Kentucky Lake must be one of the best kept secrets in the US. Two large elongated lakes surround a vast tract of preserved wildness. Small coves and bays specal the vast shoreline. Ryan's friend David has a family home on Johnathan Creek, a large inlet from Kentucky lake. We drove up Saturday and spent two wonderful nights in this oasis.
Our first evening was spent BBQing at the house and fishing and swimming off of their dock. The water was as warm as a bathtub. As the day waned we caught the most spectacular sunset over the creek. The blue sky began emitting mellow pink tones which reflected off the ripples of the lake. The sun, easy to see now with the naked eye, gently set below the treeline across the water.
In the morning we cooked up a monster breakfast at the house and then set out to the marina to rent a boat for the day. The thought did occurred to me that this could be a challenge during the holiday weekend. When we got there all the boats had been taken except the smaller ones which could only go a mile from the marina.
Dave quickly started talking about, Ed and Cindy, some family friends who might be around for the weekend. We took a walk along the dock and ran into them and after some small talk were invited aboard for a spin on their beautiful and quite large boat named Harmony after the town in which they were married.
We cruised along the lake for several hours, dropping anchor in one bay to go swimming in the perfect temprature water. Cindy mixed some vodka tonics for everyone, and I more than happily floated along wondering at the imposibillity of ever having such an experience if it were not for bicycling a thousand miles to get there.
Once ashore we stopped by a local and beloved restaurant called the dinner bell which serves all you can eat country home cooking. I had a taste of some real Kentucky fried chicken, grilled catfish, greens, stuffing and peaches. Delicious.
We were all wiped out from a lazy day in the sun and turned in by midnight.
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wow, sounds absolutely perfect.
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