Bluegrass Surprise

We dragged our tired butts into Champaign, IL well after dark. I don't know much about this town other than the fact that nearly every time I drive to Florida this is our first sleep stop. We arrive here bleary eyed at night and check out as soon as possible in the morning. Might be a great place but I have no idea. There are plenty of hotels and restaurants, I do know that. Unfortunately we had 2 months worth of stuff neatly packed into the car and we needed this or that from several different bags. Shoulda packed with that in mind. Next time. Bright and early the next morning we get back on the road.

Now keep in mind we were on a mosey, without definite plans of what we would see and do on our way to the sunshine state. We would be staying in Florida in a rented condo for a month. We had plenty of time to get there and a few things we might want to see along the way. So I'll present things as they would occur on an efficiently planned drive, not on the random ziggy-zaggy back and forth route we actually drove.

I'm fond of Bluegrass music. It's fun to listen to and as American as apple pie and jazz, which I also love. We were listening to Sirius XM radio "Bluegrass Junction" in the car and mention was made of a free concert at the Bluegrass Museum and Hall of Fame in Owensboro Kentucky. I asked my co-pilot and navigator if we were anywhere near Owensboro. A few hours later we were there! The highlight of the music for me was the band High Fidelity. They play straight up Bluegrass as well as a good amount of Gospel Bluegrass, which I especially enjoy. Here's a sample. Owensboro is a great town, we had so much fun and the hotel was so nice and brand new and inexpensive we stayed 2 nights. We used some of the extra time to repack our bags. Come back soon for more stories from the road.