We found a beautiful campground last night- Rocky Springs Campground right on the Natchez Trace. We parked in a lovely spot. Best of all- this is a free campground!
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| Rocky Springs Campground on the Natchez Trace |
We had a heavy thunderstorm last night and our site was pretty wet this morning. We were really glad that we weren't in a tent! It only took a few minutes to organized the camper and we were on our way!
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| A soggy morning- but we were dry inside! |
We stopped by the Sunken Trace, where the footsteps of so many travelers had worn down the trail.
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| A section of the sunken trace- worn down by thousands of travelers Next we drove to Port Gibson and wound our way down some back roads to find the Windsor Ruins. This plantation survived the Civil War, only to burn in 1894. These were some of the most impressive ruins I have ever seen in North America.   |
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| Our little camper was dwarfed by these magnificent columns |
By then we had worked up an appetite. We drove to The Country Store in Lorman, Mississippi- made famous by Alton Brown claiming they had the "best fried chicken I ever ate!" A huge buffet greeted us with fried chicken, fried pork chops, smothered chicken and pork chops, and every side dish you could wish for. We were greeted by "Mr. D," the owner, who reminds me of the southern version of Chip Chase. Besides greeting everyone personally, he walked around singing songs about his grandma's cooking. Dinner with a show!
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| Me and Mr. D |
From there we drove to Washington, once the territorial capital. We visited Jefferson College, established in 1803 to educate the young men of the territory.
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| Jefferson College, Washington, Mississippi |
It was just a short drive from there to Natchez. We took the bridge over to Vidalia, Louisiana, where we have a campsite right on the Mississippi River overlooking Natchez. We had a nice walk along the river and spent the evening watching the tugboats push their cargo up and down the river.
The view from our camper last night shows the bridge to Natchez lit up for the evening.
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