Rollin' Along The River ...

May 30

Louisville, KY to Madison, IN

59 Miles

Total Miles To Date ~ 1,009

We rolled across the Ohio River and back into Indiana over the same bridge that brought us into Louisville two days ago. The day was a beautiful ride through the countryside as we traveled along gentle rolling hills most of the day. 

When we reached Madison we were back in civilization - traffic, stores, fast food restaurants, and a Dairy Queen (our first in quite a long time) only four miles from home for the night. We arrived at our motel, somewhere between noon and 1:00 but most of our rooms were not ready. Sue, Frankie, Holly, and I shared a cab into town. We were in search of safe-houses where slaves were hidden before being ferried across the Ohio River. It turns out that the houses in question are privately owned, unmarked, and unidentified. The town of Madison, however, is beautiful. The residents have taken care to renew and lovingly restore the buildings. Being there was a step back in time and it was easy to imagine how things must have looked 100 years ago. The riverfront is filled with areas where one may walk and sit; areas where families and businesses have contributed all or part of the cost to build and maintain areas filled with benches that look across the river at the Kentucky border.

 

A place to sit and relax along the Ohio River.

Dinner was delicious and we are ready to call it a night. Willie wakes us at 4:45 and breakfast is at 6:00 - waffles are on the menu. Thanks for stopping by. Judi :-}

A bumble bee doing his job in Madison, IN