Friday, March 30, 2012

Florida Day 28


March 26
Biked and hiked 5.6 miles

We left the lovely campground and really started the homeward journey.

The road was lined with my new favourite, Red Bud trees. So beautiful. Near Leipers Fork, we caught sight of a Covered-Wagon Train passing below us on a secondary highway.

We hit Kentucky and a WalMart in Franklin to stock up for the last days on the road. We needed beer, but found that we were in a dry county! Funny, since this is where 95% of the world's bourbon is made. Go figure.

We decided to go to the Mammoth Caves National Park, having seen signs on the way dow.

It was a nice drive in along a bike trail. We decided then and there to stay two nights.

These are nice campsites, large, flat and relatively private. We hadn't counted on the fact that this was Elementary School Spring Break in the area, so later in the day, there were a lot of kids around.

We took the bike trail for a long ride then came back and watched "Bird TV": a Northern Flicker and a Starling were battling it out for nesting space in a dead tree. The ground is filled with robins digging through the leaves. It's lovely.




By the way, the National Park in the dry county sold beer and wine! Go figure. AND I got carded when I went to buy some. Really. My favourite day.

Here's a view from my chair.


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