Summer of Fun- Weeks 6/7

 SAW HEARD DID

*Photos shared are mostly taken by my very talented husband…he takes the good ones, I take the weird ones.  

SAW-  These past 2 weeks we saw a significant shift in our activities and found ourselves surrounded by friends- some old, and some new.   Which of course, is exactly as we planned it!

Photo credit- Curt another Zuki owner

Back in February, Hubby tossed out the idea of attending a summer event in Kentucky- called Zookimelt in Bedford, Kentucky.  He had met a Samurai guru on his travels, and Mike (the guru) looped Hubby in on this gathering of fellow Suzuki enthusiasts.   

The name is a play on two words- Zook (referencing the  Suzuki brand) and melt (so hot you melt).   Each year a bunch (exact number of attendees tends to wax and wane through the years) of Suzuki owners gather at an off road park outside of Bedford Kentucky (slightly north east of Louisville, just across the river from Indiana) for trail rides and interactions.   Much like my scrapbooking retreats- most of the owners connect online with this annual in-person gathering creating a strong sense of community.  

Sounded promising- although I admit, Kentucky in July would not necessarily be on either of our personal  travel bucket lists, we were both  very curious to connect with others who own this rather unique vehicle type.  We were also eager to step away from our treasured rocky mountain views and explore some other areas of the country.   

So with a destination in mind, I started to build in other reasons to visit KY- and reached out to our long time friends (and match-makers) Jane and Larry.   Would they be interested in meeting us in Kentucky after the rally and check out the Bourbon Trail?    The answer as you will see later in this blog was a firm YES!

HEARD-

I heard the rumble of Samurais (in the mud)

I heard a host of stories of where Bourbon has been made

and how it is made

and stored

even through the era of Prohibition (hello-all you need is a prescription)

and just when we'd had our fill of Bourbon tales- we shifted gears to hear about the history of Bardstown

with the focus on two of their favorite sons...

Stephen Foster- famed composer-spent time here visiting his cousins-the Rowen family

Lt. General Hal Moore-

whose story was featured in the movie We were soldier once…and young

DID-

Lunch at the historic Old Talbot Inn-serving hungry visitors since 1779

Sampled bourbon

A time or

three

Sipped cocktails here (Woodford Reserve)

There (Limestone Branch-featuring Yellowstone Bourbon)

most anywhere....

until the bottles were empty..

as we reminisced by the fire

and gave thanks for just how happy we are that these two

introduced us so many years ago...

for without them...

there'd be no us....

Until next time...

May you find yourself exploring new roads with

those you hold most dear...

and if given the chance to meet new friends...

Lean into it and say YES...

You'll be glad you did!