Yep, we’re still in Kentucky. It’s a good thing we love it here!
We spent, what seemed like, two very long weeks parked in Oh! Kentucky RV Park in Berea. Again, we were waiting for another medical appointment. It seems like we’re in a vortex; like we’re going round and round and not getting anywhere. I guess, in a way, that’s the truth of it. Honestly, it’s rather disappointing but we’re trying to remain positive praying that one day soon we’ll be heading beyond Kentucky’s borders.
Oh! Kentucky RV Park is a nice park just off I-75. The bath house was nice and clean and offered a laundry facility and a nice pool. There was no place to ride our bikes and the main road in front of the park was rather noisy but otherwise we enjoyed our stay here.
Ronnie went to Owsley Fork Reservoir a couple times to fish. I spent those times finding a place to tuck the few books I brought along or have picked up at thrift stores along the way and tackled our home canned goods under the bed. What a job that was!
I started by manhandling the mattress out from the cabinets above the bed and out of the bedroom through a narrow doorway then leaned it against the dining table. I squeezed my way back into the bedroom and began removing all the jars.

I quickly took inventory of what we had then tried to figure out the best way to organize them so that they were easily accessible. I labeled the jars that weren’t labeled and wound up putting like things together back into the heavy duty boxes we originally had them in — jams & jellies, pickled beets and pickles, vegetables, fruits, and various tomato products.

It’s now so much easier to find what we’re looking for while holding up the mattress with our head and shoulders! I also found the salsa I was looking for last week and got a better idea of all the goodness from our farm that we had stored in our ‘pantry’. Mission accomplished.
As the two weeks dragged on I was thinking that this was going to be another short blog post with very few photos like my last post until it dawned on me that there is so much more to Berea than just the campground. Our farm was in the next town and I had come to take Berea for granted. I wasn’t looking at it with fresh eyes as if being here for the first time.
With that in mind I began to think of what might be interesting to others visiting for the first time. Let’s start with the beautiful, historic Boone Tavern.






It’s a lovely building that encompasses an entire block and houses not only the hotel and restaurant but several unique shops, a coffee & tea shop, a favorite pizza place of ours – Papaleno’s, a favorite fudge and ice cream shop of ours – the Fudge Shop, and gift stores featuring lots of local artistry.




In the heart of Berea is the beautiful campus of Berea College. It’s a private liberal arts work college founded in 1855. Berea College charges no tuition; every admitted student is provided the equivalent of a four-year scholarship and works at the college to pay for their tuition. What a great concept!
A mile or so down the road, in historic downtown, is the Artisan Village where many local artisans have working studios. When we bought the farm I had the silly notion that I would be frequenting these stores and taking classes in various forms of arts and crafts and meeting other crafty people. What a silly notion that turned out to be! Between renovating the house, beautifying the grounds, daily chores, working two jobs (at the local paper and a local B&B), blogging, building a cabin and opening up an AirBnB who had time! I did frequent the fabric store from time to time buying fabric or having a quilt top machine quilted however I never made it to the rest of them. You can check out the working studios HERE.








Speaking of the Bed and Breakfast I used to work at I had the privilege of seeing all the girls I worked with and for.

What an amazing group of ladies! I wanted to see as many of them as possible so the boss formulated a plan to get them all together and I popped in and surprised them. It was SO fun and SO good to see everyone! Each and every one of these women hold a special place in my heart. We’ve been through all the ups and downs in each other’s lives which gives us a special bond. Not to mention that we’ve all had the privilege to work at one of the most beautiful places – Snug Hollow Farm B&B in Irvine (click HERE for more info).



After all the hugs and catching up I had the honor of actually being an overnight guest (Ronnie stayed with LizzieBelle in the camper). I stayed in one of the upstairs rooms in the big farmhouse (there are four other cabins on the property).

It’s a large room with a king size bed but I chose a twin bed in this cozy corner and slept with the door open. I soaked in all the sounds from the night and had forgotten how dark it gets in the country.
And the view from my private porch outside my room…

… pure bliss!
After breakfast the following morning I walked around in the misty rain to take some photos. I strolled by the flower gardens…



… along the trail…





… and around the pond…


There is so much beauty nestled in these 350 acres in the holler. It did my heart and soul good to see everyone and to soak in the peacefulness and beauty that Snug Hollow offers.
Other things to enjoy while in Berea: for hiking check out The Pinnacles (you can read more about it HERE); or maybe renting a kayak, canoe, SUP or e-bike from Get Outside KY (click HERE for more info); or maybe you’d like to check out some of the antique stores. There’s also Tater Knob Pottery and Farm (click HERE) down a ways off scenic Red Lick Road.
I’m sure I’m missing more things to see and do but if you’re ever in the area I would say that there is something to see and or do for everyone.
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From Berea we headed an hour and a half or so northwest to Camp on the Kentucky in Versailles. We were originally going to stay there for two weeks but we decided that this wasn’t where we wanted to spend two weeks without full hookup and nothing to do.
The campground is on the Kentucky River but there is no way to access the river on foot to do some bank fishing. There is a nice boat ramp just outside the campground but there are no piers or no steps to easily get to the river bank. We did find a place where we could get close so we loaded up LizzieBelle’s ‘chariot’ (a rolling cart) with chairs and fishing stuff and made our way down the gradual slope where Ronnie set up to try and do some bank fishing. During that time he caught one non-keeper, broke his line a few times and actually broke one of his poles. Not a good day of fishing. The Kentucky River is never kind to him! We did, however, enjoy being by the water and the shade from the trees was nice as it was quite hot and muggy while we were there.
Another reason for changing our reservation was our site itself. It was nice and grassy but had quite a slope to it. We did not have enough blocks to put down at the front of the camper to raise it up enough to get it level. With the incline it was easy to lose one’s balance when getting up too quick. So, with that we decided this wasn’t the campground for us and headed back to Oh! Kentucky where you’ll find Ronnie fishing at White Hall and me hanging out at the camper taking LizzieBelle in and out, blogging and relaxing. This time our site is at the back of the campground so the road noise is more muffled and much quieter. We also chose a site with trees on both sides of the camper giving us more shade. After Camp on the Kentucky we’re happy to be back here where we can swim, fish, relax and are close to amenities.
Dates at Oh! Kentucky RV Park: July 8 – 22
Dates at Camp on the Kentucky: July 22 – 25
Dates at Oh! Kentucky RV Park: July 25 – August 5