Three Australians, an American and a Fijian…

Rach and Dougie’s trip to the Midwest had the all the makings of a bad joke or a Griswald Vacation movie…a road trip to Kentucky, the Bourbon Trail, too little sleep, too much alcohol, triple-level beer-pong, AFL football and I am sad to say…KFC.

This particular adventure began with strong winds and a four-hour delay flying into Chicago. Jen and I figured this was the Dunstan’s way of testing how much we loved them…and thus we bunkered down in the airport carpark, slept, ate all the food we had brought for Rach and Dougie, and partook in a marathon game of Thumbwars…it still amazes me that after four years together our relationship is still as exciting and fast-paced as ever.

We finally had our exhausted guests in the car and were heading back to our apartment in South Bend. Even though we had seen our friends just a few weeks prior, it was great to welcome them into our home, and begin to show them our part of the country.

So the adventure began with a trip out in South Bend on Friday night…just for a few drinks before our departure the next day south to Kentucky. On the way to the bar it was decided that a 6am departure was by far the most logical course of action…the sort of plan that can only seem reasonable on the way to the bar…and thus sure enough after a few hours sleep we were packed and heading south towards one of Rach and Dougie’s dreams. It turned out to be a very cool experience – with free taste testing, bourbon education, and incredible scenery. By the end of the day, and with many of their life’s goals marked off the list, Rach and Dougie, with bourbon and a KFC bucket in hand, provided us and passers by with a photographic tribute to the use of sterilization.