Not only is Kentucky the equine capital of America, it is also the Bourbon capital! Neither of us claim to be fans of this alcoholic beverage, but… when in Rome! Research into attractions in Louisville led to us making a day of it there. The initial plan was to head as near to the centre as possible to see what the parking situation was like. Not good as it turned out. Parking spaces weren’t big enough for RVs and when we stopped to look at parking meters it was going to be too expensive.
However, it was a nice day and I had noticed a green park
area just South of the centre, called Waterfront park. We headed back there and amazingly parking
was free. We found a suitable spot and
got our bikes out. It was a pleasant
cycle back into the City centre where we cycled around some of the points of
interest before we found our way to the Evan Williams Bourbon tour:
The tour was really well done and it was more of a history lesson than anything else – stressing the importance of the Ohio River for trade and transportation with its links to the Mississippi. Having learnt about the great Evan Williams (originally from Wales) and how he was ‘the man’ about Louisville, the tour concluded in a makeshift bar where we were invited to taste different brands of their bourbon. I was impressed to hear the effort made to produce bourbon – one of the important factors being the number of years that the fluid is left to mature in barrels that are only ever used ONCE. All the flavour comes from the wood, dissolved in by the strong alcoholic content. However impressed we may have been, bourbon is still not going to be my drink of choice!
We thought it would be a good idea to cycle off the bourbon
before we hit the road again! So, we
headed back towards the RV which was parked by the Big Four Bridge. This bridge over the Ohio River was completed
in 1895 as a railroad but is now only for pedestrians and cyclists. It connects Louisville in Kentucky with
Jefferson, Indiana. 
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| Another excuse to get a photo with Harvey in it... |
The views were so lovely we struggled to tear ourselves
away. We loved Louisville and had a
fantastic day. This was the way forward
– park outside the city centre and cycle in.
We continued our journey West into Indiana along Interstate
64, completely taken by surprise when our phones and watches sprang back an
hour as we crossed the line from Eastern to Central time. We had gained an hour but at the same time it
was now seemingly getting dark earlier. We
had a specific campsite in mind for tonight, a PA one for $18 in
Lynnville. Just in the nick of time it
seems, the owner when we checked in was talking about shutting down for winter
at the end of the week. We really did
need to start moving south…
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