Travel Trivia
 

Now here's a real landmark. Ignore the two knotheads in the foreground. The little building behind us is claimed to be (drum roll please) the oldest liquor store in the United States.



It's on the grounds of the Maker's Mark Distillery outside Loretto, Kentucky. They call it the Quart House because folks came by on horseback or in a wagon and got their quart jugs refilled directly from a tapped barrel on the end of the porch. Yep, the oldest liquor store was a drive-through ....

The places your RV will take you ;)

Seriously, nice weekend trip; 2:05 to Louisville KY Saturday AM, then off to an art fair at Midway (at a winery!), followed by back road exploring in the horse country south of Frankford and this stop on the KY Bourbon Trail. Had dinner Saturday night at an old-line Louisville eatery called Jack Fry's......highly recommended. Try the lamb chops. http://jackfrys.com/

Woke up to rain and thunder, not exactly what a pilot wants to hear in the pre-dawn darkness. Big 'ole lump of wetness, so we lazed around the hotel a while before heading out to Bowman Field to study the weather links and load some fuel. Of course you can't hang around any decent size airport these days without bumping into other VAF'ers (hey, Dennis!); passed a few pleasant hours until we got a window open for an end run around the slop. The Beautiful Monsters off the right wing were magnificent:



Keep building!

Did you get to dip your own personalized bottle of bourbon after the distillery tour?

On our trip last year Bardstown, KY was our favorite stop - booze and bluegrass music....:)

http://www.airnav.com/airport/KBRY

It's a little closer to the distillery than Bowman field, and to go with the oldest liquor store, Bardstown has the oldest Inn in the US...

The Old Talbott Tavern was built in 1779, a year before the settlement of Salem (later renamed Bardstown) began, making it the "oldest western stagecoach stop" still in operation

Just don't arrive on a Sunday when Enterprise is shut...:)

Didn't see any point in sealing it.

My sister and The World's Best Brother-in-Law (Scott, first photo, striped shirt) were in Louisville on business, so Bowman was easy for them.

Thumbs up for the folks at Louisville Executive Aviation.

Dan, are you saying all you took home was an empty bottle? :D

Aw shucks...I'm too old for anything but sippin' ;)