A little taste of Bourbon (County)

Location: Lexington, KY

Another state down! We crossed into KFC-Land yesterday on our ride from Cincinnati to Lexington. And in doing so, we found some more hills once again. But no matter! It was an absolutely BEAUTIFUL ride -- especially when entering Fayette County, where we are now. Huge plantations with mansions and perfectly groomed pastures, big ol' tobacco plants, horses... Pretty fantastic. And we definitely went through the home of bourbon whiskey, although I hear that it's actually a dry county? Go figure...

The weather was actually probably some of the most comfortable we've had, at least for me, since the Rockies. It wasn't too hot, and not too humid either...especially when riding, the breeze actually felt cool. (Different story when we stopped though, and when it got later into the day.)

We had a friendship visit that quickly turned into a dance party at the Community Alternatives of Kentucky (at least I think that's what it was called). I started with a game of cornhole -- which amounts to basically just standing in the sun -- but was perspiring a good amount by the end, so I headed inside for the rest of the time. I worked up a bit of a sweat bustin' some moves too, but at least there was AC in there.

On another note, Kentucky marks the third-to-last state we'll pass through on our way to DC; we're less than two weeks from our destination. Looking back, it seems like it's been both an eternity and no time at all -- and I know these past dozen days or so will fly by pretty quickly.