Unexpected

We thought we would wake up to rain. We went out under sunny skies. We thought we would probably not have any new adventures today. We had new adventures all day long. I need to remember not to expect the expected and instead expect the unexpected.

We started our day at the Woodcraft store in Louisville. Jim is still thinking every day about his wood working plans and I suspect that is one of the reasons he is eager to get back home. He had a great time looking at all the possibilities and available tools. It is going to be interesting to see how this all works out for him. I'm glad he is excited about beginning a new hobby.

The St. James Court Art Fair in Louisville is the largest we have ever attended. The streets were crowded with thousands and thousands of people. The art was creative and well crafted. It is probably a good thing that we have no more room in the Prius because I saw many things that would have been fun to buy. We walked for blocks until our feet ached, but it was worth it. We enjoyed it all.

After we left the art fair, Aaron and Andrea showed us Churchhill Downs. It was impressive to see and I wished we could have seen horses racing there, too.

Early on our trip we visited a Lewis and Clark museum in Iowa. All along our journey we saw milestones of their journey. Today we were able to see the cabin where they planned their adventure and the place on the Ohio river where they first set off on their trek. In some vicarious way we have traveled with them.

The weather is much cooler today then what we have experienced over the last eight weeks. It is hard to believe that where we were two weeks ago the temperature was 104 degrees and tomorrow when we drive into Michigan it will be in the low 50's. This has been the longest summer we have ever experienced and it will be the shortest Fall.