The close of the day found us on the front porch of The Woodford Inn in white rocking chairs, chatting with people who were coming to Addie's Restaurant for the Friday special. Conversation flowed freely with people who all knew each other including us in their conversations. Everyone shared ideas about things we should do before we leave Sunday. It was great to talk to people who live here and who know the area. Finally, most of the group went in to eat, but one couple who had already eaten, Jack and Sherry, shared tidbits about the area and about their old house, built in the mid 19th century. Sherry also shared anecdotes about the filming of the movie Elizabethtown which was actually shot here in Versailles. They invited us to see their house which was on the cover of Better Homes and Gardens during the spring of 2003.We walked the few blocks from our historic inn (built as a girl's school in 1876) to their home, a lovely wooden structure with a white picket fence around it and an arbor over the gate. When I saw it, I immediately remembered the cover! The house was charming and well lived in. We could appreciate Sherry's ability as an interior designer and see her passion for her work in all the special things she had done to make their home unique and functional.
Jack brought us back to the inn where Klep and I indulged ourselves with dessert as we mulled over the day that started in the rain at the National Corvette Museum where we enjoyed the collection of cars starting with the prototype for the 1953 Vette and going to the 2012 models in the lobby waiting for their owners to pick them up. In fact, we got to talk to one of the couples who were there to pick up their new car. I chose a ruby red one, but it was already taken. They did have a deep blue that I could have gotten (had I had sixty thousand dollars in my purse), but it wasn't my color!
After we left Bowling Green, we drove to Mammoth Cave National Park to do the cave thing. Winding through the park, we passed wild turkeys and deer out in the light rain. We were not able to book the tour we wanted, but we decided we would be happy with the self-guided tour. The walk down the sloping walkway and steps in the fairly steady rain was a little daunting. It was great to get into the cave and descend on stairs covered. We enjoyed our walk in and out, seeing the waterfalls and enjoying the cool, quiet air. The ranger told us that we were fortunate that it was raining because if it hadn't been, there would have been no waterfalls cascading down.
When we emerged from the cave and cleaned our shoes so that we would not infect any bats, we felt as though we had walked into an oven. We were totally surprised to find that the temperature was in the low seventies!We drove into Cave City where we found the restaurant that one of the rangers had suggested to us, Sahara Steak House, a local place we shared with three plain clothes officers of the law. By this time, it was mid afternoon, long after the lunch crowd. Klep ordered onion rings as his side to go with his small steak and they were some of the crispest I have ever tasted. I traded him some of my steamed broccoli!
Our rainy day, Friday the thirteenth, proved to be anything but dreary. Once again, we realize how many people there are in this country of ours who are just plain good folks!
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