The young couple whose site I had set up on as I could not get a reservation at Mammoth Cave Campground, were kind enough to share the site with me that night instead of making me move. I did reimburse them for the site and shared a little bourbon and chat before we all settled down for the night. The next morning, I tried to book another tent site but the campground was full. This was partially due to them closing down one camping loop due to Hurricane Ian. I did not understand that as the rains never came as far west as Kentucky but it may have had more to do with discouraging hordes of campers arriving from North and South Carolina as state and private campgrounds closed due to the hurricane.
Luckily, I had a backup of Moutardier COE Campground about 45 min. away. Turns out the sate reservation online system had gone down as well which was what prevented me from getting accurate information and being able to book online the day before. Even buying my ticket for an afternoon cave tour required the clerk to hand write the transaction number on ticket stock as their computer was not talking to their printer.
I went over to Moutardier, set up and came back for the cave tour. Awesome. A 2 hour tour that took us almost 400 feet underground and covered nearly 2 miles of walking. I was suitably impressed. Would do it again.
It was dusk by the time I got back to camp. Time for a little supper, a shower and a little bourbon. Tomorrow we really start the road back to home.

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“Nightmare Machine" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Breakdown" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Pyro Flow by Kevin MacLeod
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