"Day 16- Goodbye KY" is so named because today's excitement came not with entering Illinois but rather with leaving Kentucky. I met some great people, but with coal trucks, rumble strips on literally every road, a language-dialect barrier and heavy storms, I am very glad to be out. Confirmation of the good came from the heavens when, almost immediately after crossing the Ohio river by barge, cold and wet turned to warm and sunny.
Today at breakfast the man across from me was asked if he wanted to eat. He replied that he was awaiting the lunch specials. The waitress said chicken something with mashed potatoes and green beans. In case I have not made it clear before, mashed potatoes and green beans are on special everywhere all the time in Kentucky. People in this region have a bizarre fascination with the unusually unpleasant manor in which these are cooked.
I ended today with a great couple in a beautiful house with a delicious dinner. I soaked in a hot tub while watching the sun set just off their back deck- what an end to a day! I am sure tonight will be one of my most comfortable nights since leaving home.
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