Our Overnight Getaway

Over the 4th of July holiday, Shawn and I took an overnight trip to the Corydon, Indiana/Louisville, Kentucky area.  We had lots of stops on the itinerary....Paula Deen Buffet, Squire Boone Caverns, the hotel, Cheesecake Factory, the mall, and then the next day we went to the Louisville Mega Caverns and to the Kingfish Restaurant. I've blogged about Squire Boone Caverns and Louisville Mega Caverns in separate entries, so this entry will be an overview of the entire trip along with pictures :)

Our first stop was the Paula Deen Buffet at the Indiana Horseshoe Hotel and Casino.  I had read the reviews on this restaurant and there was more bad than good reviews.  Shawn's brother and his wife had went a few weeks ago and they said it was good, so we decided to check it out.  The food was alright - nothing horrible, but nothing spectacular either.

Our next stop was Squire Boone Caverns (you can click on the link above, to see about that stop).  After that excursion, we were ready to head to the hotel.  We stayed at the Holiday Inn Express in Corydon, Indiana.  It was the perfect choice!  The hotel was nice and clean, everyone was super friendly, and everything was super comfortable. 

After we had checked into the hotel, did a little swimming, and then unpacked and got ready, we drove into Louisville to go to the mall to do some shopping and then headed to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory.  It was delicious as always!

At the Cheesecake Factory, I had the Farfalle with Chicken and Roasted Garlic.  And for dessert, I had the Chris' Outrageous Chocolate Cake (A Cheesecake Factory Original - Layers of Moist Chocolate Cake, Chewy Brownie, Toasted Coconut-Pecan Frosting and Creamy Chocolate Chip Coconut Cheesecake.) 

On Friday when we checked out of the hotel, we drove around Corydon for a few minutes, then headed to the Louisville Mega Caverns (you can click the link above to find out about that stop).  After the cavern tour, we headed to lunch at the Kingfish Restaurant in Jeffersonville and then headed home to pick up Gavin and then our puppies.

We had alot of fun and I truly enjoy these little getaways to spend some quality time with my husband!

Louisville Mega Caverns

Friday when we were on our way home from the Louisville area, Shawn wanted us to go to the Louisville Mega Cavern and take the tour they offer.  We saw this tour was available a couple of years ago when we were in Louisville, so we decided to give it a try.  After the previous day's tour and events that wore me out, I made Shawn call and find out if there was any steps involved before committing to it.  I was happy to find out there was no steps and not much walking.  We just sat on a tram while it drove us around the man-made caverns and listened to the tour guide explain what we were seeing.  It's definitely not what I was expecting, but it was very interesting and I'm glad we went.  There was alot of history about the cavern so please click the link above to find out more about it.  Below are pictures I took during our tour.  It was pitch black in the cavern so alot of my pictures didn't turn out.

We had to buy one of these headlamp hats for Gavin. I've posted pictures of him wearing it at the bottom of this entry.

There was a couple different signs throughout the cavern to tell you where you were at in relation to be outside of the cave.  And the spray painted number indicates with cavern wall you were near.

This is the only underground cave/cavern you can zip through.

Our tour guide, Kevin, was super friendly and funny and very knowledgeable of the cavern and it's history.  He also ate a worm!

And a few pictures of Gavin sporting his new lighted headlamp hat...