Destination: Kentucky!

Our AB trip to Harlan began bright and early! We departed from College Park at around 8am this morning. The group met in lot 1 and while we waited for everyone to arrive, those of us who were going to be driving practiced parking the vans! Then, we (somehow) fit all of our luggage into the cars and off we went! One of the doors of the minivan came UNHINGED but we got it back on and it hasn’t fallen off yet so all is well. The team was split into two vans, and while one of the vans was very chatty and listening to music, the other van was quieter and most people took naps.

We stopped for lunch around midday, at the Pink Cadillac Diner in Virginia. True to its name, the diner had a classic pink Cadillac outside and the inside was decorated in a 1950s style. There were all kinds of movie posters and records on the walls, the music was classic rock and roll, and there was even a vintage-style ice cream counter! We got all kinds of food: burgers, omelets, pork chops, and lots of French fries! 

Posing with the Pink Cadillac Diner.

Check out that pink brick!

After lunch, we kept on driving. As we got closer to Kentucky, we got to watch the scenery

change and become more mountainous. We drove by lots of farms with animals and so many cows! One of the vans took a brief detour into Tennessee and stopped at the welcome center. Then, we made it to Kentucky! We drove down steep, windy roads along a creek and got to see lots of towns and houses along the way (and more horses!). We arrived at our destination around 6:15 and set up our beds for the night. After everyone was settled, some of the group went to the grocery store next door and picked up supplies for the week. Most of the rest of the group went outside and played frisbee in the playground outside the house where we are staying- it rained a little bit, but that didn’t stop us! Once it got too dark to keep playing, though, we had dinner as a group: spaghetti, salad, and garlic bread-yummy!

Leslie, the best staff advisor ever, shopping for 16!

A delicious meal for our first night at the Coal Camp House!