Categories
Uncategorized

Another Rainy Drive, A Farm- Themed Stay, and a Great Hand-Off (5/25-5/27/26)

Bob and I left Brentwood, Tennessee, on Tuesday, for what was to be an ever so slightly shorter drive (6.25 hours vs 6.5 hours) to Fair Oaks, Indiana. Unfortunately, Tuesday ended up being even rainier than Monday, and it didn’t help that we got notified about 9 am before we left that our room was ready. We felt like we were late before we started, and we spent 99%of the drive on one highway — Interstate 65 North. Luckily, no flooding on that, although the section going through Louisville was a little slick.

Saw this sign on the way.
Still can’t figure out what they mean to say.
A wet welcome to Kentucky
An impressive sign for the city Bowling Green
One of our bridge crossings along the route

For last night’s stay in Fair Oaks, Bob found us a Marriott that is on the property of Fair Oaks Farm, which seems to be a bit of a farm-themed family get away. They have quite the fun indoor pool with a slide, a grilled cheese cafe, an ice cream shop, a restaurant, an adventures museum, and farm tours. We just stayed in the hotel but did shop in their onsite market which sells their local goods — sandwiches, cheese, chocolates, and wine, as well as more general items.

The water tower on the property
The Marriott Fairfield Inn on the property. They have suites that go into the silos.
Cows in the lobby
A pretty walkway connecting the Fairfield Inn
with the Farmhouse Restaurant
The front of the restaurant
The museum
The Fair Oaks Market

This morning we left Fair Oaks, Indiana, in sunshine to drive the 3 hours to Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, to meet up with our homeowners for our next housesit. We will be caring for their lovely home and four indoor cats while they go to Europe for a river cruise. They provided a great walk through today, and we really enjoyed getting to meet them. We will be here until the 8th of June.

We had about 40 minutes to kill before our designated meet up time, so we checked out the Wauwatosa Public Library.

A room near the Children’s portion of the library
A nice poster in the lobby
The four cats enjoying a treat of wet food
—Lily, Rusty, Orchid, and Roscoe.

More on the sit as we get settled in.

Leave a comment