Krispin and Dorrie go to White Castle

Road Trip 2010 Album

This morning Dorrie and I woke up with dreams of Bourbon, quickly got ready and was in the car by 9am.  Driving through Tennessee we were headed for Lexington, KY; gateway to the Bourbon Trail.  Unfortunately, what we didn't count on is the fact that the entire state of Kentucky closes on Sunday.

We did manage to find a rockin' Mexican joint off the interstate.  It featured a great little sign seen in the picture.  Turns out you can't smoke on Sundays between 11am and 3pm. Too bad we got there at 2pm, we could have smoked two packs of cigarettes with our chips and salsa, but our poor timing killed the dream.

After arriving in Lexington around 4pm, with not a lot to do, we checked out some historic places. Saw the fort that Daniel Boone built and a mansion built in the late 1700s, then we went to the Kentucky Horse Park.

That too was 'closed', but there was no one at the entrance, so we just powered in.  After breaking in and driving around, we happened upon a polor match and then went over to the grand stands to watch a little Grand Prix show jumping. I decided that I  like horseback riding. Or at least the jodhpurs...(the English riding outfits) Dorrie decided she is going to send for the cats and move to Lexington.

After the horse show we were debating various activities when we realized that Cincinnati was only an hour away.  I had never been to Cincinnati, but my roommate has always talked up how great Ohio is, so figured might as well add another notch to the trip.

Once we got to Cincinnati and noticed it was a bit blighted, Indiana was just around the corner, so had to go there!  On the way back to Lexington we ran across the Creation Museum  and had to stop and check it out.  I wanted to see what kind of "science" they were using.  Unfortunately the museum closes early on Sunday.  I wonder why???

Headed back to Lexington for the night, it came to my attention that Dorrie had never been to White Castle!  How can this be?  So now our day finally had a purpose, to get Dorrie to White Castle, no matter what.  It was an arduous journey to the Castle, we missed the first exit and had to drive an entire 3 miles down the interstate to the next exit that had a White Castle.

It had been quite awhile since I had me some White Castle, so I had to sample all their products.  I am not going to say that doing so was a bad decision, but I have made better decisions in life.


On our way out, Neil Patrick Harris showed up on a Unicorn!!!!  It was amazing!  He was kind enough to pose for a picture with us, and a fellow patron was kind enough to take the picture.  Before I got a chance to  thank him, he vanished on his Unicorn.

California Update
Tomorrow (Monday, August 2nd (My Birthday)) we find out what is going on with the VW that we are suppose to drive across country.  If it is fixable and can be fixed by Tuesday morning, I head west to California.  If it isn't fixable, or is going to take longer decisions will have to be made.  Keep your fingers crossed.

You can see all of our pictures thus far HERE