Kentucky Covid Roadtrip

Because when you can’t go that far, and restrictions have you err on the side of caution, you hop two states over and find yourself in Kentucky. Bonus, you manage to knock another state off of the list. So what is it that we needed to see in Kentucky, well given it was June of 2020 and Covid was in full swing, nothing much. All the bourbon distilleries were closed, most gas station restrooms were closed, which we only realized was a roadtrippers nightmare. But we all know what wasn’t possible so lets focus on what was.

Kentucky is absolutely beautiful this time of the year, it’s cool and it’s oh so green. I never expected the green, I mean this kind of green, is different. It’s a green you really need to see, because it’s hard to explain and photographs are nice but they are not vast. And vast and geen are the only ways I can explain this perfect patch of the planet. The rolling, green, meadow hills look like someone spent the last day mowing them. And, boom, just like that this perfect painting has the most beautiful horse in the distance and all you want is for it to come to the edge of the white picket fence so you can see it up close.

Don’t discount a trip through or to Kentucky, it really is a wonderful vacation destination. Obviously we will be back, bourbon sampling is high on the list of experiences we’d like to have. But, during Covid, we were limited to outside seating and only a few open stores. Hence, this road trip was just that, a road trip. With few stops and lots of time on the road enjoying family banter and deep discussion.

Most of our trip was focused around the Lexington area. We drove around Keeneland and the Kentucky Horse Park. Followed by a pass under the bridge to the University of Kentucky, a campus not to be missed. We headed east to Winchester where a good friend grew up and discovered an eclectic coffee shop and loads of great antique stores. We were fortunate to stumble into a fabulous little place called Midway which has the railroad cutting right through the middle of it and with that comes some great railroad history and the acquaint antique stores reflect some of that theme. We rounded off our trip with a visit to the small town of Tyrone which has a wonderful Saturday morning farmers’ market and a true country spirit where home baked goods are available in abundance and so is the atmosphere!

With all the craziness of being ‘lockdown’ a trip just across the way was perfect and all I can say is Kentucky is a must in the summer, don’t miss it!