Travel Day One

Start: Amherst, OH 8:16 am
End: Franklin, KY 5:42 pm


Leaving days are always a little chaotic, and today was no exception. We were monitoring Penny, packing last minute toiletries, finding our list of last minute throw-ins, actually finding the last minute throw-ins, figuring out what to eat for breakfast, cramming the vehicles to the max, all in a tired, un-caffeinated, surreal state of being. Alas, we were off...me one pair of underwear lighter thanks to our little doggy friend who just can't seem to resist!

And so we drove, in nice weather for most of the day. It sprinkled a little bit through northern Kentucky but nothing significant. We were in Cincinnati by lunch time so we decided to stop at Skyline Chili. I had never been there before and felt the urge to frequent the Ohio chain before becoming a Texan. We scarfed down our food so the doggy wouldn't overheat in the car and were off again, me feeling a little queasy from the grease. Guess I wasn't missing much.

We were in our hotel and settled by 6pm. After Penny scarfed down her dinner then vomitted it in a large pile by the door of our room, we decided it was time to take her to the park. My trusty GPS failed miserably, twice leading us to "parks" that were actually houses. We settled on a field next to a Baptist church, and played fetch. Then we picked up Taco Bell and dined on the fine food in our hotel room. We thought another walk was necessary and headed out to the hay field next to our hotel. Penny enjoyed it very much, as you can see in the picture. All in all, a very good first day.





Skyline Chili in Cincinnati





Penny on a bale of hay