So, Saturday we left Lexington around 10:15am and made our way to the Distillery. It was about an hour away, but didn’t open till noon so we stopped for some lunch at the little town that was the last piece of civilization before we reached the distillery. It was way the frick out there. The drive was pretty…reminded me alot of Ireland cause we were on a road that was basically only big enough for one car and we kept coming up on blind hills and turns, fearing for our lives most of the way. It brought back such sweet memories.

Once at the distillery (oh, and did I mention it was raining all morning and continued to rain all day?), we were directed around the back so we could park on the paved lot. Cars with 4-wheel drive were parking in the grass and by the time we left, people were spinning their tires in the mud, so I’m really glad we didn’t have to park there. I have to give it to them though, the distillery had plenty of staff out directing traffic and generally keeping things in order.

We took a few hours to walk around the distillery on a self-guided tour and I got a few pictures.

Because I’m an “ambassador”, I got to purchase a special bottle and dip it in wax. Here’s pre-dip and mid-dip:

After getting a little lost, we made it out of Loretto and back onto the “Blue Grass Parkway”. It was almost another 3 hours from there, so we were a bit tired when we got home. Jason’s parents came down so his dad could exchange his sleeping bag, which we got him for Christmas, but it was a little too small. Anyway, I stayed home with his mom and all four dogs. Good times.

Around 8:30, I met up with some girlfriends and we all went for a night out on the town. We were celebrating a birthday and new found freedom of one of the girls, so she had a lot to celebrate! Can’t post pictures of that though. People I work with read this blog….so no need to post incriminating photos.

That’s it for Part II. I may have energy for 1 more.