Louisville-Days Inn Jeffersonville

... Not sure how I'm going to fill the rest of my time. I guess I'll find something to do.

Fly out of the Azores on Thursday night (9/17), have an overnight in Lisbon, and get home Friday night.

I hope to post some updates and pics every night. Should be posted no later than 7 pm EST every night unless I'm out to the wee hours of the am.

A short walk from the hotel lead us to the Louisville Convention Center and my first Kentucky Starbucks. I made it a mocha since it doubled as my breakfast. I asked the barista if they carried city mugs and he replied with a slight southern tang, "Nope. Small market."

Right.

... built the hotel that stands today in 1972 and named it after Dr. Galt.

After a quick coffee stop this morning, we walked around the downtown and happened upon the Art Car Weekend, an awesome display of crazy painted cars with things glued on them that lasted a good four blocks. Among my personal favorites were the dental car, the Wizard of Oz car, and the penny ...

... creating my own agenda and itinerary is also making this trip have a more personal feel to it. Wow--3 weeks of travel and then a week off when i get back--that's not working for a whole month!! I think the last time that happened was the summer after graduating from high school back in 1998...seriously...I've worked a lot in the last 10 years...this is a much deserved break...48 hours from now we'll begin our journey!

... Don't worry though... if you don't want to sign up for the military you don't have to do participate.

A word of warning: the Kentucky side is always packed. And the closer you are to the Great Lawn, the drunker the people are. So if you have a family, stay away from the great lawn. If you want a quieter version of the Thunder proceedings, head over to the Indiana side. Come on... It's just across the river! And you get the same show! Just with out all of the hustle and bustle of ...

Babs and I got started around 7:30 ET. I had planned a route through West Virginia because I have never been to West Virginia. The drive out of OBX took us back the same route we came in on until we got to Virginia. We crossed the Chesapeake Bay by a different bridge/tunnel. This one had only two lanes going in the same direction so there was more room for the Denali. Virginia is a pretty state but WV was spectacular!

I had planned a stop at ...

Oh the wonders of nature and nature-stream restoration projects I volunteer on. Bernheim offers an abundance of programs for schools and families that educate and allow you to help conserve some nature!

Also, this park has many, many hiking trails. Yay hiking! We all know how much I love that. :)

Louisville is best done at night. Our night life is no Vegas. But it is pretty good.

The places featured in the album:

4th Street Live: A clubbing hot spot. But only if you're 21+. Still pretty fun with all of the restaurants and shopping.

Cafe 360: The local hookah bar. It has a wide variety of food on its menu. It's open 24 hours, 7 ...

... his trademark ivory gripped Colt pistol and the Cadillac staff car in which he was fatally injured. The Museum is administered by the U.S. Army Armor Center, Fort Knox, Kentucky. A Little History The U.S. Bullion ...

... sputtering waterfall, and a superb swimming hole where you could show off that ever-versatile official swimsuit of the South: your tighty whities. We always passed by the house at the swiftest of trots, me and my sister mounted atop two ponies named Sassy and Frosty, my uncle Scott and Grandpa Bud on full-grown quarterhorses, the name of only one of which I can remember: Capital Short, or just Cap, to you and me. From my vantage point as a child, Cap stood roughly fifteen feet tall but ...