Girls Trip - Day 2

CC and I got up way too early, loaded up the car, and left Nashville.  We traveled somewhere between 8-9 hours to get up to the Hocking Hills in southeastern Ohio with us dividing up the driving about equally.  CC did most of the highway driving while I did most of the rural driving.  Lunch at the Firehouse Subs in Lexington, KY was about our longest stop, and we didn't hit rain until we were in the Hocking Hills.  Joy.  Some of the most interesting things about our drive:  super nice rest areas in Kentucky, Dinosaur World dinosaurs along the freeway, gorgeous rolling hills through horse country in central Kentucky, a castle near Versailles, KY, crossing the Ohio River on a bitty little road/bridge, and just seeing all the things that I grew up around again.  It made me homesick a bit, but not enough to want to move back on a permanent basis.  Suffice to say, I was so, SO glad to get out of the car once we got our cabin key and found the cabin!

We were supposed to be at the cabin around 4pm.  After we realized that our trip was taking longer than we anticipated, and then the rain was coming in, I was worried that we'd leave AB and AF waiting at the cabin for us too long.  CC and I showed up at 4:50pm, and no one was there yet.  I was terrified that someone had gotten into a car accident, they were lost and couldn't call because there was hardly any cell signal out there, etc., etc.  Thankfully, AB showed up at 5:15pm and AF came around 6:30pm (we called her).  Our crew was here!  Our crew was together again!  Oh, it was going to be FUN!!!!!

Unloaded all the stuff, figured out who was going to get what room, and then loaded up in AF's car to go into Logan, OH for dinner.  We went to a place CC's sister had recommended and it was fantastic.  Then, we discovered a petting zoo and miniature golf place behind it, so of course we had to check it out.  Then, drive back to the cabin, break out the booze, and play...board games!  We're all such dorks, lol.  It was an incredibly fun evening of catching up, being silly, and just relaxing back into our 21-year-old selves.  I love these girls!

Rustic countryside.  Reminds me so much of where I grew up.

Fancy-schmancy rest area in Kentucky.

Yeah, dude, I was driving through the middle of Kentucky...wait, KENTUCKY?!??  Why is there a CASTLE in the middle of freaking KENTUCKY?!???????

Gorgeous horse ranches in central Kentucky.  Picturesque beyond words.

The wee bridge we crossed from Kentucky into Ohio!

Apparently, I pointed out too many of these little cemeteries to CC, as she took this photo for me.  Why aren't there pretty ones like this in Arizona?  This is the kind of place I'd love to be buried in!

Cabin!  Perfect for the four of us.  :)

Petting zoo behind the restaurant.  Maaaaa?