Summer Vacation - Day 1

We planned this trip about 5 months ago knowing good and well having a 10-month old in tow would be a challenge.  Our total drive time, one-way, was 14 hours.  We broke the drive down into two days.  Samuel did fantastic the entire week.  I'd like to think better than most babies his age.  Heck, probably better than most adults. 

Day 1 took us to Harrodsburg, KY.  We left MO heading up to St. Louis to cross over into southern IL.

There's not much in southern Illinois, so we drove straight through the state until we got to Indiana.

But there's not much in southern Indiana either.  So we blew right through this state too.  That puts us in Kentucky.




Kentucky, on the other hand, is gorgeous!  We headed off the highway about 40 minutes south to a little town called Harrodsburg. 

We stayed at the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill - an 1800's Shaker community. 




All of the buildings have been restored and many turned into small sleeping quarters.  The rooms are very simple. 



And very noisy.  Someone was in the room above us and 200 year old floor boards creak.  A lot.  Samuel got about 4-5 hours of sleep after Dan put him in our bed.  Dan got about an hours sleep/rest.  I got not a single minute.  The mustiness of the old building kicked my allergies into overdrive.  I camped out on the bathroom floor on towels with my pillow.  It wasn't a pleasant night.  But surprisingly, all three of us were in a great mood the next day and spent most of the day touring the village.  I'll share our exploration Day 2's post.