Started on the West side of St. Louis. We kind of started out a bit later than we should have, 9:50. The Arch in St. Louis was much larger than I had expected and amazing!
1650 miles when we arrived in Illinois. 1755 miles to Indiana at 11:30 a.m. 1795 miles we arrive in Kentucky. We drove down the middle of Kentucky on the John Audubon highway. Lori and Jacqueline slept part of the way and missed the beautiful scenery! Rock hills that have been cut through to make room for the highway. On the north side of the road there were huge frozen waterfalls hanging down from the cliffs. We saw wild turkeys the size of small pterodactyls. Kentucky was absolutely beautiful with mountains, rolling fields and hardwood forests. I had a hardtime imagining our great grandparents leaving Kentucky to settle near Bowman's corner. Which was prairie and windswept, emphasis on the wind.
We ended up in London Kentucky to visit where Grandma was born. I was so impressed! Brick buildings and forests. I wish we could of spent a day or two there. We found the court house and took a photo. It is the same spot where our G-G Grandfather was photographed in the late 1800s, the Laurel County Courthouse. So cool, I had never had a reference to where my Grandma was born, I would like to visit London again and spend more time. Wasn't anything like the visions of hollars that I had imagined.
We left London (2052 miles from Helena) and headed towards Tennesee, North Carolina and South Carolina. We had to take a detour and head through the Appalachian mountains, went over the Eastern Continental Divide and ended up in Columbia, SC. We stopped at a room at the Quality Inn that was so disgusting (mud on the chair, dirt on the floor, carpet pulled up and stains on the bathroom door).... yes, we got our money back and headed down the road for another hour, checked into a Econolodge. At 3:00 a.m., I guess we were too delirious to look too close, but Lori and Jacqueline slept in their clothes. It was almost as disgusting as the previous hotel, but I just didn't care any more.. Lori was seeing purple mist on the highway and I am pretty sure there wasn't any.
1650 miles when we arrived in Illinois. 1755 miles to Indiana at 11:30 a.m. 1795 miles we arrive in Kentucky. We drove down the middle of Kentucky on the John Audubon highway. Lori and Jacqueline slept part of the way and missed the beautiful scenery! Rock hills that have been cut through to make room for the highway. On the north side of the road there were huge frozen waterfalls hanging down from the cliffs. We saw wild turkeys the size of small pterodactyls. Kentucky was absolutely beautiful with mountains, rolling fields and hardwood forests. I had a hardtime imagining our great grandparents leaving Kentucky to settle near Bowman's corner. Which was prairie and windswept, emphasis on the wind.
We ended up in London Kentucky to visit where Grandma was born. I was so impressed! Brick buildings and forests. I wish we could of spent a day or two there. We found the court house and took a photo. It is the same spot where our G-G Grandfather was photographed in the late 1800s, the Laurel County Courthouse. So cool, I had never had a reference to where my Grandma was born, I would like to visit London again and spend more time. Wasn't anything like the visions of hollars that I had imagined.
We left London (2052 miles from Helena) and headed towards Tennesee, North Carolina and South Carolina. We had to take a detour and head through the Appalachian mountains, went over the Eastern Continental Divide and ended up in Columbia, SC. We stopped at a room at the Quality Inn that was so disgusting (mud on the chair, dirt on the floor, carpet pulled up and stains on the bathroom door).... yes, we got our money back and headed down the road for another hour, checked into a Econolodge. At 3:00 a.m., I guess we were too delirious to look too close, but Lori and Jacqueline slept in their clothes. It was almost as disgusting as the previous hotel, but I just didn't care any more.. Lori was seeing purple mist on the highway and I am pretty sure there wasn't any.
I'm glad you found your 'Old Kentucky Home' in fine condition. Coming to Montana must've been a hellacious shock for your grandma. I gather from the pictures you made it to Florida. Jeri missed block 9 registration today - lucky dog. Strictly Ballroom is the best dance movie ever!
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