Mississippi River in our front Yard

Well, we finally did reach the Great Mississippi River, although much farther south than we had intended. Our original plan, although cast in jello, was to reach the very upper end of the river in Minnesota and travel down th length of it, but since winter is upon us, we elected to head south as quickly as reasonably possible. We were also going to travel through Kentucky and Tennessee, but these are higher elevation states, where most of the RV Parks are shut down for the winter, we just took the shortest route to warmer weather.

The land all the way from Little Rock, Arkansas to Natchez, a distance of at least 300 miles, is along the Mississippi flood plain, and is absolutely flat, only broken by the occasional grove of trees.

Even so it has not been that warm. We are now just across the Mississippi from Natchez, MS in Vidalia, LA. Found a nice RV Park right on the river (only 100 yds from the motorhome).

Weather forecasts were not that good with heavy rain, possible tornadoes, and wind for the next few days, so we are just going to sit tight here for a week. Hopefully by then conditions will improve to the south and east of here. We think we want to meander that direction across Mississippi, Alabama, and into Florida. We have never been there so we will never have a better chance than now. We will likely tour down the west side of the peninsula. Maybe all the way to the Everglades, depending on weather and time.
Seems like everyone these days traveling has a pet dog or a cat, or some other little beast. We are no exception as we travel with Phiedeaux, our favourite pet, and he is sure enjoying the trip so far with his exalted position on the dash of ELTORO!!

COOL DUDE!!!

Since arriving here from Branson, we have done little, other than read, rest and relax. Rain and poor weather has hampered any site-seeing, but the weather man says tomorrow should be better. We want to experience Old Town Natchez, and some of the real old Antebellum homes there. In case you don't know, as I didn't, antebellum means Deep South Plantation Houses built before the Civil War. (Ante = before and bellum = war)

We will also try to travel some of the Natchez Trace. We drove the southern end about 20 years ago in the car and enjoyed it very much. I will update after we do it again. It may not be as good now as late fall may have some effect on what we see.

The 444-mile Natchez Trace Parkway commemorates an ancient trail used by animals and people that connected southern portions of the Mississippi River, through Alabama, to salt licks in today's central Tennessee. Today, visitors can experience this National Scenic Byway and All-American Road through driving, hiking, biking, horseback riding, and camping.

Maybe a short drive down some of the Great River Road as well. We will see!