Hilton Garden Inn 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 ...

... 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 ...

... saw only 3 of them).<br><br>We saw First Defense, Mizzen Mast, and Empire Maker (who in recent years won at the Belmont Stakes). Empire Maker alone is worth about $15 million, and produces many champion babies that are sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars.<br><br>Even though Empire Maker is a Belmont Champion (see his trophy), he likes to play by having his tongue grabbed and yanked around. We ...

... from our point of view was even better! Berea is a wonderful, folksy, funky, artsy town - we walked around (in the rain, of course) various artisan studios/shops and stopped for coffee and a New York times at a local cafe. Ridge's daughter Wendy lives here and drew us a map to guide our walk. Fun to meet their family. En route down, we meandered through bluegrass country a bit - horse farms ...

... 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 ...

... the aircraft) and quickly asked another aircraft to confirm that it was still below him. This pilot stated that the other aircraft just changed course and was headed for New York. Chris remembers alerting his supervisor and expressed a concern that it may be headed for the towers. Apparently, the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) previously issued an alert for all controllers to immediately report all unguided aircraft flying erratic flight paths to the USAF. It wasn ...

... for YOU !!!!! We filled up the gas tank here in Lexington and the price was are you ready..... $3.52.. Sorry that is still bad, but we enjoyed watching the pump price not go up as fast as in Marion. Not a lot to add, but we are looking forward to seeing family and helping in whatever way we can at the wedding. Our thoughts and prayers are still with Dad and Mom as Dad is recuperating.. More to come...

... 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 ...

... my sunglasses like she a movie star from Hollywood. Once again it was dusk when I left & sure enough I found another mistaken route. As I rode into town I found Lakeside. Nicky wasn't there so I left & walked around. I was on the main drag road in MHS & all of a sudden I hear my name Jade being yelled. There were the 2 Tourist Police girls. They ran across the street & said to come with them to a bar named "Crossroads" (on David's map). They introduced me to the owner Mhoo, such a ...