What the Beck??
Are you starting to wonder when this trip description will ever be over? I think I have one more day of it. Stay with me!
My Second Trip to Kentucky
My
next stop was Owingsville, Kentucky. I was really excited about this town
because it was my #1 favorite town after looking on Zillo for land. The
properties looked perfect, so I thought I had better check them out.
When
I talked to the Owingsville Policemen, they said it was a quiet controlled town
where they could only remember one time of “excitement” in their world. That
was years ago, but they told me that they issued the first “Amber Alert” in the
state. Apparently, a nurse at the hospital was pregnant. A second nurse
commented to her that she should be having her baby any day now. She just said
that in passing. The first nurse panicked because she was actually faking a
pregnancy. While on duty, this pregnant “fraud,” who worked as a nurse in the baby
delivery room, stole a newborn immediately after it was born to cover her fake
pregnancy. She fled with the baby, but found out the Amber Alert was issued, so
she left the baby by a dumpster and called the location into the police
station. She was apprehended and the baby was alive and well. Yeah Police!
They
shared that this was the biggest event and crime in the town. I actually felt
pretty good about the safety of Owingsville.
After
driving Owingsville I quickly realized that the land was steep, and not suited
to my needs. Unfortunately,
Owingsville was a NO!
So,
I headed for the city of Carlisle. One the way I realized that my cell phone
needed a charge. I thought I would plug it in when I got to Carlisle, but I
couldn’t locate the charger. Good Job Sherlock! I had left the charger in the hotel in Berea. Thank God I still had
the wonderful Dora the Explora.
I
began my Carlisle tour talking with Officer Scott Johnson for 45 minutes. What
a great guy!
He
gave me a lot of advice and agreed with everyone else that Irvine was a problem
that I should avoid.
The
town of Carlisle was quaint.
What a beautiful building!
The church on the left is one of four on the square.
I laughed because there is no parking.
Where do all of the people park on Sunday morning.
We couldn't spread out the churches in the town?
Once
again I discovered a great town, but the land is steep and not rolling.
Bummer! Carlisle is a big NO!
I
drove to the next hotel and another BUMMER – it was sold out. Some major thing
is going on in Lexington with horses, so most of the hotels are unavailable. I
ended up in the Best Western in Georgetown. They were wonderful and the manager
actually let me use his personal cell phone to let my Mom know that I was alive
and well. I did buy a $5.00 that had a whole 10 minutes of time. Oh well – it got me home.
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