Our pulling duo departed Illinois Beach State Park early. We had many miles to go and a some remaining sights to see before the day ended. We were hesitant about the traffic we would face going through Chicago, and, yes, it was crowded, but we were grateful that we didn't get caught in any standstill traffic.
After a full day's ride through Indiana, we parked our campers at the KOA and continued across the Ohio River into Louisville, Kentucky.
First stop: Evan Williams Bourbon Experience. We were later than we had hoped to be and had missed the last tour of the day, so we just browsed in the gift shop, sampling some of the sauces. I brought home some blackberry jam and some garlic sauce; can't wait to cook with these!
It's Thursday, and well, you know what that means for us: Mexican! We relaxed for a bit in a cantina next door before walking the block to the Louisville Slugger factory and museum.
This was a great choice! For $6 after 6:00 PM during summer hours, you can take a factory tour, browse the museum, watch a short video and take home a miniature Louisville Slugger bat. This was a cool place to visit! We watched them make a bat from turning the wood to burning the logo to painting it. We also found Buster Posey's signature dated 2009 that is seared onto his bats. Major league players order 100-150 personalized bats each season!
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| Big bat! |
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| Louisville Slugger museum |
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| We found Buster's signature on the wall; it was on the bottom row! |
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| Wall of Slugger signatures |
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