Thursday antics

Cabela's makes Pro Bass in Ontario look like a minnow compare to a whale! With 225, 000 square feet in the store, it was a legitimate workout just to use the washrooms (well, maybe not quite, but it makes me feel better to say that!). There is a dog kennel, a mountain, inside, and a lake outside - to try out your new fishing boat, kayak or canoe of course! They sell "shorts by the inch" - now that's a first! I bought a camp dinner that heats itself up - sounds like a hotflash to me (and they call that cutting edge technology!).

We drove on to the Mammoth Caves in Kentucky - it was a real country drive at the end through Mennonite country - the caves are located in "dry" county - very picturesque. The red bud trees are in full bloom all along the roadways - the person who named the tree is obviously colour blind - the "purple" trees were breathtaking. Most of Kentucky was declared a disaster area in January during an ice storm and most of the trees along the way were bent over like one of those candle lighters that have the bent torch. Anyway, toward the end of our destination our GPS started to say "road ends at water" - sure enough the road suddenly comes to a river and there is a ferry transporting cars back and forth! We thought this was a nuisance at first, but in the end it was a really amazing ride - and free of charge.

Found a campsite in a gorgeous campground next to the Visitor's Centre at the Mammoth Caves -for a whole $17. Our first night in "Rips Joy" - awesome!