The rain let up sometime last night, allowing us to shred this morning. Good times. As I wrote before, I love that skatepark. Nice and wide open...doesn't feel cramped. But enough about that.
We've continued on south into previously (by me) uncharted territory. Once again, we were suckered off the highway towards the Bourbon Trail:Jim Beam was what we expected (shot glasses and bandannas). Heaven Hill was next (much nicer but more pricey than we were prepared for [I see no need to pay $350 for a bottle of anything, let alone whiskey]). Finally we ended and Maker's Mark (The biggest let down of the trip. Sure, if you buy a bottle you get to dip it in the red wax yourself.But you must wait for them to call your name before you get to put on the smock...and gloves...and protective glasses. All show with little payoff).
After this it was on to Mammoth Caves National Park. This place is amazing. It's a series of caves, all connected, that stretch for over 350 miles. We walked down to one of the mouths and was told by a park ranger that...well, we're not really sure what she said. But we took it to mean, "Sure fellas. Go in the cave and look around. It's nice". So we did. And it was nice. At one point we were about 140 feet into the earth in natural caves.
Upon walking out, however, we were informed by the afore mentioned Ranger that we were supposed to pay and that the people behind her (two serious looking gentleman that had driven their official looking vehicle [complete with lights on top] down into the woods to where we were) wanted to write us some tickets. But she was nice and reasonable and let us go with a slap on the hand (literally). It turns out that the National Park system is at risk for terrorism and under very close watch. Plus, they want money.
Now we're in Nashville...Grand Ole Opry and car fires...Skateboarded a bit...

PS. "The village is rocking out hard" -RLP