A trip before THE trip! We took our 3 grandsons and Terri’s mom in the motorhome down to Kentucky to see The Ark Encounter. Blaine and Mom slept in the RV, while Terri slept in a tent with the boys. We had a marvelous time! And the tent weathered two torrential downpours – one during the day and one in the middle of the night.
“Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked with God.”
“The LORD then said to Noah, ‘Go into the ark, you and your whole family . . .’” Genesis 6:8, 7:1
You should read Noah’s story if you get a chance. You’ll find it in Genesis, Chapters 6-9.
Someone asked me what part of The Ark Encounter would I tell people not to miss. For me, it was seeing the scope of what God and Noah did. I like visualizing the enormity of it all and comprehending how it was all possible. We’ve always believed on faith and not thought too much about “How”. Being at The Ark Encounter helped us see how God provided. It’s no longer a great mystery! Although, that being said, it’s still a mystery how a man who was 600 years old (along with a wife, three sons and their wives) could manage to build such a thing!
Blaine says it’s the drive (on a bus) up to it and seeing the size of it. It’s 510′ long, 85′ wide and 51′ high.
This is our first view of the ark from the bus. It is impossible to tell how enormous it is from this picture!
While we were there, a great thunderstorm came up and we found ourselves outside, sheltered by the ark! It was AMAZING! The lightening flashed, the thunder rolled and the rain poured down! And we were able to watch it all.
Here is a picture of the bow of the ship.
Blaine and Moms heads are in the foreground.
Inside, looking up three floors
The Door.
This is only about 1/2 of it!
A plaque in the ark
Unfortunately, we were unable to visit the third floor as one of the kids got sick and we had to head home early. ☹ The staff was above and beyond helpful! But, other that, it was a fantastic 4 days!
One note of FYI – – there are NO picnic areas available at The Ark. NONE. We had to eat in the car in the boiling hot sun in the middle of the parking lot. We managed, but it wasn’t easy. Of course, they do have a restaurant available, but since it’s supposed to be a family destination, they really should put in a picnic pavilion.
We stayed at Big Bone Lick State Park. We had an extra-wide site which meant more room for the kids to run around. They really liked the pool! They have a 14-head heard of Bison (not Buffalo – which we learned is reserved for the water buffalo in Africa, etc. America has Bison.)
There was also a simulation of a tar pit that used to be on the grounds.
We had two thunderstorms that produces torrential downpours! One was during the day and provided a test for the tent (which stayed perfectly dry!) and the other was in the middle of the night. The boys slept through it, but Gma did not. It was quite the experience to be in a tent during a storm!
The guys were all outside under the awning for this!
There were plenty of hiking trails, but Mom and I only walked half the distance because Mom has a bad knee, so because of the hills, etc. she was unable to get back most of the time. We’d get somewhere and send Blaine to get the Jeep and come back to pick us up! 😊
We did other things, too like playgrounds,
science experiments
‘glamping’ (a word for ‘glamorous camping’),
Watching the Cleveand Indians
playing in mud puddles left by the storm,
and eating Gpa’s famous waffles!
