That sounds like a darn nice weekend, hey? We took the day Friday to get some errands and household tasks done and even was able to squeeze in a WeGoLook gig nearby. For more info on those, check this post out on my side gigs. Whew, that was an interesting one! Let’s just say I was glad that Rick was along to provide some machismo in the background. We went in to Jeffersonville, about 45 minutes away, a northern suburb of Louisville, on the IN side of the river. It offers larger stores and some better restaurants and food selection. On a tip from our hosts, we ate lunch down on the River at Buckhead Mountain Grill. Since it was almost 90 and humid, we opted for an inside table along the windows overlooking the Ohio River and the downtown Louisville area. Our food was delicious! I went out of my usual comfort zone and had a portabello burger on tomato herb focaccia bread. OMG, delicious! Rick had a beer cheese burger with the housemade chips, which was also really good. We then drove along the river and saw some really stately older homes that look to be making a comeback with some rehab efforts. Unfortunately, it was a driving tour because it was so hot and humid out, so good pictures are lacking. We were able to get some laundry done, although at a much higher price! I’ll stick to our small town laundry from now on. No frills but clean and cheap. $10.25 vs. $18.50…ouch! We also got groceries at Meijer, which was nice to pick up some of my staples they carry, but still not as nice as the Meijer back in WI. There is a new Kroger just down the street that I may try next time. Rick was also able to get the truck washed in a self-service car wash. We ended the day with a relaxing night around the fire with our hosts watching the motorized paragliders that came to practice at the field. Funny story, proving it is a small world, a fellow Grand Design RV’er commented on one of our Facebook posts of the sunset at the air field and asked if we were here Friday night to see the paragliders, as one of them was her son. Saturday we decided to take a leisurely drive over to Carrollton, KY to check out their Bands and BBQ festival. All I can say is WOW! Man, do these folks take their BBQ seriously. This was a full fledged KCBS sanctioned BBQ competition. Check out some of the rigs below and some homemade barrel smokers. We stopped and talked to a couple of the competitors to learn more about their BBQ and their competitive history. We even got some samples. Amazing stuff and in talking to one couple, competition BBQ is different than your average BBQ. They are judged on appearance, tenderness and taste. One lady showed us her different jars of BBQ sauces that she makes. Too bad she doesn’t sell them because her sweet and spicy was delicious! While there, they also had some great bands playing and we even enjoyed a small air show by Cliff Robinson as he did some aerobatics over the river. We then took a leisurely drive up the river on the KY side and came back on the IN side. We arrived back just in time for the WI Badger game, but, alas, it was not meant to be. Did I mention our cell reception and over the air TV here is very eratic and depends on the weather and atmosphere and it doesn’t help that we are up against a bluff. Well today was on the lower end of minimal, which meant we couldn’t stream the Badger game. Looks like it was not a game we wanted to watch though anyway…ouch! Sunday was another football day with some work mixed in. Before the GB Packer game, Rick did some more work on the bath house door. We then were able to intermittently watch the Packer game, again due to the touch and go OTA reception, but we ended up being able to see most of that crazy game. We then finished up the bath house door installation and tomorrow I will finish up the painting if it doesn’t rain too much. We are supposed to get some residual rain from Hurricane Florence, but certainly not what our Carolina friends have experienced! Stay safe! We also put up our window hummingbird feeder and the cute little guys found it in less than an hour! SHOP AMAZON HERE
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Last Tuesday we woke to yet another quiet day at the Hardy Lake State Park campground. With only two other campers and the hosts, we felt like the place was all ours. We took a morning walk around the campground and while it was nice to be here when it was quiet, I don’t think I would enjoy it as much when it was full on a busy weekend. The sites do have a bit of room between them but there is no privacy between sites and it felt like any noise traveled quite far. If we were here with a group I probably wouldn’t mind as much. We packed up and headed out to meet our workamping host, Ginger, at a parking lot on a country road. She would need to help get us to our site and block any oncoming vehicles as we slowly made our way down the bluff road which was a one and a half lane paved road in trees with tight turns and a switchback thrown in for extra excitement. Rick was able to navigate us down the ridge with no problem and then we wound along next to the Ohio River to Lee Bottom Flying Field. Sorry no pictures of the hairpin turn, I was a bit preoccupied and I don't think my hands would have unclenched enough to hold the phone. To get to our parking pad, we drove down the airfield, hoping a plane would not decide to come in at that moment! Our site is just off to the side and midway down the field. We took the rest of the afternoon to get set up and take in the sights of this beautiful lush green hidden gem. We even had a plane fly in. This workamping job is unlike most as we are not at a campground and there are no other campers here. It is just us. Our hosts, Rich and Ginger, own Lee Bottom Flying Field and it is certified as a public use grass airstrip. There is no tower or public use hangar, but it is well known in the flying community. It is a perfect place for vintage and small aircrafts to land and enjoy the peace and quiet, have a picnic lunch or read a book. There are also local police and military entities that utilize the field. We have seen several planes now either stop to use the restroom, take a picture of their plane at the airstrip or just practice take offs and landings. In addition to the airfield, our hosts own a couple other properties surrounding the airfield and we are here to help with some repair projects and get things ready for winter. Our first completed project was to rebuild and paint the wooden box on the back of the golf cart and give the it a bath. We have also done some storm clean up and cut up a fallen tree and hauled off another. We have a good list to keep us busy and being able to relax and enjoy the planes and wildlife coming to visit and is an added bonus! While here we plan to explore the area and try to “live like a local” since we will be here about two months. We have already visited the local grocery store, laundromat, Walmart and propane company. We have checked out a couple of the local food fare and had the opportunity to meet up with some friends we met at the RV rally for dinner, to help them celebrate their 38th Anniversary. Congrats again Melanie & Tom! Look forward to meeting up with you again further down the road. Also, while we have been here, we have tackled a couple projects in the RV as well. As we mentioned in our last update, our microwave had decided to take its last breath at the rally and Grand Design was going to order us another one. Well that arrived in a big, heavy crate on Thursday and we installed that with little problem. Rick then wanted to solve for an issue with our main living room AC intake. It seems that when the AC kicked on the middle baffle separating the intake and cool air area would get sucked over to the intake, allowing the unit to keep sucking in all the cool air and not allowing that cool air to come out into the room and the vents near it. MacGyver was on the job!! First Rick used foil tape to tape up the leaking areas around the inside of the unit so that we were not losing cool air into the ceiling. He then took three metal sign stakes he bought and cut them to size and installed them on either side of the middle baffle to hold it in place. Once that was done, we cleaned the intake filters and reassembled and walla, air now coming out the vents and the baffle has stayed in place. Rick also hooked up the On The Go Double Water Softener since the water is very hard. It really works well and only takes 2 lbs. of table salt to recharge it. He then flushed out the hot water heater with his new flush tool and got quite a bit of calcium buildup out. Finally, we mounted the WeBoost RV cell booster to a PVC pole and the heavy-duty antenna suction cup holds it to the RV. It works wonders and stays in place, even through the torrential rains and wind of last weekend. We are now working on replacing the restroom building door and cleaning that area up. Stay tuned for more of our Kentuckiana adventures! SHOP AMAZON HERE
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