Maple 4 Escapes to Louisville

Sometimes in NCCC you just need to get away. Then again... I guess we are away from home, family, friends etc. But sometimes, even when you are away on "spike" which is what we call an off-campus project, you still need to get out of Dodge for a day. That's why they allow teams to take MWR's (Morale, Wellness, Recreation) trips to bond and unwind. Over the weekend, Maple 4 drove a couple of hours to Louisville, Kentucky, and fulfilled Christina's lifelong dream of visiting Churchill Downs. She was pretty excited as we set off on our tour of the racetrack and Kentucky Derby Museum.

Afterwards we took a walk through Old Louisville to get coffee:


Explored downtown and stumbled upon the visitors center, which celebrates the life and times of Colonel Harland Sanders (the KFC guy):

Then we visited his grave. For reals:

Some people broke off on their own to grab a bit of much needed alone time or meet up with family in the area, but we mostly just took advantage of the chance to be silly together. This photo with a banana man is particularly funny in the context that our team eats approximately 60 bananas per week. And that is not an exaggeration.


While there, I found out that Lewis and Clark started their Excellent Adventure here back in the day. Since I'm just starting out on my journey as well, I felt this was a good omen.

Then in a random nerd store I found this board game that's pretty much named after me, and that sealed the deal. This HAD to be a sign from the heaven's that I'm on the right track in life. haha!


We shared a congratulatory ice cream/pie break for a day well done. Woot!