3 more states!

We left our MO campground on 7/25 and headed east.  I would've liked to stop in St. Louis and go up in the arch, but we weren't sure how maneuverable this motorhome would be on the downtown streets and if there would be any parking, so we just looked at it as we drove by.

I was trying to find a campground in Lexington, KY for our next stop, and I could only find one slightly north in Georgetown, and one in Frankfort.  That one was full, but the other one said they could fit us in the full-timers' section.  There seems to be a real shortage of campgrounds in these parts! My Uncle John had said everyone was always telling him to check out the Kentucky Horse Park, so we thought we would do that.  They actually have a big campground there, but it was full for the weekend.  We decided to stay in the Georgetown place for the weekend, and then we're heading tomorrow to the Horse Park.

The campground is just a few years old and is off a narrow, unmarked road.  I spent a lot of the drive yesterday reading online reviews and stuff trying to make sure we could get here.  When I called I asked if there were any low overpasses or anything and the lady said something like, "well, it'll look like you're going to hit it, but you won't know until you get to it."  Well, that was really reassuring.  A lot of reviewers complained about the road it is off of and the roads inside the park.  We don't know what their problem is - maybe they haven't seen some of the roads we've seen this summer. There were tons of motorhomes already here, so obviously it's not too bad.  It's actually really nice here.  Ellie made friends with the guy next door right away.  The boys have been fishing.  The people and terrain and stuff remind me a lot of Southwest Virginia.  Saw a beautiful sunset last night.

Today we went to downtown Lexington to check it out.  We kept seeing signs directing us to downtown attractions, but we didn't really see any.  We finally parked and walked around a little.  Saw a farmer's market packing up.  Would've liked to have gotten there a little earlier.  Went and had lunch. Chuck was excited to see Rupp Arena, but we all agreed it's really boring looking from the outside. We drove over to the UK campus and saw the football, baseball, and soccer stadiums.  There were 4 or 5 motorhomes parked in a circle in one of the lots and people sitting out there.  I don't think there's anything going on to be tailgating, but Chuck allowed he wished he had known we could just stay there.

Forgot to add the exciting pics of downtown Lexington.  Here they are!

Tomorrow we head to the Kentucky Horse Park and then Tues. head for NC!