Day 3 in Louisville - The Legion Parade, and The Great Steak Adventure.

Rule #1 for today: Repeat after me. We are not having another party tonight. We are not having another party tonight.

Today is the Legion Parade in downtown Louisville. While we were out cleaning up the bikes, Brenda decided that we should actually do some type of sightseeing activity since we were in a place we hadn't ever been. So we decided to go across the river to the LST 325, the last operational LST (Landing Ship-Tank) remaining from WWII. She took part in the Normandy invasion.



The Legion Parade was a bit of a letdown, as it was utter chaos getting there and we were, um, less than uniform in our riding formation. More like a herd of, well, hogs. On top of that, there was no ceremony afterwards where we were presented with our "full route" coins by the Commander. I guess we were spoiled last year. I hear they'll be mailed to us.




So we got back to the hotel, and decided we wanted to go for steak, rather than have a party. (See Rule #1 above.) We asked the bartender at the hotel bar where a good, close steakhouse was. She gave us a list and recommended a place called Z's Steakhouse and Oyster Bar. Sounds good, right? We call the hotel front desk and arrange for a shuttle to take us over, so we don't have to worry about riding. We get there, walk in, and...uh oh. Nice place. REALLLY Nice Place. The hostess is in a white formal dress. No one else in the place is wearing jeans, let alone leathers. We go ahead and sit down, and take a look at the menu. Uh oh. The cheapest steak is $32.95. They have a Porterhouse for $60.95. Creamed Corn for $6.95. (It MUST have been really good, right?) After some discussion, we decided that wasn't the place for us and...left. I got out the gps that I had stuck in my vest and dialed up "Restaurants". Great, there's a Lone Star just 0.3 miles away.


Remember the "rain riding" exercise in the pool in Phoenix last year? Well, we decided that we needed more practice in keeping intervals this year, so...

So we head out - round the corner, we can see the place...and...it's...closed. Great. Wait, is that a Chili's across the very busy arterial street? Yup. Is it open? Check. Fantastic, let's head over there. Great food, great service, and it didn't cost $600. We finish dinner, and call the hotel for the shuttle back. Um, he's at the airport - it'll be 30 minutes. Ok, let's head to the parking lot and wait. Sure enough, 30 minutes later the driver and van show up. (He agreed that $32.95 for a steak ala carte' was ridiculous.) The rest of the evening was spent getting things packed for the trip home, and no party. Whew!