Page 5 - USA ROAD TRIP SUMMER of 2000

WEEK ONE

JACKSONVILLE to KENTUCKY

SUNDAY, JULY 16, 2000

Sunday, July 16 - We arrived home from our 2 weeks in Iceland

and did the laundry. The next morning we drove from home to
below Knoxville, Ky. this first day of the “Big Trip”. We’re off to pick

up Sharon who is visiting with her brother and sister-in-law (Bill
and Marilyn Feldkamp) in Berea.

The first excitement was a tremendous rainsquall just outside Lake

City with horrific rain, lightning and thunder. Had to pull off for
about 30 minutes as we couldn’t see where we were going. After

that, the drive was long and uneventful. We just suddenly got very

sleepy and tired at about 8 PM with the Iceland jet lag and had to
stop.

BEREA KENTUCKY

Monday, July 17 - Pulled into Berea in the early morning. Bill and
Marilyn’s “old house” is very impressive. The grounds are

beautiful with woods around the house set up on a hill off the
road. The long gravel driveway winds up a cut field with the

vegetable garden and greenhouse at the road. Marilyn has
decorated the house beautifully with many family pictures and

other homey touches. They will have a lot to move to the new

home they have just purchased.

Terminal jet lag set in until Marilyn got back from work. We went
to Berea to see the sights. The Berea College Campus is small and

compact with 1500 students. There is no tuition charged. All

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