every route, G/H, restaurant, city to next. All the smiling faces saying to me "~SUAY!" Greeting me with joy in their eyes.... I forgot to add in last report, these Thai girls/ladies/boys/men said to me so many time in different places, no foreigners ever speaks to them. I cannot express enough to chat to them. They ...