Author Archives: Gunther
Busted Hike, Nice Lunch, and More Hummingbirds
Well, the title really tells it all… Our plan was to head west about 35 miles to the Big Muddy National Wildlife Refuge on the south side of the Missouri River for a 3.2 mile hike along the Little Muddy … Continue reading
Winston Churchill Museum and Hummingbirds
We had a pretty decent couple of days. Tuesday after our arrival we had leftover Pepper Steak and then Wednesday Connie did a bit of work. After that Neil just didn’t feel like cooking so we headed out to the … Continue reading
Transit to Fulton MO
We didn’t do much the last couple of days in Carlyle; mostly stayed home and chilled out. The one bright spot was dinner…Neil grilled some country ribs we had for a couple of days then yesterday he grilled a thick … Continue reading
Work, Library, Hikes and Fun Stuff©
We’ve had a pretty good week here in Carlyle, IL. Wednesday Connie worked at home…but was really frustrated by slow internet…she was working with some large jpg files that were scans or photos of paperwork that students were submitting and … Continue reading
Travel Day to Carlyle Lake, IL and NDA Has Been Lifted
Well, we got pretty much packed up on Monday afternoon after our most excellent burgers on the grill, baked beans and tater salad dinner…all washed down with some brews. With that being done yesterday morning was a pretty easy underway. … Continue reading
More Bourbon and Sitting Around
It’s been a pretty lazy weekend but sometimes that’s good. Yesterday we went off on another bourbon tour…this time to the Heaven Hills Distillery. This is a much larger operation than the Maker’s Mark folks…despite their claim that they’re still … Continue reading
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Park and Makers Mark Bourbon Distillery
Today was a double feature…a little history and then a little bourbon…or as you will see shortly a little history and then a little more history😄. After breakfast and coffee…our day started with a 30 or so mile trip down … Continue reading
Birthday Dinner and Mammoth Cave Day Trip
Well, we had a good night last night at Neil’s birthday dinner and an even better day today at Mammoth Cave National Park about 60 miles or so south of Bardstown. After finishing up yesterday we had a shower and … Continue reading
Travel Day to Bardstown KY and Neil’s Birthday
Tuesday morning we knew we didn’t need all that expeditious of a start since we only had a 90 mile transit…so we had coffee and breakfast and lazed around before finally getting up and getting started with travel preparations around … Continue reading
Civil War Fort at Boonesborough and Kentucky Palisades with Steam Engine Train
We had a pretty decent day yesterday. After Mass up in Winchester which was amazingly packed for a little church in a country town…we had brunch and then set off on our travels for the day. Our planned route would … Continue reading