DAY 7 SHELBYVILLE KY TO BARBOURSVILLE WV

Didn't get a very early start weather was threatening to rain all day. Left the motel after nine and only drove for two or three miles in a light rain to the town laundromat. A hour and a half later we were on the road in clean clothes under threatening skies.

Drove US60 for miles through horse country. Nobody was waving from the porches of these homes. Most of them were far bigger than anything in Paradise Valley set on rolling hills far back from the road. They were surrounded by four rail fences and acres and acres of Kentucky Blue grass. Certainly the most impressive homes we have ever seen. Private gated roads with names like Man Of War Drive leading up to the houses. This was in contrast to some very depressed areas we went through today where land and homes were up for sale on both sides of the road with lots of maintenance issues.

Speaking of wealth, when doing our laundry today a young couple was also doing laundry and started a conversation about the bikes and where we were from. When we explained what we were doing you could tell that they thought we all came from some kind of wealth. I guess it all depends on your frame of reference,we have little in material things compared to the homes we saw later. We are all comfortable and very rich in the things that matter like family and friends and the ability to take these wonderful rides.

Continued on 60 until later in the day when we decided to make it to West Virginia for the night so jumped on the interstate that paralleled 60 for the last 80 miles or so under very threatening skies In for the night in a town called Barboursville, nice Holiday Inn. Other than the trip to the laundromat didn't get rained on the rest of the day.