Day 3 A Bar B Que and a Cave and many pretty miles.

Day 3 of the Bluegrass 1000 saw the rain out of the way and the sun shining.  We woke to a chill and heavy dew, which soon passed and by 10am most of us were dropping our hoods and basking in the sunshine. 

The fall colors of Kentucky are coming on... and the two lane route US231 from Bowling Green to Owensboro was smooth, with light traffic and relatively fast. 



Our lunch stop was in Owensboro at the Moonlight Bar B Q... world renowned with a huge mail order and catering business.  President Clinton made a stop here during his term in office.

 

Featured on the BBQ line was pork, beef and mutton.... that's right mutton.  Not often seen in restaurants.  Slightly game like in taste but really good.  They also served Burgoo.... a stew made with mutton etc.

After this terrific lunch Judy walked around the grounds to work it off a bit. 

After lunch we had a couple of hours to spend in downtown Owensboro.  This huge bridge connects Ownesboro with Indiana. 

The Bluegrass Music Museum is a really complete introduction to this unique American form of music, and a tribute to Bill Monroe, a local musical who practically invented this genre of music.  Here's Dick, Judy and Sally posing while I take the photo.

Just opened is a beautiful river front park dedicated to the Veterans of America's wars.  The park just opened in August and was extremely well done and the military tribute quite moving. 

Up close

We wandered down 2nd St and found the Bee Bop soda shop.  Only 75-cents a scoop for ice cream. 

After lunch we drove back to Bowling Green, about 80 miles, to the Lost River Cave park. 

Here, at the entrance to the Lost River Cave park are many of the participants of our tour.  Dick, Judy, Shannon, Sally, Jason (flat bed driver), Bridget (paramedic), Bill Tilford tour organizer, Shane Collins tour sponsor, Steve Ashcraft tour mechanic and sponsor, Eva (paramedic), and Marie Tilford, tour organizer.

Entering the cave.  The strings of lights on the left illuminate a dance floor where they hold concerts, weddings and parties.  The tour guide explained that years ago famous orchestras and singers would perform here while touring the country. 

After the cave tour we dined on a very nice catered dinner in the Lost River Cave park meeting room and then found our way back to the hotel after dark, stopping for gas on the way.  A nice day.

Doug and Shannon Mcarthur sent me this photo taken Monday at the Kentucky Speedway.  Who's the dapper guy with the diminutive car?