So we have been here in Kentucky for a little over a week now and have been having a great time. Karen has rediscovered her biking here, the girls experienced their first fishing trip, and there has been plenty of summer swimming.
Karen has been having a wonderful time with her biking, both solo rides and tag-along rides with the girls. On Monday Karen did a 32 mile ride along highway 80 from Mayfield to Columbus-Belmont State Park in Columbus, KY. The park sits right on the east side of the Mississippi River and is the site of a Civil War battle. The girls, Lucy, and I drove to the park to meet Karen and had a picnic lunch overlooking the river. Another thing Karen has discovered with the bike is the Vittetoe Express. That is what she calls the biking contraption she put together that allows her and all three of the girls to ride in one long train together. She takes her bike and attaches the runabout, which is a bike with only one wheel and a long arm that attaches to her bike in place of the front wheel, and makes a two person tandem bike. Then she hooks up our bike trailer to the back of the runabout and pulls two girls in it. It looks like a long bike train going down the road and she says it gets lots of attention from passersby when they see the Vittetoe Express.
Over the weekend, we had a chance to take the girls fishing for their first time. Zak and Elizabeth know some people who own a small farm with a pond and they invited us over to let the girls try some fishing. We had a great time and quite a bit of success. Each of the girls caught at least one fish each and were super excited to reel in their catch! We caught a mix of bass and blue gill which we later had as part of our dinner. While at the farm, we also got a little tour of the farmers chicken coop where they raise hens for eggs. All in all it was a great experience for their first time fishing.
Coming to Kentucky we knew it was going to be hot, but coming from the dry Colorado climate we are not quite use to the sticky humid air. So needless to say swimming will be a regular activity for us here. We bought the girls a small blow-up pool to use here at the house which has been a perfect activity for when the girls get too bored. Over the weekend we also went to Lake Barkley Resort State Park where we had a picnic lunch and a few hours of swimming. I sat this one out, the sand blah!, but the girls had a great time playing in the water and sand. Public pools are pretty scarce around here and the closest one is about a 30 minute drive. We made the trip yesterday so we could see how it is and the girls had a great time regardless of the drive.
We are trying several different activities to fill our time and so we can see more of Kentucky. This weekend we are doing at least on night of camping. Lucy’s first time! Hopefully all goes well.
