So I don’t have a great deal of experiences with long distance moves but this was not the first one. The last one was when we moved to VA from WI and the experience couldn’t be different. Last time we left the small house we still hadn’t sold to a larger house we had yet to buy. This time left the big house we hadn’t sold to the smaller house we already bought.  Last time we packed and loaded the rental truck ourselves with Frank driving the truck towing the Porsche and me driving the Taurus. This time we had professional packers and movers load our goods and two cars (and wine!) and take them away. Last time we had to transport two toddlers and a dog, taking three days and two nights in cramped hotel rooms. This time it’s just the two of us taking a few days to cover a similar distance staying in bed and breakfasts. A study in contrasts!

Today’s travel was uneventful and we covered lots of territory under beautiful blue skies. Through WV to Kentucky, we made good time getting to Lexington, our home for a few days. Although the Mercedes is very comfortable and we didn’t have to drive too long (6 hours or so) we were still very tired once we got here. But Lexington was partying as they apparently do each Thursday in the summer and we stopped by to enjoy. Not quite as impressive as the party
that Bergamo threw for us last year but fun nonetheless.

We stopped for dinner in a place with a great name (The Village Idiot) but only mediocre food. The evening was saved by the belated discovery of a lovely wine bar with live guitar music and CHOCOLATE COVERED BOURBON SOAKED ALMOND STUFFED FIGS. Holy amazing sweet tapas Batman – they were delicious!

So now we rest. The travelogue continues tomorrow. It’s not the Cannon Family Travel blog but I’ll try to keep to that high standard. Let me know if I don’t hit the requisite number of “yum” comments per post!