Keeping a Road Trip blog going requires some flexibility.  If you want to post only about actual trips while you are on the road, one of two things will happen.  Either you won’t be posting very often and the blog will stagnate, eventually starting to stink, or you will need to go somewhere on a frequent basis, which can be expensive.  So, we’ve kind of split the difference.  There have been times when we didn’t post for a while, more because we were busy than by plan.  But we also post about other things and past trips, just to keep the activity going.

One of the reasons for our trip to Ohio a couple of weeks ago, was to plan another trip later this year.  The first weekend in June, we will be hosting a Pearson family reunion near Louisville.  I say “a” because I know there are many Pearson families out there who are not directly related to us.  In fact, there are probably a lot of Pearsons out there who are related by six degrees or so and don’t know it, but that’s a genealogy trip which we may take later on.  For now we are focusing on the children and grandchildren of my father’s siblings and our only remaining aunt.

This group normally meets in Ohio near where my grandparents lived.  This is only the second time it’s been held in Kentucky.  This is reasonable because there are many more relatives there than here.  However, everyone who came to Kentucky Lake when we hosted previously had a great time and we are hoping for a successful repeat.  This time, we are planning the Louisville area because it is about half-way between the Ohio groups and us.

Soon, Jim and I will possibly be making a second trip to Ohio to gather more material.  We’ll definitely be heading to Louisville to check out possible venues.  Although it may not be practical or even necessary for everyone to stay at the same hotel, we will need a convenient, inexpensive place for everyone to get together that can supply electronics for showing the video Jim is putting together.

Louisville is centrally located for several activities.  Of course, there’s always Churchill Downs and many other interesting attractions in the city, such as historical places of interest as well as lots of restaurants, museums, and a zoo.  in addition, it is only about thirty miles from Eminence, KY, where the Kentucky Renfaire will be opening that weekend.  Finally, it is also about thirty miles from the Bernheim Forest and Arboretum.  I’m excited and expect to have lots of different photo opportunities along the way.

We’ll also have a couple of major trips later on in the year.  My oldest daughter and I will be going to Montana to visit her oldest son and his family in July.  Jim and I will be heading to Charleston, SC by way of Charlotte, Nc and then coming back through Washington DC in late September.  Stay tuned for more info.