Nov 19, 2009 - Sun Roamers RV, Picayune, Mississippi.

Hi y'all! This is the worst connection I've had to the Internet since we left home.so here we are at the Sun Roamers RV in Picayune, Mississippi. ... I always like to spell Mississippi all out because when I was in school my teacher made sure I could spell it and in dedication to her I still do.Hi y'all! This is the worst connection I've had to the Internet since we left home.so here we are at the Sun Roamers RV in Picayune, Mississippi. ... I always like to spell Mississippi all out because when I was in school my teacher made sure I could spell it and in dedication to her I still do....

Nov 17, 2009 - I Saw Elvis At the 7-11

Mississippi State is oddly similar to N Ontario in appearance (and right now in temperature). The evening was spent in Tupelo, Mississippi, the birthplace of Elvis Presley. ... We visited the "museum" which includes the home where he was born, the family church and various other displays.Mississippi State is oddly similar to N Ontario in appearance (and right now in temperature). The evening was spent in Tupelo, Mississippi, the birthplace of Elvis Presley. ... We visited the "museum" which includes the home where he was born, the family church and various other displays....

Nov 16, 2009 - muddy waters

Nov 14 Oklahoma - Drove the Talimena Scenic Byway Entered Arkansas Camped at Lake Ouchita State Park Enjoyed the autumn we missed at home Far and away the State with the most "road kill".Nov 14 Oklahoma - Drove the Talimena Scenic Byway Entered Arkansas Camped at Lake Ouchita State Park Enjoyed the autumn we missed at home Far and away the State with the most "road kill"....

Nov 9, 2009 - Vicksburg and Port Gibson

Today was one of those treasure days. We arrived in Vicksburg, yesterday afternoon, after a good trip from Red Bay, AL. ... First, we went to the Vicksburg National Military Park. ... What a beautiful place.Today was one of those treasure days. We arrived in Vicksburg, yesterday afternoon, after a good trip from Red Bay, AL. ... First, we went to the Vicksburg National Military Park. ... What a beautiful place....

Nov 5, 2009 - Southaven, MS

This trip was a little of work and play.This trip was a little of work and play....

Oct 31, 2009 - Casino camping

a week at sams town casino in tunica now this is more like it 50amp pull through full hookup free cable for 15. ... 99 a night minus the good sam discout we in high cotton now except it rained and rained and the cotton all looks like melted snow!!!! ha.a week at sams town casino in tunica now this is more like it 50amp pull through full hookup free cable for 15. ... 99 a night minus the good sam discout we in high cotton now except it rained and rained and the cotton all looks like melted snow!!!! ha....

Oct 26, 2009 - Natchez, MS is a surprise

I chose to camp in Natchez State Park because it is near the beginning of the Natchez Trace Parkway, a road I plan to travel one of these years. ... I had heard that this was a popular Indian trail that was traveled by hunters and travelers between Nashville, TN and Natchez, MS. ... But Natchez (rhymes with matches, not watches!) is much more important to American history than that! This was a city where the affluent cotton plantation owners lived in huge mansions and bought and sold slaves. ...

Oct 26, 2009 - Day 12 of the trip

Started out at 718 am it was 43 degrees. We ended up stopping just past Vicksburg for the night in this small pull off parking area, Just a wide parking strip basically with several other trucks & cars already crammed in there. ... Looks like we were about 200 miles from Mobile, Alabama.Started out at 718 am it was 43 degrees. We ended up stopping just past Vicksburg for the night in this small pull off parking area, Just a wide parking strip basically with several other trucks & cars already crammed in there. ... Looks like we were about 200 miles from Mobile, Alabama....

Oct 24, 2009 - Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi

We’re traveling west and spent Saturday night in Conyers, Georgia. We stayed the night in a small town called Byram, just south of Jackson, Mississippi. ... Tomorrow we’re headed 4 hours further west to Shreveport, Louisiana.We’re traveling west and spent Saturday night in Conyers, Georgia. We stayed the night in a small town called Byram, just south of Jackson, Mississippi. ... Tomorrow we’re headed 4 hours further west to Shreveport, Louisiana....

Oct 20, 2009 - A day in Natchez

The center in Natchez is located on a hill top above the Mississippi. ... The box woods were fragrant reminding me of my grandmother's yard in Atlanta The oldest settlement on the Mississippi, Natchez was 200 years ago THE destination of flat boatmen and travelers. ... The journey, by foot, was on the Natchez Trace now a 400+ mile parkway. ... Not to worry, Natchez survived with many coastal residents relocating to the area. ...

Oct 18, 2009 - Hunka Hunka Burning Love

Hunka Hunka Burning Love: That is the name of the geocache we went to find today, but we could not find it. The garden represents an integral part of Elvis’ childhood, one which was influenced heavily by his Tupelo upbringing. ... It includes the “walk of life” around the birthplace which consists of 42 granite blocks representing each year of Elvis’ life, a “fountain of life” symbolizing the significance of the Tupelo years, a “story wall” featuring 11 childhood narratives as told by boyhood friends of Elvis and a 1939 green Plymouth, which duplicates the type of car that the Presley’s owned at the time they moved from Tupelo to Memphis in 1948. ... We didn't get to see the inside of the house, it was closed on Sundays until later in the afternoon.Hunka Hunka Burning Love: That is the name of the geocache we went to find today, but we could not find it. The garden represents an integral part of Elvis’ childhood, one which was influenced heavily by his Tupelo upbringing. ... It includes the “walk of life” around the birthplace which consists of 42 granite blocks representing each year of Elvis’ life, a “fountain of life” symbolizing the significance of the Tupelo years, a “story wall” featuring 11 childhood narratives as told by boyhood friends of Elvis and a 1939 green Plymouth, which duplicates the type of car that the Presley’s owned at the time they moved from Tupelo to Memphis in 1948. ... We didn't get to see the inside of the house, it was closed on Sundays until later in the afternoon....

Oct 17, 2009 - Another Battleground Tour

It is just as beautiful here in Vicksburg as it was in Memphis, although we don't have the great views we had in Memphis. ... We decided to explore Vicksburg since it is not raining today. ... -- There are two scenic drives here in Vicksburg marked out on a tourist brochure. ... We opted for the red drive which would take us through the Vicksburg National Military Park. ... We wound down through the streets of historic old Vicksburg past many old beautiful mansions, some of which have been converted to bed and breakfast inns. ...