Sabbatical Day 9 | June 5, 2011
St. Louis, MO --> Shepherdsville, KY
When we woke up today there were some showers at first and then it was kind of gray for the first half of the day. Unfortunately it made for some dark pictures at first. I tried to compensate but I think they look dismal. Eh. I'll figure it out someday!
We decided to delay the Jim Beam tour because of Kentucky's blue laws. In order to take the tour, we would have needed to arrive at the distillery between 1 and 4 but then there wouldn't be a taste test at the end. So, instead of rushing to get there, we decided to just do it on Monday as we headed out of Kentucky.
St. Louis, MO --> Shepherdsville, KY
When we woke up today there were some showers at first and then it was kind of gray for the first half of the day. Unfortunately it made for some dark pictures at first. I tried to compensate but I think they look dismal. Eh. I'll figure it out someday!
We decided to delay the Jim Beam tour because of Kentucky's blue laws. In order to take the tour, we would have needed to arrive at the distillery between 1 and 4 but then there wouldn't be a taste test at the end. So, instead of rushing to get there, we decided to just do it on Monday as we headed out of Kentucky.
Since we didn't have to rush, our first stop of the day was to see the Crossroads of America Roadside Art in Mt. Vernon, IL. It is literally a jumble of different road signs and a stop light all welded into a sculpture. It was crazy! Then, just down the road from that, was a miniature Washington Monument replica. Definitely smaller than the original but for a replica, it stands at least 100 feet tall. Impressive!
Matt and I then decided to celebrate Christmas in June.
Matt and I then decided to celebrate Christmas in June.
First, we went to Haubsadt, IN where we found the 32 foot tall Santa statue. Apparently, he is well loved by pigeons. They liked to land on his head and hand. Gives new meaning to "a bird in hand ...". I didn't see any bushes though. Sorry!
Then, we were off to Hipp Nursery to see the fiberglass animals that they had there. Unfortunately, it was Sunday and they were closed so we weren't able to go see all of them. However, I WAS able to see the one that I really wanted to see and that was the pink elephant drinking a martini - cute, right?! I loved it!
From the nursery, we went to.... wait for it..... wait for it......
SANTA CLAUS, IN!!!
I kid you not!! There is a town called SANTA CLAUS in Indiana and they have statues of Santa ALL OVER the place!! We stopped to check out the local museum and then we totally had to check out the Gift shop where I hoped I could find a snow globe for my collection. But did they have any?? NO!! Of ALL the stuff they had in that town/store, they MAYBE had a handful of stuff that ACTUALLY said "Santa Claus, ID". Ridiculous. I had to have something PERSONALIZED just to say it and even then, it looks ridiculous. I was disappointed. Matt wanted to see if he could get something post marked from the post office but of course that whole 'Sunday' thing got in the way.
From the nursery, we went to.... wait for it..... wait for it......
SANTA CLAUS, IN!!!
I kid you not!! There is a town called SANTA CLAUS in Indiana and they have statues of Santa ALL OVER the place!! We stopped to check out the local museum and then we totally had to check out the Gift shop where I hoped I could find a snow globe for my collection. But did they have any?? NO!! Of ALL the stuff they had in that town/store, they MAYBE had a handful of stuff that ACTUALLY said "Santa Claus, ID". Ridiculous. I had to have something PERSONALIZED just to say it and even then, it looks ridiculous. I was disappointed. Matt wanted to see if he could get something post marked from the post office but of course that whole 'Sunday' thing got in the way.
Then we headed over to Santa's Candy Castle where you could find stocking stuffers and other candies. They had different flavors of popcorn and they had this drink called 'Frozen Hot Cocoa' that they came up with which was PERFECT for a hot summer day!! They basically blended their hot cocoa mix with milk and ice until it was the consistency of a shake but tastes like hot cocoa! It was super tasty! Of course I had to pick up some of their cocoa flavors to try!!
From there we went into Clarksville, IN to see Colgate Clock (the second largest clock in the world) and then into Louisville, KY to see the World's Largest Bottle of Booze. Both were just photo opportunities so we headed to our KOA after seeing those.
This might be my second favorite KOA after Amarillo. This one has a mini golf course, a rec room with a pool table and some arcade games, a pool and hot tub and a pretty decent sized general store! The "street" names are also Kentucky Derby related - we are just off 'Winner's Circle" LOL!!
After we checked in, we went to see the World's Longest Go-Kart Track which is one and a half miles long. Once we got there, we decided against taking a lap but they apparently have a couple of different cars that you can take out on it - one being a "Thunderbolt" which requires a valid driver's license to use it. Right near by was a steak house (Triple Crown) so we stopped for dinner. I ordered a combo with steak and ribs - ribs were overcooked and steak was still mooing. Matt said his was a bit rare as well, but he ate it anyway. We were pretty tired after eating so we headed back to the cabin.
From there we went into Clarksville, IN to see Colgate Clock (the second largest clock in the world) and then into Louisville, KY to see the World's Largest Bottle of Booze. Both were just photo opportunities so we headed to our KOA after seeing those.
This might be my second favorite KOA after Amarillo. This one has a mini golf course, a rec room with a pool table and some arcade games, a pool and hot tub and a pretty decent sized general store! The "street" names are also Kentucky Derby related - we are just off 'Winner's Circle" LOL!!
After we checked in, we went to see the World's Longest Go-Kart Track which is one and a half miles long. Once we got there, we decided against taking a lap but they apparently have a couple of different cars that you can take out on it - one being a "Thunderbolt" which requires a valid driver's license to use it. Right near by was a steak house (Triple Crown) so we stopped for dinner. I ordered a combo with steak and ribs - ribs were overcooked and steak was still mooing. Matt said his was a bit rare as well, but he ate it anyway. We were pretty tired after eating so we headed back to the cabin.
Sadly, we didn't get to meet up with Tommy & Sue this trip :0( but I totally plan on coming back to Kentucky to see more of the sights and hopefully they will still be here so that I can meet up with them too!!
Nighters!!
Nighters!!
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