Tuesday 14th May. Lexington Kentucky.

 A quick breakfast then we packed up our delightful Air b&b and headed off. We left around 10am as the traffic in Nashville is renowned for being terrible. Our GPS successfully navigated us out of Nashville and into the quieter  Kentucky countryside.  We stopped at another very fancy rest area and continued on to Lexington.  As we neared we decided to stop for a late lunch at a Mexican restaurant.  Very tasty quesideas and then onto the conference venue. Saw my friends arriving so great to see more friendly faces. 

I said a sad farewell to my wonderful friends Tom and Paula. They are sooo much fun to travel with and I will miss them. But I now start another adventure.  I'm in student accommodation and made my bed and got organised.  Met friends in the lobby and walked to the meet and greet. So great to see everyone again. And some of us headed to a pub for a drink and more chatting. Us receiving sites, Netherlands,  Cologne, Ireland, NZ , Sth Africa and Mexico have known one another for 20+ years and have a wonderful time together. Time for bed.



Comments

  1. Anne14 May 2024 at 19:39

    Enjoy the next stage of the adventure. A very cool start to the day here 4C!

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  2. abroadabroad15 May 2024 at 00:05

    They are very good to you. Has this trip with you become their annual holiday?

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  3. Juju's away.blogspot.com15 May 2024 at 18:54

    How blessed are you? Wonderfully long history with these people from all over the world! Abit like us ...

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