Brew Pub coaster

Allan-
Hope All is well
Cheers,
Paul

Postcard from a while ago

Mom/Tom
In the 'old town' area of Berea, KY, there are all sorts of cool, hip artsy shops as well as a park with three colored hands. I'm not quite sure what they symbolize but they sure are beautiful. The old town area has many resident sculptures and other 'hands on' artist - not much in terms of paintings. I think KY is know more for crafts arts. I'm in Sonora, KY. Love, Paul

To Tom - June 1

Postcard to Tom: mailed June 1, 2010
Tom,
So, tho other day, I happened upon the Maker's Mark distillery. Definitely, ironic, considering the vast majority of beer/alcohol on this trip hasa been mostly water [Yuengling has been high class!].
Love, Paul
PS I brought your fribee but no one likes to play :(

Notes from Mom

In reviewing Paul's blog, I see no comments on the events within the group.

Dogs have been an issue - especially in KY, chased members of the group:
Paul talked about being chased by two big pit bulls - pretty scary. His technique is to get off bike, walk, talk firmly to dogs and they have left him alone - no bites yet. Others spray air from pumps or water from water bottles. I am not sure how many are using mace, if any.

Paul called me last Sunday, 5/30, and filled me in on the latest incident:
The group leader, age 65, was injured, while reaching for his water bottle, in KY, as he was being attacked by a dog, to spray at dog. He fell, broke collar bone and one rib, quite bruised. He has been driving along side but will take a month to heal. Not sure how it is all going to work out. Paul sounds committed as is most of group.

I talked to Paul briefly on Tuesday 6/1. The group is continuing on for the most part but two people [married couple] just dropped out [apparently with no discussion with the group] so down to 2 women. Potentially, the dropouts can get most of their their money back since the group is not really following contract with injured leader.

Maker's Mark Distellery

Allan,
A couple days ago, will and I took a few shortcuts and happened to find a sign for the Maker's Mark Distillery, only 5 miles off our route! We had an excellent tour, getting to learn all about the fermentation process, seeing the bourbon made from moonshine, tasting the malt at different stages, and learning the long history of distilling (oldest in America -1855) Apparently, Kentucky Water is the best
Love, Paul

PS (from editor)- Paul's leader got attacked by a dog and is out of commission for a month or so (broken collarbone). It sounds like they're safely into the great plains (Missouri) now.

Makers Mark

Nick,
So we're not going through Lexington; Berea is 40 miles south of there, but we did stop at the Makers Mark distillery. Apparently the...malt and use it to power 50% of their distillery. Also, we tasted bourbon BBQ pork and bourbon cookies. Awesome!
-Paul

Marion, KY

Nina,
Just crossed into Illinois! Will and I crossed the Ohio River into Cave-in-the-Rock, apparently where pirates used hide and wait for boats to go by the main river, then attack trade vessels. I was just thinking about how awesome it must've been to be a pirate; or even just live in the time of pirates --> I wonder if people would wait for bikers to travel and steal their fancy bikes.

Love,
Paul

Caption for the photo reads: Old barn build by A.L Brantley and songs in 1935 in Repton community in Crittenden County, KY. Photo by: Sheila Truitt


Additional note:
I talked to Paul last night, and he seems to be doing really well! He has a new goal of trying to consume at least one chocolate milkshake every day. So far, he's succeeding. He asked me to post the log-on information for the blog so that if anyone else receives postcards or other correspondence from him, they can share it on here. For those of us who are lacking a scanner and would still like to post the pictures from the postcards, Paul suggested using a digital camera to take a picture of the postcard and then uploading it.
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