Unfortunately, not all the cookies so lovingly baked by Grace and gang made it whole to Louisville. So, thanks to Shirley's creativity, we began the tradition of toasting our members who were leaving for home - with an ice cream topped with the cookie crumbs ... so here we are toasting Liane, the first to leave; and then Audrey. Sadly, all 9 members of Master's Touch were never in Kentucky all together - but hey, that's the way the cookie crumbles ;-)
After our trip to Otter Creek, Shirley did convince us that we couldn't have come all the way to Kentucky and NOT take a slight detour on our way back to Louisville - to see the Natural Bridge. It was worth the scary lift ride to the top for the beautiful view. But since we got there so late, we had to WALK down ... some of it was a bit of a squeeze (and in one of the pictures, it looks like Gay might be a bit worried that Randy will get stuck), but we all sucked it in and got safely down.
How could we come to Kentucky without a visit to Churchill Downs ... we even tried our legs at coming out of the gates.
We also set sail on the Belle of Louisville, enjoying the breeze and the view of Louisville from the Ohio River. If you click on the photo of the Belle of Louisville, you'll see us on the upper deck waving.
And let's not forget that Kentucky is the home of the Louisville Slugger factory!
And of course, we ate our way through Kentucky - to name just a few: at Krispy Kreme, the Beach House where Ethel ate her catfish clean to the bone, and Tumbleweeds - where we had an uplifting experience. Hae's favorite was White Castle, since it brought back memories of her first U.S. fast food experiences. Of course, in those days, those little square hamburgers were only 10¢!
And everywhere we went, Ethel was sure to find her man ...
[Ethel with the Colonol - Sanders that is; Ethel with Charles Farnsley, mayor of Louisville from 1948-1953]
[Ethel with the king of the Mall]
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