Join us for an exciting adventure with the Young at Heart community!

📅 Dates: October 21-23 

🌍 Traveling by Charter Bus to:

• The Ark Encounter (Northern Kentucky)

• The National Museum of the US Air Force (near Dayton, Ohio)

• And more!

SIGN UP

Cost: $390 for double occupancy in the hotel room OR $525 for single occupancy

• $100 deposit is due within a week of signing up to secure your spot

• Final balance is due by October 7th. (We will not be able to issue refunds after this date.)

• Make checks payable to Wanda Chastain. 

• Max capacity: 50 passengers! (If we surpass 50, we will start a waiting list.)

• Included: Bus transportation, Ark Encounter admission with buffet lunch, two hotel nights (with breakfast), the Air Force Museum, a Riverboat Dinner Cruise, Wednesday lunch, the Lost River Cave boat tour, and all gratuities.  

• Not Included: fast-food dinner on Monday, lunch at the Air Force Museum, or any optional activities at the Ark Encounter or the Air Force Museum (movies, simulators, virtual reality, zip lines).

ITENERARY

Monday, October 21

We will have an early (probably 7:00 AM) departure from the east campus parking lot for our bus trip to the Ark Encounter in northern Kentucky, with lunch at Emzara’s Buffet in the Ark Encounter complex.  We will likely stop at the Buc-ees (north of Bowling Green) as a rest stop on the way up.  You will have the afternoon to explore the various exhibits at the Ark Encounter, which includes their full-scale Ark, a zoo, and a carousel (all included).

We plan to regroup and drive to our Cincinnati area hotel between 5:30 and 6:00, with a dinner stop on the way to the hotel.  We currently plan to stop at a group of fast-food restaurants in Walton, KY for dinner at your own expense.  If the group prefers, another option is for dinner at Golden Corral in Florence, KY, which would add $20 to the cost of the trip.

Tuesday, October 22

After breakfast at the hotel, we will begin the day with a drive to the Dayton, Ohio, area to the National Museum of the US Air Force.  This museum, located at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, is the world’s largest military aviation museum. The museum features more than 350 aerospace vehicles, missiles and thousands of artifacts amid more than 19 acres of indoor exhibit space.  The museum has more than a dozen galleries, including one dedicated to WW2, another featuring space vehicles, and a retired Air Force One in the Presidential Gallery.  Adjacent to the museum is the National Aviation Hall of Fame, which is dedicated to honoring individuals who have uniquely contributed to America’s rich legacy of aviation achievement—achievement generated by American ingenuity and individual acts of great vision, persistence, skill and courage.

Lunch will be on your own at either the Valkyrie Café or the Launchpad Shop 'n Snack, both located within the museum.  No outside food or drinks are permitted in the museum, with the exception of sealed water bottles (20 oz or less).

We will depart the museum mid-afternoon and return to our Cincinnati area hotel for about an hour before departing for a dinner cruise on the Ohio River.  We should be back in our hotel around 9:30.

Wednesday, October 23

After breakfast at the hotel, we will begin the drive home, with a planned lunch stop at a buffet restaurant near Cave City, KY.  After lunch we plan to stop at Lost River Cave for a Cave Boat Tour.

Folklore and facts come together to provide unforgettable stories of Lost River Cave as an ancient native hunting ground, a Civil War campground for both the Union and Confederacy, a hideout for the infamous outlaw Jesse James, and a swinging underground 1930’s nightclub.

After our boat tour we will finish our return drive to Murfreesboro, with an expected arrival time between 5 and 6pm.

Questions?

Please contact Ken and Wanda Chastain at youngatheartNB@gmail.com.

About Young at Heart Ministry

North Boulevard is blessed with a vibrant community of older adults who love to stay Young at Heart! Our ministry offers fellowship opportunities for seniors to connect, grow, and deepen their relationship with Christ. It's also a fantastic opportunity to extend invitations to friends and introduce them to the North Boulevard family.