We stopped to see Abraham Lincoln's birthplace and boyhood home. There's a beautiful monument on the exact site where the family cabin was. The cabin inside the monument is not the original as previously thought, but is representative of what their cabin would have looked like.
We stayed in Bardstown (37 miles SE from Louisville) and had no idea is was on the "Bourbon Trail." It seems people come from all around to drive the trail and taste the bourbon. Not a bad way to spend a day. Heaven Hill was right there in Bardstown and Makers Mark and Jim Beam not far away. So, we joined in the fun and spend a day tasting mmmmmmm!
Our campground was in a KY state park on a golf course at the edge of town. A beautiful spot, 39 sites, most of them empty and we met some very nice folks from NY, CT, MD and a couple who are on the road full time.
The park also has a beautiful a 1800's mansion, Federal Hill, that used to belong to the Rowan family. One of their cousins was Stephen Foster who wrote, "My Old Kentucky Home" after being inspired on a visit to Federal Hill. He also wrote "Oh Suzanne" and "Suwanee River".
Today we are just south of Chicago and will be home tomorrow afternoon. We thoroughly enjoyed our trip, the places we saw, the people we were with, those we visited and those we met. Now it's time to go home and remember the coldest winter in Florida on record!
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