Tom and Jen bought a truck camper.
Day 209: Fairview-Riverside State Park, on the Tchefuncte River, LA Sunny! It was a beautiful day in New Orleans. We went on a walking tour of the Garden District. It was… fine. Tours were running late because there had been a fire along one of the main roads in the Garden District. The Garden District... Continue Reading →
Day 208: Fairview-Riverside State Park, on the Tchefuncte River, LA Raining. The World War II Museum in New Orleans is a great way to spend a rainy day. We were there until closing time and could have stayed longer. The stories and the humanity of our American “Civilian Soldiers“ is told well. See the movie!... Continue Reading →
Day 207: Fairview-Riverside State Park, on the Tchefuncte River, LA Cloudy and cold. New Orleans We drove the 24-mile causeway bridge across Lake Pontchartrain. I didn’t like it. In New Orleans, we used the double decker tour bus to get acquainted with the city. I think this is a great thing to do if you’ve... Continue Reading →
Day 206: Tickfaw State Park, LA Sunny and cold. We had bacon and eggs for breakfast for the first time on the trip. I covered the bacon with paper towels and cooked it in the microwave. It’s nice to have electricity at the campsite. We can run ‘quiet’ heat. The campground has a great nature... Continue Reading →
Day 205: Tickfaw State Park, LA Sunny and cold. We weren’t in a hurry to do any touring today. So we re-upped for another night at this campground and went into the town of Hammond for some Creole food and WiFi. I just learned today that a fraudulent charge was made in September against a... Continue Reading →
Day 204: Natchez Welcome Center, MS Dear reader, Journal entries for January 16 through January 19 may be best read in chronological order. Jen Sunny and cold. The rain has moved through and a cold front has arrived. We drove out of Mississippi, for now, toward Baton Rouge and New Orleans. On the way we... Continue Reading →
Day 203: Rocky Springs Campground, Natchez Trace, MS Raining. We stayed at a free National Park Service campground along the Natchez Trace, an old Indian trading trail. From here it is a short drive to Vicksburg. The Vicksburg National Military Park commemorates the 97-day battles and siege of Vicksburg in 1863. Once Vicksburg fell, the... Continue Reading →
Day 202: Mississippi Welcome Center, Natchez, MS Cloudy. I thought we came to Natchez to view sites of Indian mounds. I had no idea this was a chief area of cotton plantations and slavery. We read several informational boards in the Welcome Center telling the history of Natchez. And it’s pretty much about the use... Continue Reading →
Day 201: Chennault Aviation & Military Museum, Monroe, LA Raining. We had to make an appointment to view the Frogmore Cotton Plantation and Cotton Gins, since this time of year they are closed much of the time. Tom and I had the tour guide exclusively to ourselves. We spent 2 1/2 hours walking around the... Continue Reading →
Day 200: Gum Springs Campground, Kisatchie National Forest, LA Gloomy and humid. We walked around Gum Springs Campground and moved on to Monroe, where we had lined up a Harvest Hosts location, the Chennault Aviation & Military Museum. The museum features the stories of many who served from WWI to Operation Iraqi Freedom. It is... Continue Reading →
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