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We're camped in Lake Bistineau State Park south of Shreveport, Louisiana. After we arrived we realized we'd camped here before - in August 1984! We were on our way home from a family gathering in Santa Fe. We set up camp after dark and when we awoke the next morning...
From Vicksburg to Shreveport e are traveling US-80 which parallels I-20. We plan to camp tonight at Lake Bistineau State Park and explore Germantown and the Norton Art Museum.
After a day touring Vicksburg Battlefield we retreated to the downtown of this river town for a repast of Fried Green Tomatoes with a Creamy Crab Sauce, Blackened Redfish topped with Crawfish accompanied by Cheese Grits, and a dessert of Mississippi Mud. Although we...
Family stories say that Karen's great grandfather lied about his age in order to sign up to fight for the Confederacy even as his father was an officer in the Union army. Records we found on the Fold3 website indicated he fought and was taken prisoner at Vicksburg....
As we were leaving ---- along the Natchez Trace yesterday As we were leaving Locust Grove yesterday afternoon we noticed dark storm clouds almost overhead. The Accuweather app confirmed that a large storm front was bearing down on us. We watched the radar as we drive...
See Visitor Guide, Introduction See Park Service Video Page As part of our route from River Ridge to Vicksburg, we drove on the Natchez Trace Parkway from Natchez to Port Gibson. The parkway is a scenic modern highway that more or less follows the path of an ancient...
We've been wandering the banks of the Mississippi these last couple days and because of the levee, rarely can we see the river itself but we can definitely see evidence of the industry associated with this mighty means of transportation.
We spent a delightful afternoon with cousins, Dick and his daughter Betty. We swapped family stories and learned more about Dick's WW II service with the 20th Armored Division. He told tales of Steve's dad as a young man and of New Year's Eve parties at Steve's...
Melissa at Destrehan Plantation suggested that we might want to lunch at The Port Side Restaurant on River Road in St Rose and that we might like to try the Po-Boy. She was right! Our Oyster and Shrimp Po-Boys were incredibly delicious! And we got to top them off with...
We chose today to head upriver a few miles along Jefferson Highway/River Road to the Destrehan Plantation. It's the oldest documented plantation house in Louisiana and at one time was the center of a third of the wealth in Louisiana. It was pleasant touring this grand...
Planning a trip? Dreaming of travel? Perhaps some of our adventures could inspire yours! Over the last several years we’ve had the distinct pleasure of many cross country journeys traveling though the Lower 48 in tents and our various teardrop campers as well as an amazing Alaska adventure that did not involve a camper.
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Our brief visit to Lerwick, the capital of the Shetlands in Scotland gave us a taste of the culture and lifestyle of the Shetlanders and a desire to experience more.
What a bonus to be able to visit Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle in the Scottish Highlands on our Iceland and Ireland cruise.
Our twenty-seven days of adventure aboard Jewel of the Seas begins today as we come aboard in Amsterdam for back to back cruises.