Four Points by Sheraton Lexington

... don't know what to expect from Ireland, don't get me wrong It's gonna be a blast even if the highlight is gonna be the sceanary. <br> Just a little side note to everyone, (or to the one person that decides to read this), I have never been good at keeping up with these things, journals, blogs whatever. My intention is to write in this whenever possible but the fun may overtake me and I might not get around to it, but if ...

... few years ago and then<br><br>Beth took a job all the way over on the West Coast<br><br>And me I'm still trying to live half a life on the road<br><br>I'm heavier by the year and heavier by the load.<br><br>Why do we hurtle ourselves through every inch of time and space I must say around some corner<br><br>I can sense a resting place<br><br>With every lesson learned a line upon your beautiful face<br><br>We'll amuse ourselves one ...

... so waterproof) fly. We grilled quesedillas over the fire while marveling in the fact that we had access to real showers. <br> Today we drove north from Renfro Valley to the Lexington area to soak in the bourbon and horses. The land is incredible! Rolling hills, groomed horse pastures, blackboard fencing (for you horse nerds out there!). We arrived at the Kentucky Horse Park where we ...

... 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.<br><br>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 ...

... a parade of breed's presentation, the Hall of Champions show and toured their museum which highlights the history of horses from ancient times to the popular sporting events of today. They also offer seminars and courses on horse care and management, animal health, riding and horsemanship. As we toured, they were preparing for a three day Rolex Kentucky Equestrian event where the winner gets $100,000 and a Rolex watch. Observed: · NO fences have corners - they're all ...

2009 04 21 While driving from Nashville to Frankfort, we passed through a higher set of hills where the highway was cut through shale rock and shear escarpments of red/grey stone. In true Kentucky lingo, they have named their highways "Ridgetop Speedway," "Highland Rim Route," "Kentucky Bourbon Trail" and "Bluegrass Parkway." In February, western Kentucky endured an ice storm that flattened trees over a wide area. Even today, large spruce trees are bent to the ground and ...

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 ...

I had an early start this morning after saying goodbye to my son, daughter in law and that special little grandchild. I used the Garmin to follow a combination of back roads and avoiding major highways. All was going very well and I decided to stop at a motorcycle shop about one hour north of my starting point in a small town called Blairsville, Georgia. I tried to see if they might have the reflector I lost off my motorcycle a week or so ago. They did ...

Today, I drove from Louisville to Lexington to have lunch with a friend. The horse ranches around the area are gorgeous -- clearly gentlemen ranchers, not true farmers. I saw lots of men in camouflage, so I decide NOT to walk in the woods, lest I be mistaken ...

... kisses. I was so very happy to see her once again. She took me in to see her mother whom wasn't feeling well. Majon speaks I think 5 languages. Her mother was sick. They have no means of medicine. I wasn't planning on staying another day in Mae Hong Son but told Majon I'll go back in town & get some penicillin & come back the next day. By the time I left it was getting dusk, no eyeglasses for nite hours. So I had to ride w/my prescription sunglasses. Sure enough, I got lost back ...