Cool pool

It was so stinking hot that we thought a dip in a pool would be nice.  I had found a shop that could give the Beast an oil change just a mile or so from public pool in Glasgow.  So, we packed a lunch and headed to the metropolis of Glasgow KY about 20 minutes from our campground.  I dropped Steph and the kids at the pool then went on to BR Tire and Service.  I’d picked this shop because (a) they were the only shop that answered their phone and (b) they had a time slot available.  This place was pretty rough…I am not their usual customer.  I think they pretty much only deal with fleet vehicles and semi-tractors at that.  The Beast was by far the smallest truck in there.  But they seem to know what they are doing so I asked where the lounge was so I could work while I waited.

“Uh, we don’t got no lounge fer customers….but yoo kin sit in our break room if ya want!”

I took him up on the offer and settled in to do some work.
Mechanic waiting room

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Cool cave

When I worked at Cave of the Winds in Colorado Springs (well, Manitou Springs to be exact) it seemed like there were always people who would compare us to Mammoth cave in Kentucky.  It was always something about how small our cave was compared to Mammoth.  So naturally I was excited to finally see this cave with my very own eyes.  And it was still bloody hot out so the 54 degree cave sounded pretty awesome.  I booked us a tour at 10:00am for the Domes and Dripstones tour which started with a bus ride to a different entrance to the cave.
The bus

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Heat, chicken and fireflies

Whoooooa nelly its hot and humid here in West Virginia and the forecast for the Mammoth Cave area in Kentucky is more of the same.  The trailer has a pretty good AC unit in it so it keeps us comfortable.  Today we were driving from Jim’s campground to Singing Hillls campground just outside of Mammoth cave national park so the Beast’s AC would keep us cool.  The drive was pretty uneventful.  We stopped along the way and treated ourselves to a Subway sandwich and the coolness of the restaurant (the AC in Ava only works when we have shore power…so it was hot at lunch time).

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