While we were there, a thought occurred to me. Our plan for tomorrow was to leave Mammoth Cave National Park in the morning, stopping at the Jim Beam Distillery on our way to our destination for the night, Streetsboro, OH. All along, the idea of going to the distillery in the morning didn't really appeal to me. Our cave tour was scheduled to begin at 12:00 and was expected to be 2 hours long. I suggested to Josh, that we could take the tour, and then pack up the trailer and go to the distillery today. Then, we could find a campground to spend the night, which would shorten our drive for the next day.
Since it was raining anyway, and there wasn't going to be much to do in the park, we both agreed this would be a good idea. So that's what we did.
We went back to the visitor's center and took the cave tour.
It was amazing to see how different Mammoth Cave is than Carlsbad Caverns. The two caves were formed completely differently and it showed. There were minimal "decorations" in Mammoth Cave ... it was formed by an underground river and the flow of the water was evident.
After the tour, we went back to the campground and packed up the trailer as quickly as we could and then set out for the Jim Beam Distillery.
We got there at about 3:45 and went to the visitor's center. Unfortunately, the last tour had started at 3:30, so I was out of luck!!! We left and went to a campground we found just South of Louisville, KY. The good news, is that we've reduced tomorrow's drive to Ohio by almost 90 minutes.
Things are really winding down now ... tomorrow night will be the last night of our trip. It's hard to believe that 23 days have gone by. As usual, it will be nice to be back home, however, it will also be sad for our trip to come to an end. Back tomorrow night from our final destination, Streetsboro, OH.
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