We left Galena, IL on October 4 and spent the day driving to Crawfordsville, IL where we stayed overnight before continuing on to Harrodsburg, KY on Saturday, the 5th. Our campground was 7.5 miles outside of Harrodsburg on beautiful Herrington lake. Most of the units in the Cedar Creek Campground are permanent, but they have a few sites for travelers.
Found a Catholic Church in Harrodsburg, St. Andrews and went to their 5:00 p.m. Mass and then to supper at a DQ in town.
Sunday morning we had breakfast at McD's, and while we were there the sky opened up and we had torrential rains. We had planned to visit Pleasant Hill Shaker Village, but since the rain was coming so hard and fast, we opted to drive 40 miles north to Frankfort, KY, the capital, as the website indicated many museums we could visit. Unfortunately due to the Sequester of earlier this year, hours at these facilities were drastically cut, and most would not be open until Tuesday or Wednesday through Saturday. Back to Harrodsburg! When we got there, the pavement was dry, and while still overcast, not raining so off we went to the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill.
The village was inhabited by the Shakers until 1910. The Shakers played an important role in American Religious history, developing the longest lasting communal society (there are still 3 active Shakers in a village in Main). This was a revisit, as we had been to Pleasant Hill about three years ago. We revisited many of the old buildings, and were walking toward the barn when without any warning the sky opened up and dumped more rain. Thankfully we had umbrellas and waterproof shoes, but by the time I reached the barn my jeans were wet to my knees. We took refuge in the barn, and for company had some goats and chickens, and two ladies who were prepared to give a talk about the farm livestock. Whether we wanted to hear it or not was immaterial -- we heard all about the chickens, the goats, the horses, and the cows! When the rain let up we started back toward the gift shop and entry.
Monday the sun came out bright and clear, and we went into Harrodsburg to see what we could tour. At the top of our list was Fort Harrod, which according to the website was open daily. WRONG! The fort was locked up tight, with a note indicating closed on Sunday and Monday. We drove to Perryville, 15 miles away, to visit the Perryville Battlefield and Museum since the weather was so nice, and the Sunday paper indicated it was open daily. Well, the battlefield was open, but not the museum....opens on Tuesday thru Saturday. WE spent several hours at the battlefield using a map to find the various areas of interest.
We decided to leave on Tuesday and head for Swannanoa, NC KOA where we'll stay for a few days before heading to Raleigh.
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