Our Old Kentucky Home!! While we only lived in Kentucky for eight years, we made life long friends, raised two daughters and gave us lots of great memories. Our week and one-half stay gave us an opportunity to reacquaint ourselves with friends and the sights and sounds of our Old Kentucky Home! Click here to send us an email. Larry and Glorine.
	Our first stop was with friends, David and Diane Bolton, from Richmond who took us on a tour of the foothills of Eastern Kentucky. One of the highlights was a "natural bridge" cut out of the limestone that is prevalent throughout Kentucky.	To get to the natural bridge, we could have walked, but chose to take a tram that included a panoramic view of the mountains. Here is Glorine and Diane taking the ride up.
	Here is a great shot of us standing under the bridge. We have a similar picture taken about 30 years ago when we took Carmen and Denise camping at this State Park.	On our drive back, we took a picture of one of a few tobacco fields still remaining. The cuts in tobacco subsidies, changes in allotments, etc., changed the face of the old tobacco farm. It is now in the hand of large conglomerates.
	Here is Diane with her Mom and Dad. The interesting point here is that her dad is Harry Ressler, which is also Glorine's maiden name. What a small world!!	The building in the back ground was the Richmond City Hall where Diane and Glorine first met, both worked for the city.
	Richmond is also the home of Eastern Kentucky University where Larry received his B.S. and M.S. degrees. The College of Technology is where he spent most of his time and turned out to be a great launching pad for a lifetime career in technical education.	"Ol'Sport" has been both a great home and a great vehicle, although it does drink a lot. The lowest gas price we paid was in Lexington, KY at $2.58 per gallon and the most was $3.11 at Missoula, MT.
	Another set of friends that we had a change to get reacquainted with were Steve and Mary June Aubrey. Steve and Larry met in the early 1970 where they both taught, Steve taught machining and Larry taught drafting.	Steve left teaching to take over the family farm. He raises cattle and has a pet donkey who keeps all the foxes, coyotes and other predators away from the cattle. (We didn't know that donkeys did that.)
	On two occasions, Larry got out his golf clubs and actually used them. Here he is playing in the Eastern Kentucky University Alumni Golf Scramble. Coach Roy Kidd (the legendary football coach of EKU for over 30 years) did the honors of hitting the first drive. Coach Kidd went up against Boise State a couple of times--won one and lost one. He told Larry that he was a big Bronco fan and was very impressed with how well they have matured into a power house team.	Here are three of the four golfers that played 18 holes and scored a "six under game." Scott McBrayer (front right) and Larry met in graduate school and have remained close friends ever since. Also pictured is Joy McBrayer (back left) and their friends Earl and Georgie Burton. After a great meal, we walked to the old state capitol grounds to take in an outdoor concert.
	Scott's daughter, and her husband David joined us at the concert. Stephanie is between Carmen and Denise in age and were play mates on many occasions while we lived in Kentucky.	Over the past 30 years, a lot of the tobacco field have been converted into vineyards and wineries. We spent one evening wine tasting, dining and listening to a Reggai band. Lover's Leap, the winery. overlooks the Kentucky River. We walked in the vineyards and took several pictures that captured the size of the grapes and how they are protected against birds and insects. What a great way to spend an evening with friends. Click on the pictures to enlarge.
	For a week, Scott's driveway became the McBrayer RV Park. He had 30 amp service, so we got to run our AC, which felt mighty fine on those 90/90 days. That stands for 90 degrees with 90% humidity. By and large it was hot throughout most of our trip through the Midwest. Rain showers were few and far between but very welcomed because it also brought down the temperature, at least for a few days.	There is a term that is used to describe Southern Hospitality. And we found it where ever we traveled throughout Kentucky. Not to suggest that people throughout the rest of our trip were not hospitable, but friends and strangers alike were so kind and generous. Kentucky has a special place in our hearts. It is where Carmen and Denise were born, where we started our college life and where we met lasting friends. It was a great 10 days.

Arrived in Kentucky on Friday, July 27 and left for Missouri on August 6, 2007.