As we left the Nashville Shores campground, we were grateful that we were able to join our friends on this leg of the adventure. We did have to go, so keep movin’ and ride on to the next stop. This is day 7 and heading north on the way to the finger lakes.
We stopped at Mammouth Cave National Park to take a 12:45 tour. It was not the typical cave tour with stalagmites and stalactites but rather a true rock cave. It is the longest cave in the world and all of it still hasn’t been discovered yet 😳. It is currently 412 miles in length, curving and layering itself in the hills of Kentucky.
Parts of the tour were quite narrow and in some parts the ceiling was really low. I only hit my head once and was grateful that I am short… that doesn’t happen too often!
So here we are in Kentucky, headed to Indiana for the night. We made it to Joe Huber’s Family Farm Market And Restaurant in Borden, IN as part of the Harvest Hosts network. A welcoming group of people, down home cooking and a site next to the pond. Watched the movie RV with Scott and Sandi and headed to bed. Life IS good…and better with great friends!
Time to hit the road for the second of 3 driving days. This time we have Akron, Ohio on our sites to visit Maize Valley Farm Winery and Brewery. http://Maizevalley.com
The drive was beautiful with the fall colors on the hills. We were greeted by Scott and Zach who helped us get the lay of the land. While at Maize Valley, Paul witnessed A pig race and you could hear pumpkin chucking going on in the fields above us. This was a huge place and we were able to park in the overflow parking for the night. Of course we did some wine tasting and beer flights, paired with a cheese plate. I have to tell you that my favorite wine was “The Big Red Pecker”.
We heated the leftovers from Joe Hubers magnificent home cooked dinner and settled in for the night. They were expecting 4000 people over the weekend so we are going to get going in the morning.
Ok, one more big travel day to Watkins Glen… we can do it! Sandy and I drove for a couple hours and gave the guys a break. No real narrowing of the roads so all was good! Some more of those muted fall colors to dot the hillsides.
We did arrive safely in plenty of time to check in at the Watkins Glen KOA. We are staying here Friday to Sunday to join more friends at the Watkins Glen Beer Festival held on Saturday 10/26/19.
There certainly is a recurring theme here but honestly, the last 10 days is as much drinking as I do in about 6 months. I am good till at least the holidays!! “For Real Life” as my grandkids say when they want to confirm you are telling the truth!