NOTHING IN PARTICULAR

September 27, 2011  Dateline: Grand Rivers, KY USA

I have not traveled in a week, so I don’t have anything to report on my travels.  Today, Rich had the oil as well as the oil and fuel filters changed on my engines, transmissions and generator.  In a car that is an easy task but for me it takes 4-5 hours to get the job done.  I take 20 gallons of oil, three oil filters and 8 fuel filters---my diesel must be clean and not have any water in it.

Last night Rich organized a get together for the Loopers who are staying in Green Turtle Bay Marina.  The turnout was really good. There must have been about 26 people there, which considering there were about 17 Looper boats at the marina is pretty good.

Last Sunday, friends of MY WAY took Rich and Carol and Francine and Wayne to Barkley Lake Inn for a buffet lunch.  Barkley Lake Inn is run by the State of Kentucky and is a large resort and conference center. It has houses to rent as well as lodge rooms, a marina and conference rooms.  The buffet was outstanding and the view of the lake from the dining room was beautiful.

 Today, Rich and Carol went with Wayne and Francine to the Homeplace which is an 1850’s living museum in Land Between the Lakes Park.  The museum was interesting but not very exciting.  The buildings were original 19^th Century structures that had been relocated to the site from other areas in Kentucky.  The construction of the buildings is interesting as the corners were dove tailed together.  The beams used to build the structures were very large.  One can only imagine how large the trees were that the beams were cut from.  The virgin forests in the area must have been beautiful to behold.

The road through the center of the Park has a number of signs on it pointing the direction to various family cemeteries.  When the Park was formed the Federal government purchased the land but allowed those people living on the land to remain until they passed away, so family cemeteries remain in the Park.