Singing Hills RV Park, Cave City, Kentucky
To man belong the plans of the heart, but from the LORD comes the reply of the tongue. ~ Proverbs 16:1
I want to go back in time for just a second to tell you about our grocery store search the other day. Blaine looked on-line and found a store where we could pick up a few things, but by the time we got there, it was dark (before 5pm!) and we had a hard time finding the place because there were no outside lights, even though they didn’t close until 6pm. But then when we got in? It was all damaged goods – – an entire large store filled with bent boxes and cans, and no produce (which was what we needed most and was supposed to be there). We walked in, and back out, noticing on the way out that all the workers seemed to be wearing Amish attire. Maybe that’s why there were no parking lot lights??
So we drove on up the street and found another store – – also without lights. What’s with these places? We missed their entrance and had to turn around. There wasn’t much there either, but at least we were able to purchase some produce.
We found a better place to actually shop the next day. 😊
Now, back to present day. Today ended up being a day that was mostly things for Blaine to enjoy, but I did too. Just not in the same way, and I felt sorry for him, that he had no one to really share with the way guys do.
Just up the street in Bowling Green, is the National Corvette Museum. Do you remember five years ago when a sinkhole opened up and swallowed a bunch of cars? Well, that was here.
This is a non-profit museum, filled with all kinds of memorabilia and housing over 80 cars from all eras of the life of the Corvette. Some are donated, some on loan. And they have a few other types of cars too. The Corvette began its long illustrious life in 1953, and is now the longest running production car in the US because it’s been made continuously since then. Today, there are 1,000 people who work in the plant, which is right next door. They produce 170-177 cars every day, and it takes 30 hours to complete a car. And yes, I know the numbers don’t seem to add up, what with there being 24 hours in a day, but rest assured, I’m right. 😊
Let’s begin our 3-hour tour! Quick! Before the 100 young school children arrive! (that’s what we were told when we purchased our tickets)
It’s now valued at $370,000. Now that’s what you’d call an investment!
Made it interesting for people like me who don’t know (or care)
much about the intricacies of cars. : )
We can’t say for sure he is, but this panel is definitely reminescent of a grave marker.
We were expecting loud screaming, running kids, but they were very well behaved,
and the museum took them around in very small groups.
We listened to some of the guides talk to them and based on the age of the kids, we thought much of it surely went over their heads. : )
The one being held by both arms, seemed to be a mother and son with special needs.
We encountered them a couple of times, and while I thought having the child here
looked like an exhausting task, she handled it extremely well.
It’s the first fiberglass car.
I stepped (just a tiny bit) across the line so I could see the words.
Ooops! No one came running though.
They just played a “please stay behind the lines and don’t touch” announcement.
Sounded like it went all throughout the museum. Whew!
Can you figure out the Ohio one?
It took us a minute, but Blaine finally got it. Smart guy!
The green is a circle I made to show you where the next picture was located.
The highlight of the day, at least for me, were the presentations on the recovery efforts from the collapse. They had video (sped up of course) which was great to see and included the recovery and the repair of the floor. Apparently, the museum made footage available on YouTube when it was happening. But the most surprising? They put all the cars back where they were! In the condition they found them in (including the dirt!), with the exception of three which were able to be restored.
I took some pictures during the video, but I didn’t start until late, so there won’t be actual recovery pictures with some of them. And for some reason, I felt it necessary to put the pictures in order of their recovery, which took extra time, so enjoy!! : )
Stuff like we’d seen at Mammoth Cave.
As we left this area, they had a stand-up sinkhole collapse simulator. We waited over a minute for it to begin, anticipation building . . . . but it was really lame. I mean, REALLY lame. Which was surprising since everything else in this museum was so well done. Somebody needs to work on it . . . .
When you walked out of the simulator, it put you in the showroom where the ‘sinkhole cars’ were displayed in their original positions, and the room also had a bunch of other cars sitting around it as well.
You can see all the pictures and videos you can get your hands on, but seeing them up close and in person was really incredible. We thought someone was really smart to keep them as they were found (except for the three that were able to be restored), dirt, glass, and all.
and in a later picture, you’ll notice yellow tape, which is there to outline the cave.
The cave’s a lot bigger than the sinkhole.
How do they know it’s safe in here???
This is how these cars were originally displayed. We don’t know why.
This is the 1993 Ruby Red and the 1962 Convertible.
I watched the video on how they filled in the hole,
but I still don’t understand how they can know that this won’t happen again . . . .
He must’ve kept it for a while, because Blaine says he remembers it too.
I’m too old. It was hard to get out of! : )
After we were finished with the museum part, Blaine got an itch to drive a Corvette in a simulated race. It wasn’t perfect, but he had fun, and I was allowed to sit in the passenger seat. 😊
It’s a real Corvette that set on machinery that tips around making it seem like you’re driving.
If you remember one of the first pictures, there was a yellow car that you could see from the back;
that’s this car.
Off to a small Aviation Park, where we froze our tushies off even though the sun was shining.
A fantastic dinner at a hole-in-the-wall bbq joint called ‘Smokey Pig Bar-B-Q’ to end our day. Thank you, TripAdvisor!
As we sat and ate, that smoke was drifting across the river and filling the valley!
Think the neighbors appreciate the smell??
See all the Corvettes lining the walls? Corvette stuff was everywhere. : )
Everything was scrumptious!!!
I didn’t eat the bread though, and Blaine decided to eat one piece. Not sure why.
You didn’t get any butter or anything with it. Just plain white bread.