Day 20,   May 17

Moving again today, we are parkers along with leaders and two other couples. We had driven only 26 miles, to Renfro Valley, this is the place that started country music before the Grand Old Opry took over.

After getting everyone parked, we carpooled to Berea College for a tour. A student took us on a tour through their work study program which includes furniture making, pottery, broom making, metal working, and weaving. The students get to go here free, except their room and board and books, in exchange for working 10-20 hours a week. They must show that they have a need of money before being accepted. This college is well known for their art work and it's not cheap to buy their wares.

Day 21,   May 18

Carpooled again this morning to Whitehall Historic Home, the home was built in 1799, and has been remodeled in 1860's. The home of Cassius Marcellus Clay; emancipationist, newspaper publisher, Minister to Russia, and a friend to Abraham Lincoln. Clay's daughter, Laura was a politically active for women's suffrage and states rights. In 1920, she became the first woman to be nominated for U.S. President by a major political party.

 For lunch, we all met at Hall's on the River, buffet of hot brown, grilled chicken breast, roast potatoes and green beans. We have had three different hot brown's, all a little different, this one was one of the better ones.

Next onto Fort Boonesborough State Park, when Daniel Boone and his men

reached the Kentucky River on April 1, 1775, they quickly moved to establish Kentucky's second settlement-the site still known Fort Boonesborough, the fort has been reconstructed as a working fort complete with cabins, blockhouses and furnishings. Resident artisans perform craft demonstrations.

 This evening we went to a show at Renfro Valley, within walking distance from trailers. The show was "Tribute to the Legends", all the singers really did the real artist justice, in singing their songs, really good show.

 Day 22,  May 19,   Final Day

We all had breakfast across the street at Historic Lodge Restaurant, family style, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, fried potatoes, gravy and biscuits and sweet cooked apples.

We had the rest of the day to ourselves, so we drove to the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea to see what they make in this area. While there, a trolley came by and took us for a ride around Berea, free, was a nice ride, through the old part of town and to see the Boone Tavern Inn, in the heart of town.

We had our final banquet at Boone Tavern Inn, good food and had a slide show of our trip around Kentucky. We had three different people taking picture through out and they put it into a slide show and gave everyone a copy, really nice. We really had a great time and would recommend this caravan to everyone.