May 26, 2018. Horsey Hundred Day 1. 61 miles.

We drove to KY from MI yesterday, knowing that the forecast called for thunderstorms in the Georgetown, KY area all weekend. You just have to hope for the best! We met up with our friends from FL after we arrived--here we are: Barbara and Stan from FL, me, Tom and Diana. We were all on the Gaspe Peninsula ride and the Natchez Trace ride in past years.

Here is Tom, ready to go on Saturday morning, styling in his new green helmet liner!

We all lined up in front of the building, and then got another photo at the start line. It was a mass start, and we decided not to do that again! Too many bikers on the road at the same time... there are over 2,000 riders here.

The Horsey Hundred ride lived up to its name--there were plenty of horses, on very large farms! Some of them went on for more than a mile, with signs pointing to the different barns that belong to that farm. This is very hilly country--it was hard to drink enough because we were either climbing or coasting most of the time, both of which require both hands on the handlebars!

It was very hot and humid but it did not rain on us. There are miles and miles of old stone fences in the area. The farms are all delineated by black board fencing, which you can see behind the stone fence. Plenty of poison ivy too!

Our last stop of the day was at a church where they made us root beer floats. This is a very well run ride, with plenty of food and cold drinks at the rest stops. At the final stop the cemetery was decorated with flags on all the veterans' graves--these are Civil War era graves.

After we showered and cooled off we went to Midway, KY to Darlin' Jean's restaurant and bar. Stan and Barbara joined us there. It was a good time--there was a very good band playing, but we were seated much too close to them. It was so loud that we could not talk while they were playing. We already have plans to sit farther away next time!

Here we all are: Gary, Dennis, me, Stan, Barbara, Tom Sue, Mike and Diana. Mike is a fellow rider; Sue is his wife, who does not ride but accompanies him to bike tours and keeps the local economy strong with her shopping.