July 10, 2008 Batter Up!

Louisville, KY today! We got to sleep until 9, then had a quick breakfast and took a taxi to the public library. I spent an hour online—heaven! Then we took the trolley to the Louisville Slugger Museum. It was so cool! They have a gallery with baseballs signed by every president from Teddy Roosevelt to George W. Bush, with a little info about when they threw out a first pitch. Out front they have the world’s largest baseball bat. It’s about 3 stories tall!

We took the tour of the factory and saw how they make bats. It was really interesting! We each were given a mini bat as a souvenier. You can buy a personalized bat, but since we were flying, I didn’t want to have to take them on the plane. I’ll order them as Christmas presents instead.

We had a late lunch—it was after 2:30. I had a very yummy turkey salad. Then Danny and I walked to CVS (about 1-1.5 miles!!) to get decent shampoo, since the stuff on the boat is horrible on my hair! We took the trolley back to the waterfront, and then walked along the river to the boat. I noticed so many blind people today, on the trolley, on the street, everywhere. I was thinking, “why so many blind people here?” DUH! The Louis Braille School for the Blind is here in town! We probably walked at least 2 miles today, so I skipped the elliptical.

Back on board, I rested in the room for a bit. I was pleased to see that my Sketchers held up really well. Since they are my “sightseeing shoes” for Scotland, I was glad they got a try-out! Before dinner, we took family pictures on the steps near the dining room. Danny was in quite a mood, and his behavior at dinner was atrocious. So much so that I had to ask him to leave the table. He really was out of hand. I know how much that upsets Daddy, and Gordan was quite unhappy too. Guess I should have left him home as I was going to do.

After our movie, I did some pre-packing of things we aren’t using anymore. About 11, I heard something outside, and went out in my PJs to check. They were tying off the boat on the shore. I saw some other people out there, including Gordan, so I went to ask what was going on. Turns out, we’re here already for tomorrow. Welcome to Madison, IN!!