Day 43

Today we left John and Claudette's home and traveled to the beautiful Diamond Caverns in Park City, Kentucky! In 1859, a slave of landowner Jessie Coats discovered a pit in the floor of the valley near the road to Mammoth Cave, and the cave was given its name when the first visitor thought the calcite formations looked like diamonds!

The cave is mostly limestone, and there are some awesome creatures in there too! Camel Crickets AND Southern Cavefish- unpigmented fish who have no eyes that are only found in two areas of the world, Kentucky and in the Ozark Mountains! 

After we left the caves, we drove to Tennessee, where we checked in to two beautiful and cozy homes that the DAR was putting us up in for the event tomorrow in Franklin. 

We are grateful for everything along the road. Thanks for joining us.