French Quarter Beautiful old french buildings Walk around Jackson Square A very hectic Bourbon Street with everyone preparing for Mardi Gras Café De Monde, serving coffee and beignets since 1862. There was a line of tourists out the door and down the road so we decided to leave for a coffee really early. The …
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Natchez Mississippi 12.1.19
12th January 2019. Beautiful Natchez on the banks of the Mississippi, full of lovely old antebellum houses. We camped at an RV Park on the banks of the river, but on the Louisiana side. A beautiful spot where we could have our morning coffee and watch the mist rolling in. The Mississippi Delta is …
Vicksburg and the National Military Park
10th January 2019 We arrived at Vicksburg on the Mississippi River. This town is famous because of its key position in the Civil War. We stayed in one of the Casio RV Parks, very nice and had dinner there. (but not the shrimp-a-palooza unfortunately). The next day we took a drive around the old …
Clarksdale
Our first taste of Southern hospitality. We intended to stop for one night in Clarksdale however after a visit to the beautiful visitors centre located in the old railway station we were convinced by Bubba (Ken Murphey) the new Tourism Director to stay for a couple of days. Bill Sutton an ex History Teacher …
On the Road to Clarksdale
Start of the Blues District A visit to the Tunica Casino Crossing the Mississippi Fort Curtis Civil War Fort Replica in Arkansas Cotton Fields Antebellum housing ( Pre-Civil War)
Memphis – Taking Care of Business in a Flash
A ride in a pink Cadillac. A Visit to Graceland and meal of peanut butter and banana sandwiches. A visit to “The Bass Shop”. A man’s toy shop of boats, ATVs, guns, fishing and camping gear. All too expensive for us. Graceland
Nashville Tennessee – New Year’s Eve Concert – Keith Urban
Sorry, but we have been moving so fast and doing so much that I haven’t had time to keep posting. I am going to start where we are today and hopefully work backwards to fill in the gaps. Just starting to get ourselves sorted and enjoy being here. Yesterday we drove down from Caves City …
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Kentucky – Jim Beam Distillery
This one is for Raymond Lawn. Sorry it wasn’t the Wild Turkey distillery – this was an hour away. Dropped in on the Jim Beam Distillery on the way to the Mammoth Caves area of Kentucky. We were lucky and managed to get a tour without a reservation after initially being told none were available …
Chicago for Christmas
We stayed at the Chicago truck marshalling yard, all cramped into the camper. A good spot a short uber ride into the city. We were hoping for a white Christmas, it was freezing but no snow. Nine times out of ten Chicago is white for Christmas but unfortunately not this year. Chicago Christmas …
Cedar Lake Indiana USA
Cedar Lake Indiana On our way to Chicago. I looked back on the posts and realised I had not posted the page on Cedar Lake and beautiful Chicago, how could I miss Chicago? Cedar Lake We needed somewhere to ditch the caravan and just take the truck camper into Chicago truck marshalling yard …