25-26 September 2012

Corbin, Kentucky

This was just a stop along the way to Louisville, KY. It turned out that this KOA is one of the nicest campgrounds we’ve stayed at. Very nice place that is impeccably maintained with lots of tall trees to offer shade and protection from nasty weather.

Not much protection from rain though. We arrived with a few rain drops starting. As we got positioned on the site, though, it got downright serious and hammered us for awhile. I let it ease a little (till the thunder stopped) and we got a little wet as we set up.

If you’re looking for urban entertainment, this isn’t a stop for you. But Laurel Lake is nearby and gives this KOA part of its name: Corbin/Lake Laurel KOA.

27-29 September 2012

Louisville, Kentucky

Yet another KOA. KOAs are often close to an Interstate so this is probably what we’ll do the rest of the way back to Santa Fe and then Benson. KOAs aren’t our favorite and they’re more expensive for what you get, but they’re consistent and (with one notable exception in Upper Michigan!) comfortable. In South Louisville KOA we had very large park with large campsites! There’s even a Wally World just down the street so it’s a convenient stop.

If you come to Louisville and have any interest in sports, yuh gotta go to the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory. We spent an afternoon driving the 20 miles, taking the factory tour and looking around (a couple hours), then driving back. They have a theater, the factory and there’s a batting cage where you take a few cuts at a 90 mph fast ball.

I expected to be able to take photos on the tour, but once again “no photography!” There is nothing in the factory that is so unique to require secrecy, so the issue must be safety. But there you are. It was an interesting tour and we were glad to have stopped here.

Even though the company makes several kinds of sports equipment, this location is all about bats. Something over a million bats each year (though I doubt they all come from this small facility!).